Jordan Martinook scored 2 goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes rolled past the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 on Saturday night at Lenovo Center.
Seth Jarvis scored at 1:34 in the first period, set up by K'Andre Miller and Taylor Hall. Jackson Blake scored at 3:21 in the first period, set up by Nikolaj Ehlers. Jordan Martinook scored at 10:54 in the first period, set up by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson.
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Jordan Martinook scored at 19:27 in the first period, set up by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson. Andrei Svechnikov scored at 4:43 in the second period, set up by William Carrier.
Carolina outshot Chicago 33-20. Arvid Soderblom stopped 13 of 16 shots for Chicago, Spencer Knight stopped 11 of 17 shots for Chicago and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20 shots for Carolina.
The Hurricanes moved to 14-3-2. The Blackhawks dropped to 4-13-1.
The Hurricanes are first in the Eastern Conference and have won two straight. The Blackhawks sit 15th in the Western Conference and have lost six straight. The Hurricanes lead the season series 2-0. Carolina won the first meeting 5-2 on Oct. 10.
The Hurricanes next visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Blackhawks are back in action when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
