Ehlers Scores Twice and Carolina Bounces Back in Vancouver
The Hurricanes shake off the Calgary loss with a 6-3 road win over the Canucks, who sit 2-7-1 after the defeat.
Nikolaj Ehlers put up a three-point night for the Hurricanes in their 6-3 win at Vancouver: two goals and an assist, with a plus-3 rating, in 17:10 of ice time.
Both goals came at even strength, the first in the 1st period at 12:09 and the second in the 3rd at 10:22. He put 4 shots on goal. His assist came on an empty-net goal. His ice time ranked 10th among 18 Carolina skaters and 5th among 12 forwards, so this was not a night built on a pile of minutes.
He also had 3 giveaways, with no hits or blocks.
His season line stands at 3 goals and 5 assists through 11 games, so this game was a big share of his output. His season average ice time is 16.3 minutes, so tonight's 17:10 was close to normal.
Carolina (7-2-1) bounced back from a 3-2 loss in Calgary. Vancouver fell to 2-7-1.