Carolina 6, Edmonton 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Dan O'Rourke, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
16175
By Field Level Media
Sebastian Aho netted his 100th career marker in a two-goal night, Carolina tallied three times on the power play, and the Hurricanes beat the host Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Tuesday.
Aho, who had a hat trick in a five-point game Saturday, scored the contest's first goal to reach the milestone. Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Dzingel added power-play tallies for Carolina, which opened a five-game road trip by winning its third straight.
Jordan Martinook potted a goal in the third period after Edmonton tied the game, and Dougie Hamilton also scored and had an assist.
Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each recorded two helpers, and Niederreiter posted an assist.
Carolina's James Reimer totaled 33 saves on 36 shots to improve his record to 6-5-0 -- with all six wins on the road.
Zack Kassian scored twice, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a marker for the Oilers, who have lost five of seven (2-4-1).
Connor McDavid contributed three assists, marking his 15th multipoint outing, and he became the NHL's leading scorer with 55 points.
Mikko Koskinen registered 26 saves and fell to 11-4-2.
Aho netted his 17th goal when he tapped in a redirection by Teravainen at 4:15 of the first.
The goal, coming in Aho's 273rd career game, made him the third member of the 2015 draft class to reach the century milestone, joining McDavid (147 goals, first overall pick) and Jack Eichel (121, second).
Chosen 35th overall in his draft, Aho, 22, became the youngest player in team history to reach the mark since the club relocated from Hartford to North Carolina in 1997.
Niederreiter's chip-in at 17:58 on Carolina's first power play gave the visitors a two-goal lead, and Dzingel's wrister six seconds into the next man advantage made it 3-0 after one.
Edmonton got on the board when Kassian put in a rebound of his own deflection, tallying his 10th goal at 7:45 of the second.
Nugent-Hopkins scored his fourth power-play marker on a pass from Leon Draisaitl at 2:51 of the third, and Kassian took a beautiful pass from McDavid -- who missed a penalty shot earlier in the frame -- and buried his second at 5:40 to tie the match.
But a trailing Martinook wristed in the game-winning goal at 9:27 for a 4-3 lead, Aho added his 18th on the power play, and Hamilton scored his 11th from center ice on a deceptive shot for the final margin.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Edmonton |
|
Sebastian Aho 2 |
Points |
Connor McDavid 3 |
|
Sebastian Aho 2 |
Goals |
Zack Kassian 2 |
|
Andrei Svechnikov 2 |
Assists |
Connor McDavid 3 |
|
Sebastian Aho 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
James Reimer .917 |
Save Percentage |
Mikko Koskinen .812 |
|
James Reimer 33 |
Saves |
Mikko Koskinen 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
32 |
6 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
10 |
37 |
| Edmonton
|
36 |
3 |
1-5 |
1-4 |
18 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Oilers have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .538 after a loss.
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