A five-game winning streak came to an end for the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night in the United Center, as the Canes fell to the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 in a thrilling back-and-forth affair.
The Canes (6-2-0) overcame an early 3-1 deficit with two goals in eight seconds early in the second period, but ultimately came up short as Chicago’s (4-4-4) Alex DeBrincat netted the game winner with eight minutes remaining in the game.
For the Hurricanes, Sebastian Aho opened up the scoring early before Nino Niederreiter and Andrei Svechnikov scored the two quick goals in the second period.