Finnish native Sebastian Aho put on a show in his home country, scoring twice to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken at the Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
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It didn’t take long for the defending Stanley Cup Champions to make their mark.
Nikolaj Ehlers kicked off things off with 8:16 remaining in the first period to put Carolina ahead. And just 66 seconds later, Aho put the puck into the back of the net for a power-play goal to make it 2-0. Aho has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last three games.
And for good measure, Aho scored one more time in the third period to make it 4-0. Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi had 12 saves on 13 shots.
Carolina (15-3-2, 32 pts) has won seven of their last eight games as they lead the NHL in points and are No. 1 in the latest DAZN Power Rankings.
Frederick Gaudreau had the lone goal for Seattle (9-7-1, 19 pts) in the third period.
The two teams meet again on Saturday.
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