SEBASTIAN AHO

Aho’s Early Strike and Late Winner Lift Carolina in Overtime

Two goals including a power-play finish and a late equalizer send the Hurricanes past Philadelphia in OT

Sebastian Aho carried the night with a three-point performance: he scored twice and added an assist while playing 20:30 across 24 shifts as a center in Carolina’s 3-2 OT win. He opened the scoring just 10 seconds into the game and later tied it with a goal at 4:59 of the third, showing his impact in both the opener and the finisher.

Aho’s production came in a mixed-strength split: one even-strength goal, one power-play goal, and one power-play assist, with 6 shots on goal overall. He led Carolina’s forwards in ice time (ranked 1st of 12 in the position group and 5th of 18 among skaters). The box score also shows 2 giveaways and 2 penalty minutes.

Through three games this season Aho now has 3 goals and 1 assist for 4 points, matching his team role in the early slate where he’s averaging 20:00 of ice per game and a 64.3% faceoff rate.