Martinook, Svechnikov score twice as Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 9-2
Carolina led 4-0 after one period and handed Chicago its sixth straight loss.
Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov each scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 at Lenovo Center on Saturday.
Carolina scored four times in the first period, with Martinook getting the last two. Svechnikov made it 5-0 early in the second and scored again in the final minute of the game. Sebastian Aho finished with a goal and two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots.
Alexander Nikishin had a goal and an assist in his first game of the season. The defenceman signed a one-year, $3 million contract on Oct. 25. Roman Kantserov and Connor Bedard scored for Chicago in the third period.
The Hurricanes next play the Seattle Kraken in Helsinki on Nov. 12 and 14 as part of the NHL Global Series.
