Overview
- Carolina beat Minnesota 4-3 in Raleigh with goals from Jackson Blake, Andrei Svechnikov, Sean Walker and Nikolaj Ehlers, while Matt Boldy scored twice and Brock Faber added one for the Wild.
- Frederik Andersen started for the Hurricanes and, after a rough opening, stopped the final 18 shots he faced to finish with 20 saves.
- Nikolaj Ehlers scored 46 seconds into the second period and now has goals in back-to-back games after going scoreless in his first 11 outings.
- Captain Jordan Staal set the franchise mark with his 910th Hurricanes game and later took a 10-minute instigator penalty following a hit that led to a match penalty on Tyler Pitlick; defenseman Jalen Chatfield did not return.
- Defenseman K’Andre Miller returned from a six-game absence and logged a first-period assist as Minnesota’s two-game winning streak ended with Filip Gustavsson making 23 saves.