Recap
Hurricanes roll past Blackhawks for fourth straight win
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday night at United Center, never trailing on their way to a fourth consecutive victory. Carolina outshot Chicago 39-26 and took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission before scoring three times in the second period.
Mark Jankowski opened the scoring late in the first, and Sebastian Aho added a shorthanded goal early in the second. Jackson Blake made it 3-0 with his first of the season, the game-winner. Roman Kantserov got one back for Chicago, then Taylor Hall scored to make it 4-1. Jordan Martinook added a goal in the third, and Oliver Moore rounded out the scoring.
Blake finished with a goal and an assist to take first-star honors, with Martinook and Mike Reilly, who picked up two assists, also chipping in two-point nights. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves for the win, while Spencer Knight stopped 34 shots in the loss. The Hurricanes improved to 4-1-1; the Blackhawks fell to 1-5-0.
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