Hurricanes Overpower Oilers with Four-Goal First Period
Carolina's early scoring spree leads to 6-3 victory, marking their eighth win in 11 games.
- Carolina Hurricanes scored four goals in a 5:31 span in the first period, setting the tone for the rest of the game.
- Hurricanes' Jesper Fast, Jack Drury, Martin Necas, and Brent Burns all scored, with Fast and Drury scoring within 35 seconds of each other.
- Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman scored twice, but the team has now lost three games in a row following a three-game winning streak.
- Both teams used two goalies, with Carolina's Antti Raanta leaving for precautionary reasons after the first period and Edmonton's Stuart Skinner pulled after allowing four goals.
- Despite a late charge from the Oilers, the Hurricanes held them off to secure their eighth win in 11 games.