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The Hurricanes scored three times in 5:54 early in the 3rd period to race away from the Flyers in  a 4-1 victory. The win was Carolina's 3rd in a row and moved them back to the top of the Metropolitan Division with a 14-4-0 record. Their 28 points are 1 better than Washington (13-4-1). The Canes will play at 3rd place New Jersey (12-7-2) Thursday night in Newark. Jalen Chatfield put the Hurricanes in front just 30 seconds into the 1st period with his first goal of the season. Sebastion Aho broke a 1-1 tie at 1:03 of the 3rd with his 5th of the year. Remarkably, it was the first goal of the season for Aho at 5-on-5. Jordan Staal redirected a Dimitry Orlov shot five minutes later that found its way into the Philly net for a 3-1 score. Then Jack Roslovic's 10th goal of the season followed 55 seconds later to make it 4-1. Aho's goal was the game-winner, the 58th such goal of his career, moving him past legend Ron Francis into first place on the franchise all-time list. Staal's goal was the 23rd in his career against the Flyers, more than against any other opponent in his career. Pytor Kochetkov made 18 saves in the win, his 10th of the season. 

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 29 shots and Martiin Necas had 2 goals and 2 assists as the Canes gave St Louis the blues to the tune of a 4-1 victory Sunday night.  Kochetkov, who left last week's game in Utah with a lower body injury returned to the lineup and was outstanding, turning aside all but one of about a dozen great St Louis scoring chances.  Meanwhile, Necas extended his points streak to 13 straight games with two goals and two assists -- yes, he factored in on every Carolina goal.  Necas is now 3rd in the NHL in scoring with 30 points in 17 games.  And, those numbers represent the most productive start in Hurricanes history, surpassing the 29 points in 17 games by Eric Staal -- accomplished in the 2005-2006 season.  Eric Robinson scored his 5th goal of the season and added two assists as well.  Andrei Svechnikov's power play goal tied the game at 1 late in the first period as the Canes scored with the man advantage for the 3rd straight game.  The Canes are 13-4-0 and tied for first in the Metro with the Devils.

Spencer Martin stopped 24 shots and Sebastian Aho got back into the goal-scoring business as the Canes shut down the Senators, 4-0.  It was the first of a brief back-to-back homestand as Carolina will welcome the Blues Sunday afternoon.  Jordan Martinook's 6th goal in as many games staked the Canes to a 1-0 lead in the first period.  Aho's late second period power play goal gave the Canes a 2-0 lead not to mention a ton of momentum heading into the locker room.  It was also his first goal in regulation since scoring an empty net goal to close out the win over the Devils in the 2nd game of the season.  Jackson Blake scored a power play goal early in the 3rd to make it 3-0 and William Carrier closed out the scoring into an empty net with about 5 minutes to play.  

Karel Vejmelka made 49 saves as the Canes lost to the Utah Hockey Club, 4-1. Not only did the Hurricanes pump 50 shots at the Utah goaltender, but they also wasted 11 minutes of 3rd period power play time. Pyotr Kochetkov takes the loss allowing 3 of the 4 Club goals. It was his first "L" in 3 weeks having won his last 7 starts. Worrying is that it appeared he might have injured himself on the goal that gave Utah the lead for good in the 3rd period. Martin Necas scored his 9th goal of the season and extended his point streak to 11 games. 

The Canes jumped out to a 4-0 lead through two periods and coasted home to a 5-2 win over Vegas. Carolina bounces back from Saturday's loss which ended their 8-game winning streak. Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves and five different skaters scored goals as the Hurricanes moved to 11-3-0 on the season, back on top of the Metropolitan Division with 22 points in 14 games. Eric Robinson, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Staal, Tyson Jost and Jordan Martinook all scored. For Martinook, it was his 4th straight game with a goal and his 5th in that streak. Jost scored in his Hurricanes debut. Staal's came while shorthanded just 3 1/2 minutes into the second period. As for Robinson's and Kotkaniemi's, they were in part created by Martin Necas - who also extended his point streak to 10 in a row (7g, 14a) - and as a line, they have been excellent. Since uniting 10 games ago, KK and Robinson each have 7 points while Martinook has 7 goals and 14 assists. 

Carolina gave up 5 goals in the 2nd period and went on to lose to the Avalanche 6-4 in Denver.  The Canes winning streak ends at 8 straight.  The Hurricanes had a 2-0 lead on the strength of goals from Jack Drury and Jordan Martinook, but Cale Makar's second period shorthanded goal ignited a 5-goal outburst.  It was the first shorthanded goal the Canes have allowed this year.  9 minutes and 34 seconds later, Mikko Rantanen scored the Avs' 5th of the period and Carolina never regained the lead.  Martinook scored his second of the game early in the 3rd to get the Canes within a goal, but that was it for their scoring on the night.  Martin Necas scored a 2nd period power play goal to extend his streak to 9 straight with at least 1 point.  Necas has 20 points in that stretch and has 23 points (8g, 15a) in 13 games this season.  Spencer Martin made 24 saves in his first start for the Hurricanes this year.

Jack Roslovic's brace pushed the Canes past the Penguins, 5-1. Carolina has now won 8 straight games and improves to 10-2 on the season. He has 9 goals through 12 games. Last year, Roslovic had 9 in 59 games split between Columbus and the NY Rangers. Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson and Jaccob Salvin also scored, with the first two doing so for a second straight game. Jalen Chatfield had 3 assists, the first time in his career he enjoyed a 3-point night. But, the real story tonight was Pyotr Kochetkov and his 36 save performance. He was the best player for Carolina on a night when the Canes allowed a lot of shots and some high quality scoring chances to the Penguins. 

Martin Necas continued his hot streak scoring with 30 seconds left in regulation as the Hurricanes were able to beat the Flyers, 6-4. Necas' 7th goal of the season was his 3rd game-winning goal of the year. He also added an assist earlier (on the Eric Robinson goal) and now has a career high 4 consecutive multi-point games. Jackson Blake, Jack Roslovic, Jordan Martinook, Seth Jarvis and Robinson had the other goals. Brent Burns had 2 assists. 

Dimitry Orlov scored twice as the Canes cooled off the red hot Capitals, 4-2, at Lenovo Center.  Martin Necas factored in on the first three Hurricanes goals, setting up Orlov for the first and third.  In between, his quick breakaway brought Carolina back even 2 1/2 minutes into the 2nd period.  Necas has 18 points (6 goals, 12 assists) in his first 10 games after his 3rd consecutive multi-point game.  He has 6 of those in his last 8 games.  But, the real story tonight was Pyotr Kochetkov's steady, mature performance in net.  19 saves was all that was needed, but he was rock solid throughout.  

Andrei Svechnikov and Jack Roslovic each had two goals and Martin Necas piled up 4 points as the Canes scorched the Bruins, 8-2, at Lenovo Center.  Carolina got an early goal from Jack Roslovic to take a 1-0 lead.  Then, after Boston drew even on the power play, the Hurricanes responded with 3 goals in a 52 second span to take a 4-1 lead into the first intermission.  From there, the Canes just poured it on.  Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves in the win as Carolina moves to 7-2 on the year.  Necas leads the Canes with 15 points (5g, 10a) in 9 games.  Svechnikov is second on the team with 10 points (4g, 6a).  Jordan Martinook notched his 200th career point and Dimitry Orlov played in his 800th career NHL game.