Recap
Stankoven hat trick powers Hurricanes past Canucks 7-2
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Thursday at Lenovo Center. Carolina never trailed, striking three times in the first period on a goal from K'Andre Miller and a pair of power-play goals from Andrei Svechnikov, whose second at 9:25 stood as the winner.
The Hurricanes kept rolling in the second with goals from Mark Jankowski and two from Logan Stankoven, including a shorthanded effort, before Stankoven completed his hat trick in the third. Jake DeBrusk scored twice for Vancouver, both times from Elias Pettersson. Carolina's power play went 3 for 3 while Vancouver went 0 for 4, and the Hurricanes outshot the Canucks 33-20.
Sean Walker set up four goals, Taylor Hall and Shayne Gostisbehere each added two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for the win. Kevin Lankinen took the loss with 12 saves. Carolina has now won 3 games in a row.
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