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Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7–2 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 7 53-22-7
at Chicago Blackhawks 2 29-39-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 2 2 3 7
Chicago Blackhawks 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 7 8 7 22
Chicago Blackhawks 7 9 9 25

Three stars

  1. L. Stankoven, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. W. Carrier, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)
  3. A. Frondell, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:19 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker (8) Nikolaj Ehlers (42) Even strength CAR 1, CHI 0
1st 10:48 Chicago Blackhawks Anton Frondell (2) Louis Crevier (17) Even strength CAR 1, CHI 1
1st 17:10 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (20) Unassisted Even strength CAR 2, CHI 1
2nd 04:08 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (21) Taylor Hall (30), Jackson Blake (30) Even strength CAR 3, CHI 1
2nd 14:50 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski (9) Alexander Nikishin (21), William Carrier (9) Even strength CAR 4, CHI 1
3rd 05:47 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller (8) William Carrier (10) Even strength CAR 5, CHI 1
3rd 06:09 Chicago Blackhawks Anton Frondell (3) Louis Crevier (18), Alex Vlasic (19) Even strength CAR 5, CHI 2
3rd 08:13 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall (18) Shayne Gostisbehere (35), Logan Stankoven (21) Even strength CAR 6, CHI 2
3rd 12:51 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski (10) William Carrier (11), Nicolas Deslauriers (2) Even strength CAR 7, CHI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 22 25
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 14 14
Blocked shots 10 16
Giveaways 15 19
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 29/59 (49.2%) 30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
22 L. Stankoven C 2 1 3 +1 0 2 0 1 36.8% 17:44
23 J. Slavin L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:58
27 N. Ehlers L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 11:44
28 W. Carrier L 0 3 3 +3 0 0 1 0 10:40
29 B. Nadeau L 0 0 0 +2 2 1 4 1 15:28
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 4 0 09:49
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:46
53 J. Blake R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 17:20
71 T. Hall L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 15:07
76 S. Brind'Amour C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 15:34
77 M. Jankowski L 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 1 33.3% 12:23
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 58.8% 13:57
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 3 20:26
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 15:35
19 K. Miller D 1 0 1 +3 2 2 1 0 21:05
21 A. Nikishin D 0 1 1 +3 2 0 0 0 23:22
26 S. Walker D 1 0 1 +3 0 3 0 0 23:06
62 C. Legault D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:43
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 25 23 2 .920 60:00 Win

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
8 R. Donato C 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 0 33.3% 15:53
16 A. Frondell C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 2 35% 20:31
20 R. Greene C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 44.4% 12:29
26 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 09:45
28 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 1 13:33
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 18:33
76 N. Lardis L 0 0 0 -4 0 3 3 0 16:32
84 L. Slaggert L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:30
86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 1 100% 17:42
91 F. Nazar C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 53.8% 16:39
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 17:13
98 C. Bedard C 0 0 0 -4 0 3 0 2 76.9% 20:22
6 S. Rinzel D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 21:57
14 K. Korchinski D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 16:33
38 E. Del Mastro D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 16:35
44 W. Kaiser D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 3 17:56
46 L. Crevier D 0 2 2 -1 0 0 2 0 17:12
72 A. Vlasic D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 17:57
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
30 S. Knight 22 15 7 .682 59:55 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 09:50 Carolina Hurricanes Josiah Slavin Slashing 2
2nd 17:07 Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Bertuzzi Slashing 2
2nd 18:03 Carolina Hurricanes Bradly Nadeau Hooking 2
3rd 03:42 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Tripping 2
3rd 16:31 Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Nikishin Slashing 2
3rd 18:47 Carolina Hurricanes Mike Reilly Roughing 2
3rd 18:47 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Donato Roughing 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Carter Sandlak, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Steve Barton, James Tobias
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho, Jalen Chatfield, Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Matt Grzelcyk, Dominic Toninato, Sam Lafferty, Oliver Moore, Artyom Levshunov, Sacha Boisvert

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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