National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 17, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 3
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Winnipeg Jets 2
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Match Report

Ehlers’ power-play winner lifts Hurricanes past Jets 3-2 for 7th straight win

— Nikolaj Ehlers scored a power-play goal 6:43 into the third period to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to their seventh straight victory, 3-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Blocked Shots
21
21
Hits
33
6
Takeaways
4
37
Shots
23
2
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
100.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
26
55.2
Faceoff Win Percent
44.8
14
Giveaways
15
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

CAR

  • Sebastian Aho · ·
  • Jackson Blake · ·
  • William Carrier · ·
  • Nikolaj Ehlers · ·

WPG

  • Morgan Barron · ·
  • Viggo Bjorck · ·
  • Kyle Connor · ·
  • Alex Iafallo · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:58 · 3rd Cole Perfetti hit Mark Jankowski
  4. 19:55 · 3rd Mark Scheifele Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  5. 19:52 · 3rd Adam Lowry faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
  6. 19:52 · 3rd Hand Pass
  7. 19:37 · 3rd Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Gabriel Vilardi
  8. 19:25 · 3rd Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Haydn Fleury

Highlights

00:40 Mark Scheifele lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:30 Mark Jankowski scores on the power play for Carolina Hurricanes Watch on ESPN 00:51 Alex Iafallo tallies goal vs. Hurricanes Watch on ESPN 00:42 Jesperi Kotkaniemi nets goal for Hurricanes Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CAR leads series 1-0

Injuries

Winnipeg Jets

  • Vladislav Namestnikov Injured Reserve
  • Nick Bjugstad Injured Reserve
  • Josh Morrissey Injured Reserve
  • Garrett Brown Injured Reserve

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Mark Jankowski Day-To-Day
  • Taylor Hall Injured Reserve
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

NHL News

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