Rod Brind’amour and the Carolina Hurricanes visited Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday evening. The Hurricanes were in the second game of their six-game road trip and were looking for a win as triumphant as their 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks had home field advantage in their Honda Center opener, earning a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Chris Kreider started the game against the Canes with four goals in two games, proving himself to be an incredible, valuable offseason pickup for the Ducks.
The hurricanes of the moment leads the NHL in shots on goalso Ducks netminder Lukas Dostal would certainly have a battle ahead of him and should watch out ahead of Taylor Hall, who led the team in points, and Seth Jarvis, the leader in goals. Hurricanes goaltender Freddie Andersen is said to be looking for Kreider, Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke, all of whom were high-scoring Ducks skaters.
First period
The match started with the Hurricanes quickly dominating the game. However, they were unsuccessful on both of their power plays: a two-minute minor on Radko Gudas for interference and a two-minute minor for goaltender interference on Mason McTavish. At 14:54 into the period, Jarvis continued to show his scoring prowess, scoring his 100th career goalassisted by Shayne Gostisbehere.
The period ended without any other fuss and the Canes took the lead heading into the first intermission. They had ten shots on goal, compared to Anaheim’s eight. However, Anaheim was dominant on faceoffs, winning 12 of 17. They also led in both hits (eight) and blocked shots (nine) at the end of the period.
Second Period
After registering a pair of shots on goal to start the second period, the Hurricanes took their first penalty: a minor for boarding Mark Jankowski. They were able to kill it successfully. A few minutes later, the teams traded penalties when Sebastian Aho drew a two-minute hooking penalty on defenseman Jackson LaCombe, resulting in another goal for Jarvis (assisted by Jackson Blake and Gostisbehere) and a 2–0 lead for the Hurricanes. In addition to being unable to make a successful penalty kill, they did not register a single shot on goal during the first half of the period.
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However, the Ducks made up for it when Leo Carlsson cut the Hurricanes’ lead in half with a 2-on-1 breakaway, assisted by Alex Killorn and Drew Helleson. The goal seemed to energize the home side, and they soon registered ten more shots on target, had multiple breakaways and forced repeated turnovers. However, the Hurricanes once again came out on top in shots on target, with 12 shots in the middle frame. They maintained their 2-1 lead heading into the locker room.
After the horn, multiple brawls broke out on the ice, with Logan Stankoven, Mason McTavish, K’Andre Miller, Sennecke, Hall, Gauthier, LaCombe, Blake, Dostal and Andersen all joining in on the action. Miller, McTavish and Stankoven all received a two-minute minor penalty for roughing, and each goalkeeper received a two-minute minor penalty for leaving their crease. The goalkeeper’s penalties were served by Blake and Sennecke.
Third Period
Due to the numerous penalties near the end of the second period, the Ducks started the final frame with a power play, which they did not take advantage of. Shortly after the end of the power play, the Hurricanes’ Alexander Nikishin scored his first NHL goal, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Gostisbehere, to give his team a 3–1 lead. They were on the penalty again after Aho beat LaCombe, which was successful, and the score stood. A short time later, another power play was unsuccessful for the Ducks – this time after a hit by Blake. With less than five minutes remaining, Aho put the puck into the net off a rebound from Jarvis, giving his team a 4-1 lead. The goal was his first of the season and would be the last goal of the match. Carolina finished the game with 31 shots on goal, and the Ducks had 24.
The Hurricanes earned a decisive victory over Anaheim and continue their western road trip against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Ducks went five games on the road and will look for a win starting Sunday in Chicago.
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