nhl Game Recap
Carolina Skates Past Arizona 5-3 - Recap
Carolina earned a 5-3 victory over Arizona behind a 2-goal performance from Sebastian Aho on Thursday at Gila River Arena.
Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -103 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Sebastian Aho(2), Andrei Svechnikov(2), and Jaccob Slavin each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Svechnikov opened the scoring for Carolina.
James Reimer turned in a 30-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Alex Goligoski, Christian Dvorak, and Conor Garland scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind James Reimer.
Antti Raanta stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Arizona outshot Carolina 33-31 in the game.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.