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NHL roundup: Surging Canes draw back from Flyers

NHL: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia FlyersNov 20, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) and center Jack Roslovic (96) celebrate win against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Carolina has outscored its opponents 12-2 in winning its past three contests.

Ryan Poehling scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row after a 4-0-1 stretch. Ivan Fedotov made 33 saves for the Flyers, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots for the Hurricanes.

The score was tied 1-1 just over a minute into the third period when Aho stole the puck at the blue line, skated to some open ice at the high slot and took a shot that trickled through Fedotov and into the net.

Kraken 3, Predators 0

Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist and Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season as Seattle defeated visiting Nashville.

Daniel Sprong scored his first goal in his second stint with the Kraken, and Yanni Gourde tallied an empty-netter. Chandler Stephenson had three assists and Jaden Schwartz added two helpers. The Kraken completed a 5-1-0 homestand. Daccord posted all five victories, and he didn’t play in a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday.

Juuse Saros stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced as the Predators wrapped up their road trip with a 1-2-2 mark.

Stars 5, Sharks 2

Jason Robertson scored once in a three-point outing while Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston each collected one goal and one assist to pace host Dallas past San Jose.

Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars, who have won four of five games. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 21 saves.

Mikael Granlund notched one goal and one assist and Jake Walman scored for the Sharks, who have one victory in their past five outings (1-2-2). Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots.

Maple Leafs 3, Golden Knights 0

Fraser Minten scored his first career NHL goal, Joseph Woll earned his second career and Toronto defeated visiting Vegas.

Woll made 31 saves while earning his first shutout of the season. William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row. Pontus Holmberg contributed an empty-net goal, and Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had two assists as Toronto won for the sixth time in seven games.

Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights in the opener of a five-game road trip. Vegas has lost two in a row.

Sabres 1, Kings 0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves in his return from an injury and Jason Zucker scored the lone goal to help visiting Buffalo edge Los Angeles.

Luukkonen, who missed two games with a lower-body injury, earned his sixth career shutout to improve to 4-0-0 since Nov. 5. Zucker tipped Rasmus Dahlin’s point shot on the power play 38 seconds into the third period for his 200th NHL goal for the Sabres.

Rittich made 18 saves for the Kings, who have lost three of their past four games.

–Field Level Media

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