Hurricanes rout Canucks 6-3, head to Edmonton to face Oilers next
Carolina improved to 8-2-1 behind two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers and Nicolas Deslauriers, extending its win streak over Vancouver to six straight games.
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday in Vancouver, with Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scoring twice and adding an assist. Nicolas Deslauriers also scored twice for Carolina, which improved to 8-2-1, while Jackson Blake recorded three assists. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves on 17 shots for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Vancouver got goals from Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson, but the loss extended the Canucks' skid to eight games (0-7-2), dropping them to 2-8-1. Goalie Leevi Merilainen stopped 26 shots and denied a Sebastian Aho penalty shot in the second period. Carolina had entered the night coming off a 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Deslauriers scored the eventual winner early in the third period, his first goal since April 2025, before Ehlers added an unassisted goal and then set up Stankoven for an empty-netter. The result marked Carolina's sixth straight win over Vancouver dating back to October 2024.
The Hurricanes next travel to Edmonton to face the Oilers on Thursday, while the Canucks host the Detroit Red Wings the same day.
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