The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1 in Game 1 of the NHL Global Series in Helsinki.
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Carolina opened the two-game NHL Global Series in Helsinki, Finland, with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 12, 2026.
The Hurricanes started quickly, outshooting the Kraken 15-6 over the first 20 minutes and taking a 2-0 lead.
Nikolaj Ehlers gave Carolina the first goal of the game. A goal challenge involving goalie interference was unsuccessful, and the decision resulted in a Hurricanes power play.
About 1:06 later, Sebastian Aho scored on the man advantage, extending the lead to 2-0. During an intermission interview, Ehlers said, “It’s always nice when you score a goal,” adding, “my nephew will be pretty psyched about that.”
In the second period, Juuso Valimäki scored to make it 3-0.
Carolina added another goal in the third when Aho scored again to push the lead to 4-0. Frederick Gaudreau later put one on the board for Seattle, but the Kraken got no further scoring as Carolina held on for the 4-1 final score.
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