In the Carolina Hurricanes’ first nationally televised game of the season, the team was hoping for a better outcome than it had on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes came out of the gate on a mission, but Blackhawks goalie Kevin Lankinen weathered the first period onslaught to give his team time to breathe.
They responded with a goal 29 seconds into the second period and another less than four minutes later for their only two goals of the game. Andrei Svechnikov scored the Hurricanes’ only goal on a tip from a Brady Skjei shot that then deflected off Wyatt Kalynuk’s left leg late in the second period.