Hurricanes beat Kraken 5-1 in Global Series Finland, completing a two-game sweep

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The Carolina Hurricanes completed a two-game sweep of the Seattle Kraken in the 2026 NHL Global Series Finland with a 5-1 win on Saturday at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki.

Svechnikov and Jankowski each scored twice for Carolina. Nikolaj Ehlers recorded three assists, and Jackson Blake extended his point streak to 11 games for the Hurricanes, who improved to 16-3-2 and have won four straight, including a 4-1 victory in Thursday’s Global Series opener.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 12 saves for Carolina. The Hurricanes went 3-for-5 on the power play.

For Seattle, Matty Beniers scored once. Joey Daccord allowed four goals on 14 shots and was replaced in the second period by Philipp Grubauer, who stopped 22 shots.

Seattle’s offense was limited throughout, with the Kraken recording 13 shots on goal in a third consecutive loss.

Carolina scored first on a power play when Blake made it 1-0 at 11:12 of the first period. Jankowski doubled the lead to 2-0 at 17:30 of the first period.

Svechnikov then scored twice in the middle frame—making it 3-0 at 2:03 of the second period and 4-1 at 10:05 on another power-play goal.

Jankowski added an even-strength goal at 11:06 of the third period to set the final score at 5-1.

Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said the trip had been a positive experience for the group, adding that having the team “spent so much time together” helped create “positive feelings.”

After the loss, Kraken coach Lane Lambert said the team “just weren’t nearly good enough tonight” and pointed to a disparity between the two games over the weekend.

Notes from the NHL recap indicated the Hurricanes are 5-0-0 in NHL tentpole events and the first to win each of their first four games played outside North America. The notes also said Jordan Staal returned after missing 14 games due to a torn calf muscle, recording one shot on goal and winning nine of 12 face-offs.