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Spencer Martin notches 1st career shutout as Hurricanes put 4 past Senators

William Carrier lights the lamp for Hurricanes

Martin, in just his second start of the season and his first home appearance, made 11 of his saves in the third period.

Jordan Martinook, Sebastian Aho, rookie Jackson Blake and William Carrier scored goals. Shayne Gostisbehere and Jordan Staal each provided two assists, and Martin Necas notched an assist to push his career-best points streak to 12 games.

Ottawa was blanked for the first time this season, and Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg also stopped 24 shots.

Martinook scored his sixth goal in his last six games eight minutes into the first period. Aho’s first goal in eight games came eight seconds into a power play in the final minute of the second period.

Blake’s power-play goal 43 seconds into the third period made it 3-0, and Carrier scored an empty-netter.

Takeaways Senators: A three-game points streak ended in part because Ottawa faltered on special teams after not allowing a power-play goal in its previous four games. It went 0 for 4 on power plays.

Hurricanes: Carolina hasn't lost consecutive games this season, returning from a three-game swing to the Western Conference to win its sixth consecutive home game.

Key moment The Hurricanes had gone 1 for 13 on power plays across three games before converting twice in 85 seconds of game time.

Key stat Martin became the third Carolina goaltender to notch a victory this season.

Up next The Hurricanes host the St. Louis Blues Sunday, while the Senators begin a four-game homestand Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:00 Jordan Martinook Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (4)
Goal 2nd Period 19:18 Sebastian Aho Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (17), Shayne Gostisbehere (7)
Goal 3rd Period 0:43 Jackson Blake Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (8)
Goal 3rd Period 15:06 William Carrier Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jordan Staal (5), Jordan Martinook (5)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 6
28 Hits 19
5 Takeaways 7
24 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 40.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 27
51.8 Faceoff Win Percent 48.2
16 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 4
10 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,808 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 8 25 1
Buffalo 11 9 23 1
Boston 10 9 23 3
Tampa Bay 10 7 22 2
Detroit 8 10 18 2
Ottawa 8 11 17 1
Montreal 7 11 16 2

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 14 7 30 2
Carolina 14 5 29 1
Washington 13 6 27 1
NY Rangers 12 6 25 1
NY Islanders 8 8 21 5
Columbus 9 9 20 2
Philadelphia 9 10 20 2
Pittsburgh 7 12 18 4
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