Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 5-2 for fourth straight win
Jackson Blake and Jordan Martinook each record two points as Carolina wins in Chicago; Roman Kantserov scores his first NHL goal.
Carolina scored three times in the second period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 at United Center on Saturday, Oct. 10, extending its winning streak to four games.
Jackson Blake and Jordan Martinook finished with two points apiece, while Mike Reilly supplied two assists. Brandon Bussi turned away 24 of Chicago's 26 shots; Spencer Knight made 34 saves on 39 shots at the other end.
Mark Jankowski broke the scoreless tie on a breakaway with 57 seconds left in the opening period. Sebastian Aho then added a short-handed goal at 2:09 of the second, and Blake scored 79 seconds later to put Carolina ahead 3-0.
Roman Kantserov answered on an unassisted breakaway at 4:40 for his first NHL goal. Taylor Hall scored at 6:05 to give the Hurricanes a 4-1 lead heading into the third.
Martinook added Carolina's fifth goal at 5:00 of the final period. Oliver Moore scored for Chicago at 14:14. The Hurricanes improved to 4-1-1, while the Blackhawks fell to 1-5-0.
