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VANCOUVER – Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each had two goals and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday.
Nicolas Deslauriers also contributed a pair of goals for the Hurricanes (8-2-1), and Jackson Blake recorded three assists.
Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson each scored one goal for the Canucks (2-8-1), whose losing streak stretched to eight games (0-7-2).
Goaltender Leevi Merilainen provided a bright spot for Vancouver with 26 saves, and stopped Sebastian Aho’s penalty shot attempt in the second period after Canucks center Elias Pettersson was caught throwing his stick in an attempt to stop the midfielder’s attack.
Stankoven, who hails from Kamloops, B.C., drew cheers from a group of fans in the lower bowl when he opened the scoring at 4:44 of the first.
Blake fed a backhand pass to Stankoven and the Carolina midfielder fired home a powerful shot for his fifth goal of the season.
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The Canucks hit back midway through the half when Karlsson fired a shot over Kochetkov’s shoulder for his third goal of the season.
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It took the Hurricanes less than two minutes to regain the lead.
Canucks defenseman Tom Willander lost track of Ehlers behind the Vancouver net and the winger took advantage, sneaking in from under the line, taking a pass from Blake and firing an uncontested shot into the gaping net to give Carolina a 2-1 lead.
With just two seconds remaining in the opening frame, Lekkerimaki fired a shot up and past Kochetkov to tie the score again heading into the locker room.
Less than three minutes into the second half, the visitors capitalized on a Canucks clearing attempt with Jesperi Kotkaniemi taking the puck off along the boards and passing it to Deslauriers. The veteran forward put a shot under the crossbar to put the Hurricanes up 3-2.
The tally marked the first time the journeyman striker had scored since April 2025.
Once again, the home team rallied.
Carolina’s Bradly Nadeau collided with Arshdeep Bains in the slot, sending the Vancouver forward crashing into Kochetkov. Sasson — who had come out of the penalty box moments before — took advantage of the moment by firing a shot to equalize the score at 3-3.
Deslauriers was the difference maker at 4:07 of the third quarter. Nadeau fed him a backhand pass from along the end boards and the 35-year-old forward knocked it off Merilainen to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 lead.
Ehlers added an unassisted goal at 10:21 of the third quarter, then fed Stankoven to give him an empty-net goal with just over two minutes left in the game.
Conclusion
Canucks: Entered the game with the worst penalty kill in the league (58.1 percent) but committed three second-half fouls and two minor fouls in the third.
Storm: There were tense moments for the battered team midway through the second half when Ehlers went down after making contact along the boards. He appeared to favor his right foot when he left the ice, but returned after speaking with trainers on the bench for several minutes.
Important moment
Kochetkov prevented Vancouver from gaining momentum – and the lead – late in the second half when he knocked Drew O’Connor’s shot out of the air.
Key statistics
The Hurricanes also beat the Canucks 7-2 on October 8 and extended their winning streak against the Canucks to six straight wins dating back to October 2024.
Next
Canucks: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Hurricanes: Visit the Oilers in Edmonton on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026.
© 2026 Canadian Press
