Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho help the Carolina Hurricanes beat Utah 7-3
Byline: Bob Sutton
Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Jackson Blake (53) and Sebastian Aho (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Original Publication Date: February 8, 2025 1:46PM
Publication Updated: April 10, 2025 4:49PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had two goals and two assists, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Utah 7-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game losing streak.
Sebastian Aho added two goals and an assist for Carolina, which scored a total of three times during its losing streak. Jalen Chatfield, Jordan Martinook and Jack Roslovic also scored, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 36 saves to reach the 20-win mark.
Clayton Keller scored twice and Josh Doan had a goal for Utah, which won its previous two games in overtime. Karel Vejmelka stopped 31 shots.
The Hurricanes scored four times, including two goals from Aho, across the last 15 minutes of the second period.
Takeaways
Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) and Seth Jarvis (24) celebrate a goal by Jarvis during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Utah: Keller took over the team lead with 20 goals. But the team stumbled in the second.
Hurricanes: Andrei Svechnikov and Jackson Blake each had two assists as the Hurricanes avenged a November setback at Utah.
Key moment
The second-period outburst for the Hurricanes included a short-handed goal by Aho that made it 4-2 at 14:14.
Key stat
Carolina Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis (24) shoots the puck past Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Aho reached the 20-goal mark for the ninth season in a row. He has scored in six of the last nine games.
Up next
Utah goes to Washington on Sunday, and Carolina is off until Feb. 22 at Toronto.
Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) controls the puck against the Utah Hockey Club during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) celebrates his goal while acknowledging his teammate Seth Jarvis (24) for the pass during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) shoots the puck past Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Martinook (48) tangles with Utah Hockey Club’s Kevin Stenlund (82) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) watches the puck against the Utah Hockey Club during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Utah Hockey Club’s Alexander Kerfoot (15) moves the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes’ Jackson Blake (53) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
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