Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov every had a objective and two assists to assist the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Sunday.
Aho and Svechnikov have been two of seven totally different goal-scorers for the Hurricanes, who’ve gained three straight since bolstering their lineup on the commerce deadline for a playoff run.
Jalen Chatfield, Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, Jordan Martinook and Teuvo Teravainen additionally scored for Carolina. Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi every added two assists for the Hurricanes, who had 11 gamers document not less than a degree.
Carolina Hurricanes’ Brent Burns (8) celebrates his objective with Carolina Hurricanes’ Jaccob Slavin, middle, and Brendan Lemieux (28) in the course of the second interval of an NHL hockey recreation in opposition to the Calgary Flames in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Chatfield stated the gamers have been energized by the brand new gamers, forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jake Guentzel, who have been just lately added to the staff.
“The commerce deadline is a giant a part of the 12 months,” Chatfield stated. “To choose up these two guys is big for our staff.”
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Dryden Hunt and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames, who’ve misplaced three of their previous 4 video games. Dan Vladar made 33 saves for Calgary.
The Hurricanes didn’t make a transfer for a goalie however received Frederik Andersen again final week after a protracted absence with a blood-clotting challenge. Andersen, in his second begin in 4 days, made 18 saves for the Hurricanes. Andersen, the staff’s high goalie, had missed 49 video games earlier than his return in a 4-1 dwelling win over Montreal on Thursday.
“We all know that place, that’s it, you’ve received to have it,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour stated. “Basically, we’re including three items on the similar time. If all of it comes collectively, that’s fairly good.”
Carolina added Kuznetsov and Guentzel earlier than Friday’s deadline. Kuznetsov has performed in two video games, a pair of wins, since coming over from Washington. Guentzel has been held out with an upper-body harm since being acquired from Pittsburgh.
“It makes our staff higher, that’s for certain, while you add that type of talent stage,” Brind’Amour stated. “Now it’s only a matter of the match.”
The Flames performed extra like a staff who traded away key gamers on the deadline and is seeking to rebuild. They misplaced at Florida 5-1 on Saturday and received off to a gradual begin on Sunday.
Calgary had simply two photographs within the first interval and trailed 4-0 after giving up two objectives within the first two minutes of the second interval.
“We simply received out-played, out-competed, every part,” Calgary ahead Blake Coleman stated. “Simply an terrible effort throughout. You simply must have an understanding of the place you might be and who you’re enjoying.”
Hunt was capable of beat Andersen for a objective at 4:11 within the second interval to briefly gradual Carolina’s assault.
The Hurricanes added two extra objectives within the second interval with one from Burns at 13:55 and a late objective from Jarvis with 34 seconds left within the interval.
Aho, the staff’s main scorer on the season, received Carolina going with an help to Martinook at 6:30 within the first interval. Aho adopted that up along with his twenty fifth objective of the season, after a intelligent passing sequence with Teuvo Teravainen with 2:37 left within the first.
It was a busy scoring day for the Hurricanes. 5 gamers had multipoint video games and Jaccob Slavin turned the franchise chief in profession factors by a defenseman (259 in 648 video games) along with his second-period help on Burns’ objective.
Up subsequent
Flames: Host Colorado on Tuesday.
Hurricanes: Host the N.Y. Rangers on Tuesday.
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