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Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead
VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 20: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Carolina Hurricanes breaks away from Jamie Oleksiak #4 and Filip Hronek #17 of the Vancouver Canucks before scoring in the third period at Rogers Arena on October 20, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Verity Griffin/Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver 6-3 on Tuesday night to take the NHL points lead and hand the Canucks their eighth straight loss.

Nicolas Deslauriers also had two goals for the defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes (8-2-1). Jackson Blake added three assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 shots, They rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Calgary on Sunday night.

Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (2-8-1).

Leevi Merilainen provided a bright spot for Vancouver with 38 saves. He stopped Sebastian Aho on a penalty shot in the second period after Canucks center Elias Pettersson was caught throwing his stick.

Up next

Hurricanes: At Edmonton on Thursday night.

Canucks: Host Detroit on Thursday night.

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