Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead
Carolina Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers, not seen, scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Leevi Merilainen (31) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Credit: AP/ETHAN CAIRNS
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver 6-3 on Tuesday night to take the NHL points lead and hand the Canucks their eighth straight loss.
Nicolas Deslauriers also had two goals for the defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes (8-2-1). Jackson Blake added three assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 shots, They rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Calgary on Sunday night.
Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (2-8-1).
Leevi Merilainen provided a bright spot for Vancouver with 38 saves. He stopped Sebastian Aho on a penalty shot in the second period after Canucks center Elias Pettersson was caught throwing his stick.
Up next
Hurricanes: At Edmonton on Thursday night.
Canucks: Host Detroit on Thursday night.
