Sebastian Aho netted two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1 at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki on Thursday.
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Sebastian Aho scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 at the 2026 NHL Global Series at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday.
Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal and an assist for Carolina, and Juuso Valimaki—who is from Tampere, Finland—also scored. The Hurricanes improved to a 15-3-2 record, while Seattle dropped to 9-7-1.
Brandon Bussi made 12 saves for Carolina, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots for Seattle.
Ehlers gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 11:44 of the first period, scoring on a wrist shot from inside the blue line after Jackson Blake set a screen at the top of the crease.
Aho doubled Carolina’s advantage to 2-0 at 12:50 of the first period on the power play, redirecting an elevated pass from Blake at the left post.
Carolina made it 3-0 early in the second period when Valimaki scored at 9:34. Logan Stankoven won a faceoff that set up Valimaki’s wrist shot from the top of the right circle, which went under the crossbar.
Aho then extended the lead to 4-0 at 11:41 of the third period, finishing a give-and-go with K’Andre Miller on a one-timer.
Freddy Gaudreau pulled the Kraken within three goals at 13:15 of the third period, jumping on a loose puck after a turnover and scoring from the right hash marks to make it 4-1.
The teams meet again at Veikkaus Arena on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
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