The Carolina Hurricanes battled back from an ugly first period and held on late for a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in PNC Arena Tuesday night, as Andrei Svechnikov and Nino Niederreiter led the way with two-goal efforts.
The Canes were sloppy early on as Chicago jumped ahead to a 2-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes, with Alex DeBrincat and Mike Hardman getting on the scoresheet. Things turned around for Carolina as the Canes struck back though, with Nino Niederreiter opening the scoring before back-to-back goals from Svechnikov.
Teuvo Teravainen gave the Hurricanes a much-needed insurance goal shortly after Svechnikov’s second, as DeBrincat scored again to cut Carolina’s lead to 4-3.