South Raleigh News

The Carolina Hurricanes secured their eighth consecutive victory by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Lenovo Center on Thursday. The win was powered by standout performances from Jack Roslovic, Jalen Chatfield, and Sebastian Aho.

The game began with an early goal by Jordan Martinook, assisted by Jordan Staal, just 52 seconds into the match. Roslovic scored twice, with his first goal coming under seven minutes later. He was assisted by Aho for his first of two assists. Roslovic's second goal came midway through the second period.

Jaccob Slavin added to the score with a one-timer in the second period, and Eric Robinson made it 5-0 in the third period after receiving a pass from Martin Necas. Despite Blake Lizotte scoring for Pittsburgh in the third period, Pyotr Kochetkov's performance in goal was noteworthy as he made 35 saves on 36 shots.

Jalen Chatfield achieved his first three-point performance in the NHL with three assists. Martin Necas extended his point streak to eight games with an assist on Robinson's goal. Rod Brind'Amour praised the team's penalty kill and Kochetkov's performance: "We scored some nice goals tonight off the rush... We didn't really get our game going, but our goalie was really good tonight."

Jordan Martinook also commended Kochetkov: "(Pyotr Kochetkov) was incredible... I know we can be a lot better." Jack Roslovic spoke about team chemistry: "The locker room's tightness... It's fun to watch the guys build and keep on getting better every day." Jalen Chatfield emphasized maintaining momentum: "Positive, but we want to keep getting better... We've got to continue to play hard for a full 60 minutes."

The Hurricanes will practice on Friday before heading to Denver for their next game against Colorado on Saturday.