Stankoven’s first NHL hat trick powers Hurricanes to 7–2 win over Canucks

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–2 at Lenovo Center on Thursday, October 8, with Logan Stankoven scoring his first NHL hat trick. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice, while Sean Walker finished with four assists.

Carolina had a 4–1 lead before Stankoven scored his three goals. He struck short-handed at 13:13 of the second period, added a power-play goal at 19:02 and completed the hat trick at even strength at 11:36 of the third.

The Hurricanes established their lead in the opening period. K’Andre Miller scored at 1:18, and Svechnikov followed with power-play goals at 7:11 and 9:25. Mark Jankowski made it 4–0 early in the second before Jake DeBrusk scored Vancouver’s first goal.

DeBrusk also scored the Canucks’ second goal in the third period, and Elias Pettersson assisted on both. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of Vancouver’s 20 shots. Kevin Lankinen allowed six goals on 18 shots before Leevi Meriläinen played the third period, making 15 saves on 16 shots.

Stankoven finished with five shots in 15:08 of ice time. Carolina scored three power-play goals, with Stankoven adding its short-handed goal. Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere each recorded two assists.