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Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks

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Aho scores in overtime as the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 4-3

Sebastian Aho scores OT winner for Hurricanes

Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in game No. 1,300.

Freddie Andersen made 22 saves for the Hurricanes in his first game since Oct. 26 and No. 500 for his career. He had been sidelined by a knee injury.

The Hurricanes tied it at 3 on Staal's 10th goal with 6:23 left in regulation. Staal found a loose puck under Petr Mrazek and poked it in.

Aho closed it out with his 14th goal. Chicago star Connor Bedard angrily knocked the puck into the net right after the game ended.

Ryan Donato and Phillipp Kurashev each had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Tyler Bertuzzi also scored, and Mrazek made 44 stops.

Kurashev scored his first goal since Nov. 10 in his first game since Jan. 10. He stepped in for Pat Maroon, who is day to day with a back injury.

Carolina rallied in the second period. Jarvis got a short-handed goal at 1:25, and Kotkaniemi tied it at 2 with his seventh of the season at 7:26.

Chicago grabbed a 3-2 lead when Taylor Hall drove to the net and fed a streaking Donato for his 14th goal with 19 seconds left in the second.

Takeaways Hurricanes: A healthy Andersen could provide a big lift for Carolina, which also has Pyotr Kochetkov in goal.

Blackhawks: Kurashev made the most of his return to the lineup. He had one goal and two assists in his previous 22 games.

Key moment Bertuzzi skated in for a breakaway in the third period, but his shot was gloved by Andersen with 4:43 left.

Key stat Staal became the first player from the 2006 NHL draft to reach 1,300 games.

Up next Hurricanes visit Dallas on Tuesday night, and Blackhawks host Tampa Bay on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:46 Philipp Kurashev Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (13), Louis Crevier (1)
Goal 1st Period 16:55 Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (16), Frank Nazar (4)
Goal 2nd Period 1:25 Seth Jarvis Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Sebastian Aho (32), Jaccob Slavin (13)
Goal 2nd Period 7:26 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Eric Robinson (12), Jaccob Slavin (14)
Goal 2nd Period 19:41 Ryan Donato Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (15), Philipp Kurashev (3)
Goal 3rd Period 13:37 Jordan Staal Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (15), Dmitry Orlov (18)
Goal 4th Period 0:59 Sebastian Aho Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (36), Jaccob Slavin (15)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 21
19 Hits 23
5 Takeaways 7
48 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 26
60.6 Faceoff Win Percent 39.4
17 Giveaways 18
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Grzelcyk, D Out Mar 22
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Mar 20
Sacha Boisvert, C Out Mar 20
Oliver Moore, C Out Mar 9
Ryan Ellis, D Injured Reserve Jan 8
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Out Mar 22
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 15,831 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 44 19 94 6
Pittsburgh 35 18 86 16
Columbus 37 21 85 11
NY Islanders 39 26 83 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 33 65 9

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 46 13 102 10
Dallas 43 15 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 36 28 78 6
Nashville 32 28 73 9
Winnipeg 29 29 70 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 64 12
Full Standings