Jordan Martinook Scored Twice in the First Period and Chicago Gave the Puck Away 19 Times: Hurricanes 9, Blackhawks 2

Jordan Martinook Scored Twice in the First Period and Chicago Gave the Puck Away 19 Times: Hurricanes 9, Blackhawks 2

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Carolina's nine goals Saturday night came from eight different players, and the ones that broke the game open belonged to a fourth-line winger. Jordan Martinook scored twice in the first period, both set up by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson, and the Hurricanes led 4-0 after 20 minutes.

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, according to the ESPN box score. Carolina is 14-3-2. Chicago fell to 4-13-1.

Four Goals in the First, Three in the Second

Seth Jarvis scored 1:34 in and Jackson Blake made it 2-0 at 3:21. Martinook's snap shot at 10:54 and his backhand at 19:27 were his third and fourth goals of the season. Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho and Alexander Nikishin scored in the second period, Nikishin for the first time this season, and Shayne Gostisbehere and Svechnikov added third-period goals. Aho finished with a goal and two assists. Kotkaniemi had two assists and won 10 of 14 faceoffs, and William Carrier set up two goals in 9:25 of ice time.

Chicago's 19 Giveaways to Carolina's 7

The gap in the box score was puck management. ESPN charged Chicago with 19 giveaways and Carolina with seven, and the Hurricanes outshot the Blackhawks 33-20 without taking a single penalty. Spencer Knight allowed six goals on 17 shots in 30:36 before Arvid Soderblom came on and gave up three on 16. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20 at the other end. Chicago's goals came from Roman Kantserov, his ninth, and Connor Bedard, who had a goal and an assist.

Both Teams Play Thursday

Carolina heads west to face the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, Nov. 12, and Chicago hosts the Buffalo Sabres the same night. More hockey is on the BallerTube NHL page.