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Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes

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Mikko Rantanen scores as the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 3-2

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves.

Connor Bedard and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Chicago. Arvid Soderblom stopped 24 shots.

The Hurricanes got Rantanen from Colorado as part of last weekend's three-team trade that also involved Chicago. He picked up an assist in Tuesday night's 4-0 win at the Rangers.

Taylor Hall, who was traded from Chicago to Carolina as part of the deal, was sidelined because of an illness.

Rantanen gave Carolina a 2-1 lead in his home debut when he scored his 26th goal of the season 4:52 into the second period. Slavin added his fourth goal at 5:59.

Takeaways Blackhawks: The last-place Blackhawks likely will be a popular seller in the runup to the NHL trade deadline. Eight different teams had scouts at Thursday's game.

Hurricanes: With Hall and Sebastian Aho both sidelined by an illness, Carolina only dressed 11 forwards and 17 skaters. Center Ryan Suzuki, the team's 2019 first-round pick, made his NHL debut.

Key moment Jack Roslovic set up Rantanen's goal by drawing three Chicago defenders in the middle of the ice before feeding Rantanen in the left circle.

Key stat Jarvis' short-handed goal in the first period was his 11th goal in the past 13 games. The Hurricanes are 62-5-5 in the regular season when the fourth-year winger scores.

Up next The Blackhawks travel to Florida on Saturday, and the Hurricanes host Los Angeles on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 16:57 Seth Jarvis Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Juha Jaaska (2)
Goal 1st Period 18:38 Ilya Mikheyev Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Foligno (12), Jason Dickinson (9)
Goal 2nd Period 4:52 Mikko Rantanen Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (9), Dmitry Orlov (20)
Goal 2nd Period 5:59 Jaccob Slavin Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (7), Juha Jaaska (3)
Goal 3rd Period 6:29 Connor Bedard Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (19)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 13
18 Hits 15
7 Takeaways 3
20 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 25
51.0 Faceoff Win Percent 49.0
22 Giveaways 17
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,896 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 39 14 81 3
Dallas 35 18 72 2
Minnesota 33 19 70 4
Colorado 33 22 68 2
Utah 24 23 57 9
St. Louis 25 26 55 5
Nashville 19 28 45 7
Chicago 17 31 41 7

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 36 11 80 8
Carolina 33 19 70 4
New Jersey 31 20 68 6
Columbus 26 22 60 8
NY Rangers 27 24 58 4
NY Islanders 25 23 57 7
Pittsburgh 23 25 55 9
Philadelphia 24 26 55 7
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