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10/21 00:06 CDT Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead
Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each
scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver 6-3
on Tuesday night to take the NHL points lead and hand the Canucks their eighth
straight loss.
Nicolas Deslauriers also had two goals for the defending Stanley Cup champion
Hurricanes (8-2-1). Jackson Blake added three assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov
stopped 14 shots, They rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Calgary on Sunday night.
Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks
(2-8-1).
Leevi Merilainen provided a bright spot for Vancouver with 38 saves. He stopped
Sebastian Aho on a penalty shot in the second period after Canucks center Elias
Pettersson was caught throwing his stick.
Up next
Hurricanes: At Edmonton on Thursday night.
Canucks: Host Detroit on Thursday night.
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