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Anaheim gave up the first goal of the game for the fourth time in four games and went down 2-0 for the third straight game, as Carolina's relentless pressure set the pace for Thursday's game
Seth Jarvis scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes remained the NHL’s only unbeaten team with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
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Hurricanes, Ducks off to strong starts entering matchup
The Anaheim Ducks should feel good about their opening week of the season. They'll be home Thursday night to take on a team that's probably feeling even better about early trends when the Carolina Hurricanes visit.
The Carolina Hurricanes (3-0-0) look to continue their perfect start on Thursday night when they face the Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0), who come in with two straight victories.
Anaheim and Carolina are two of the top three teams in offensive zone time this season, but something will have to give as the perennial Eastern Conference contending Hurricanes bring their unbeaten record to Honda Center.
Leo Carlsson scores and Lukas Dostal stops 27 shots, but Seth Jarvis scores twice for Carolina and former Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen (23 saves) helps hand them a 4-1 loss at Honda Center.
A pair of injured players returned to practice Monday ahead of the Hurricanes' first home game in two weeks, against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jarvis gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 14:54 of the first period after Gostisbehere stepped in and broke up an outlet pass by Mikael Granlund at the Ducks' blue line. Gostisbehere then had his shot from the inside edge of the left circle stopped by Dostal, but the rebound came out diagonally to Jarvis, and he shot it into the net.
In the home opener Tuesday, the former Ranger notched both his goals, including the game-winner, with the man advantage, where the Ducks used to struggle.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake was fined $2,358.94 on Friday for slashing Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba. The fine issued by the NHL's Department Player of Safety was the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake has been fined by the NHL's department of player safety for slashing Anaheim Ducks defenceman Jacob Trouba.