Overview
- Carolina improved to 9-4-0, while Minnesota dropped to 5-7-3 in its bid to extend a two-game win streak.
- Nikolaj Ehlers scored 46 seconds into the second period just nine seconds after Matt Boldy’s power-play equalizer, giving him goals in back-to-back games.
- Frederik Andersen settled after a shaky start to stop the final 18 shots he faced and finish with 20 saves; Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves after yielding four goals on Carolina’s first eight shots.
- A volatile first period included a match penalty on Tyler Pitlick for an illegal hit to Jalen Chatfield, who did not return, and an instigator plus misconduct to Jordan Staal after the ensuing fight.
- K’Andre Miller returned from a six-game absence and recorded a first-period assist as Staal reached 910 games to set the Hurricanes’ franchise mark.