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Raleigh: Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 9-2 at Lenovo Center

Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov each scored twice Saturday night. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots. Carolina is 14-3-2.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The NHL official game summary lists attendance of 18,862, a start of 8:08 p.m. Eastern, an end of 10:27 p.m. Eastern, and a final of Carolina 9, Chicago 2.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • Carolina took 33 shots and scored four, three and two goals by period. Chicago took 20 shots and scored zero, zero and two. Every goal was at even strength.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • Seth Jarvis scored at 1:34 of the first, from K'Andre Miller and Taylor Hall. Jackson Blake scored at 3:21, from Nikolaj Ehlers. Jordan Martinook scored at 10:54 and 19:27, both from Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • Andrei Svechnikov scored at 4:43 of the second, from William Carrier. Sebastian Aho scored at 10:36, from Sean Walker and Carrier. Alexander Nikishin scored at 18:06, from Shayne Gostisbehere and Aho.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • Roman Kantserov scored at 5:56 of the third, from Connor Bedard and Vlasic. Bedard scored at 13:41, from Vlasic. Gostisbehere scored at 16:18, from Nikishin and Logan Stankoven. Svechnikov scored at 19:47, from Aho.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20 shots in 60:00 and got the win. Spencer Knight allowed six goals on 17 shots in 30:36. Arvid Soderblom allowed three goals on 16 shots in 29:24, which is 13 saves.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271; NHL.com recap, Nov. 8, 2026
  • NHL.com listed Carolina at 14-3-2 and Chicago at 4-13-1. It said the Blackhawks have lost six straight and are 0-5-1 in that stretch, and that Carolina has won six of its past seven games and six straight at home.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Nov. 8, 2026
  • The summary's three stars were Martinook, Aho and Nikishin.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020271
  • NHL.com wrote that Nikishin had a goal and an assist in his season debut after signing a one-year, $3 million contract on Oct. 25. The News & Observer also described Saturday as his first game and said he signed Oct. 25.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Nov. 8, 2026; The News & Observer, updated Nov. 7, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
  • NHL.com and The News & Observer both wrote that this was Carolina's last game before the NHL Global Series in Helsinki, against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 12 and Nov. 14 at Veikkaus Arena.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Nov. 8, 2026; The News & Observer, updated Nov. 7, 2026
  • NHL.com wrote that Jackson Blake extended a point streak to nine games, with four goals and seven assists in that run.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Nov. 8, 2026
  • The News & Observer reported that nine goals tied the franchise record since the club moved from Hartford, a mark it said was set in 2009 and matched last season against Florida. That record line is not printed on the official game summary.Confirmed by The News & Observer, updated Nov. 7, 2026, 11:42 p.m.

Still unknown

  • Whether William Carrier left the game. The News & Observer described a puck to the knee and a third-period scratch. The official summary and the NHL.com recap read Sunday do not say that, so it is left out
  • Who dresses for the Helsinki games

What happened

In Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 on Saturday night at Lenovo Center.

The NHL official game summary lists that final, with 18,862 in the building, a start of 8:08 p.m. Eastern and an end of 10:27 p.m. NHL.com's writeup has the same score. Carolina is 14-3-2. Chicago is 4-13-1.

This site covered Thursday's 5-3 win at the Islanders.

How the scoring went

Seth Jarvis opened 1:34 into the game, from K'Andre Miller and Taylor Hall. Jackson Blake made it 2-0 at 3:21, off a setup from Nikolaj Ehlers. Jordan Martinook scored at 10:54 and again at 19:27. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson assisted on both.

Andrei Svechnikov scored 4:43 into the middle period, from William Carrier. Sebastian Aho made it 6-0 at 10:36, from Sean Walker and Carrier. Alexander Nikishin scored at 18:06, from Shayne Gostisbehere and Aho.

Roman Kantserov got Chicago on the board at 5:56 of the last period, from Connor Bedard and Vlasic. Bedard scored at 13:41, also from Vlasic. Gostisbehere scored at 16:18, from Nikishin and Logan Stankoven. Svechnikov finished it at 19:47, from Aho.

The sheet marks every goal even strength. Its three stars were Martinook, Aho and Nikishin. Carolina put 33 shots on goal. Chicago put 20.

In net

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20 and took the win. Spencer Knight allowed six goals on 17 shots in 30:36. Arvid Soderblom then allowed three on 16, which is 13 saves. NHL.com also lists those save totals.

Chicago has lost six in a row and is 0-5-1 over that stretch, NHL.com reported, and Carolina has taken six of its last seven, including six straight on home ice.

What comes next

Saturday was the last game before the NHL Global Series in Helsinki, NHL.com and The News & Observer reported. Carolina plays the Seattle Kraken there on Nov. 12 and Nov. 14 at Veikkaus Arena.

Nikishin was playing his first game of the season. NHL.com said he had a goal and an assist after signing a one-year, $3 million contract on Oct. 25. The newspaper also called Saturday his debut and dated the signing to Oct. 25.

That newspaper's game story said nine goals tied the franchise mark since the move from Hartford, a mark set in 2009 and equaled last season against Florida. The sentence is the paper's. It is not a line on the official summary.

Blake stretched a point streak to nine games, with four goals and seven assists inside it, the league site said.

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Why it matters

Saturday was the Hurricanes' home finale before two games in Finland. Readers in Raleigh need the official score, who scored, and the record.

Sources

  1. NHL official game summary GS020271 (Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, Lenovo Center: Carolina 9, Chicago 2; attendance 18,862; start 8:08 EST, end 10:27 EST; shots Carolina 33, Chicago 20; all 11 goals even strength; Jarvis 1:34 from Miller and Hall; Blake 3:21 from Ehlers; Martinook 10:54 and 19:27 from Kotkaniemi and Robinson; Svechnikov 4:43 from Carrier and 19:47 from Aho; Aho 10:36 from Walker and Carrier; Nikishin 18:06 from Gostisbehere and Aho; Kantserov 5:56 from Bedard and Vlasic; Bedard 13:41 from Vlasic; Gostisbehere 16:18 from Nikishin and Stankoven; Kochetkov 2-20 in 60:00 (W); Knight 6-17 in 30:36 (L); Soderblom 3-16 in 29:24; three stars Martinook, Aho, Nikishin)

    Official sourcePublished by National Hockey League · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 8:05 AM

  2. Hurricanes score nine, cruise past Blackhawks ahead of Global Series (NHL.com, Kurt Dusterberg, Nov. 8, 2026: 9-2 at Lenovo Center; Martinook and Svechnikov two goals each; Aho a goal and two assists; Gostisbehere a goal and an assist; Carolina 14-3-2; six of past seven, six straight at home; Kochetkov 18 saves; Nikishin season debut, one-year $3 million contract Oct. 25; Chicago 4-13-1, sixth straight loss, 0-5-1 in the skid; Knight six goals on 17 shots; Soderblom 13 saves; Global Series Finland vs Seattle at Veikkaus Arena Nov. 12 and 14; Blake point streak to nine games, four goals and seven assists)

    Official sourcePublished by NHL.com · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 8:05 AM

  3. Hurricanes gear up for Finland trip by blowing past Blackhawks (The News & Observer / Chip Alexander, updated Nov. 7, 2026, 11:42 p.m.: 9-2 at Lenovo Center; Martinook and Svechnikov two goals each; Aho a goal and two assists; Nikishin first game, signed Oct. 25, goal and assist; nine goals tied the franchise record since relocation, set in 2009 and matched last season against Florida; Helsinki games Thursday and Saturday at Veikkaus Arena. A knee line about William Carrier is not used here because the official summary and NHL.com recap do not state it.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by The News & Observer · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 8:05 AM

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