The Carolina Hurricanes used three power-play goals to defeat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Saturday at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki.
Carolina struck first on the man advantage when Jackson Blake scored on a snap shot at 11:12 of the opening period, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers. Mark Jankowski doubled the lead at 17:30 with an even-strength snap shot off passes from Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sean Walker, giving Carolina a 2-0 advantage through 20 minutes.
The Hurricanes extended their cushion early in the second period as Andrei Svechnikov scored on a power play at 2:03. Matty Beniers responded for Seattle at 6:06 with an even-strength slap shot set up by Jordan Eberle and Bobby McMann. Svechnikov answered on another power play at 10:05, converting a slap shot off feeds from Shayne Gostisbehere and Ehlers. Jankowski capped the scoring at 11:06 of the third period with an even-strength wrist shot assisted by Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis.
Carolina finished 3-for-5 on the power play while holding Seattle to 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Pyotr Kochetkov made 12 saves on 13 shots to earn the win for the Hurricanes. Seattle starting goaltender Joey Daccord took the loss after stopping 10 of 14 shots, before Philipp Grubauer entered in relief to make 22 saves on 23 shots.
The Hurricanes improved their record to 16-3-2 with their fourth consecutive victory. Seattle dropped to 9-8-1, remaining winless in three straight games. Ehlers reached a three-point milestone in the game, while Carolina improved to two wins against Seattle this regular season.
Carolina hosts the Montreal Canadiens in their next game on Thursday, November 19. Seattle also plays Thursday, hosting the Vancouver Canucks.
