Canes abuse Blackhawks, 9-2, before heading to Helsinki

The Canes blew out the Blackhawks, 9-2, as 7 different Hurricanes scored and 15 skaters registerred at least one scoring point. Carolina put up 4 in the first period, two of them by Jordan Martinook, following oping goals by Seth Jarvis and Jackson Blake. It was the second straight game in which Carolina scored twice before 3 1/2 minutes were played. The Canes would score three more times in the 2nd period capped off by Alexander Nikishin's 1st of the season as he played for the first time after a protracted contract holdout. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov scored in the 3rd period as the Hurricanes won their 14th game of the season (14-3-2). It was Andrei's second of the night and his 3rd in the last two games. Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists as 8 different players had multi-point nights. Will Carrier had two assists but did not play the third period (precautionary) after taking a puck off the side of the knee in the 2nd. The Canes leave Sunday for Helsinki where they will play two games against Seattle (Thursday/Saturday). Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for his 11th win of the year.