Ehlers Sets Up a Goal, Hurricanes Edge Bruins at Home
Carolina holds off Boston for a one-goal win while Ehlers keeps testing the net, with the East's top spot in play.
Nikolaj Ehlers didn't light the lamp against Boston, but he was in the middle of plenty. The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 2-1, and Ehlers finished with one assist, four shots on goal, a plus 1 rating and a takeaway in 16:16 of ice time.
That ice time ranked 10th among 18 Carolina skaters and sixth among the team's 12 forwards, so it was a middling workload by the numbers, not a team-high one.
The assist came at even strength, where he had two shots on goal from five attempts. The other two shots came on the power play, where he had no points.
For the season, Ehlers has 4 goals and 7 assists in 14 games and averages 16.3 minutes, so this night sat right on his normal workload. Four shots was a healthy number for a player with 31 on the year. It was a steady, useful night in a one-goal win that kept Carolina on top of the East at 9-2-2.