Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Carrier, Robinson score late in 2nd period and Hurricanes beat Sharks 5-1 to improve to 3-0
Sean Walker Shayne Gostisbehere and Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight to open the season. Logan Stankoven had two assists and Brandon Bussi stopped 16 shots in his NHL debut.
William Eklund scored for San Jose, and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 38 saves. San Jose had opened the season with two overtime losses.
The Hurricanes topped 40 shots on goal for the second straight game, and held the Sharks without a shot in the third period.
Sharks rookie center Michael Misa, the second overall pick in this year's draft made his NHL debut. The 18-year-old logged 15:06 of ice time and had no shots on goal.
Walker got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard 1:24 into the second period as he one-timed a pass from Sebastian Aho from straightaway through traffic past Nedeljkovic.
Eklund tied it at 4:38 as he got a pass from Tyler Toffoli and sent a shot that went through the 27-year-old Bussi's pads and into the goal.
Carrier put the Hurricanes back ahead 2-1 with 5:46 left in the middle period. Alexander Nikishin went to the net, got a pass from Jordan Martinook, and sent a backhander off Nedeljkovic and the post and the puck lay in the paint. Carrier came in and knocked it in.
Robinson gave Carolina a two-goal lead with 1:21 left in the period as he got a lead pass from Mike Reilly, skated in on Nedeljkovic and put a backhander past the goalie.
Gostisbehere pushed Carolina’s lead to 4-1 at 1:52 of the third and Blake made it a four-goal lead at 7:25.
The Hurricanes outshot the Sharks 14-8 in a scoreless first period. San Jose had three power plays but were shut down on each one by a Hurricanes team that had the league’s top penalty-kill last season.
Sharks: At Utah on Friday.
Regular Season SeriesCAR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:24 | Sean Walker Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (4), Seth Jarvis (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:38 | William Eklund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (1), Nick Leddy (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:14 | William Carrier Goal (1) Poke, assists: Alexander Nikishin (3), Jordan Martinook (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:39 | Eric Robinson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Mike Reilly (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:52 | Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (1), Taylor Hall (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:25 | Jackson Blake Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jalen Chatfield (1), Logan Stankoven (2) |
Statistics
 CAR |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 13 | Hits | 21 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 43 | Shots | 17 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 55.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.4 |
| 23 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Klingberg, D | Out | Oct 21 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Timothy Liljegren, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Ryan Ellis, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Logan Couture, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Shayne Gostisbehere, D | Out | Oct 21 |
| Jaccob Slavin, D | Out | Oct 14 |
| Pyotr Kochetkov, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 12,786 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 12,786 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Jersey |
0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 Carolina |
0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 Washington |
0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 NY Islanders |
0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
