# Hurricanes score three in third to beat Canucks 6-3 in Vancouver Ehlers had two goals and an assist and Stankoven added two goals as Carolina handed Vancouver its eighth loss of the season. By The Signal Edition | Sports / NHL Published: 2026-10-21T04:46:58Z Updated: 2026-10-21T04:46:58Z Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/hurricanes-canucks-nhl-1rf8c02 Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/6e8f49306db0276353a1585b90d85e86.jpg (Exterior daytime view of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, home of the Canucks, where the game was played (file photo, not from the game); credit: Source: ESPN) ## Summary - Carolina beat Vancouver 6-3 at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a 2-2 first period. - Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and added an assist; Logan Stankoven scored twice, one into an empty net. - Carolina is 8-2-1 and Vancouver is 2-8-1, per ESPN. - Vancouver hosts Detroit on Thursday and Minnesota on Sunday. ## Three-goal third period settles it The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night, scoring three times in the third period to pull away from a tied game. The final is confirmed by both ESPN and the NHL's official game data. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) Carolina outshot Vancouver 42-17, according to the NHL's game summary. Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves on 17 shots for the win. Leevi Merilainen took the loss, stopping 36 of 41 shots in 59 minutes, 11 seconds of ice time. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) Nikolaj Ehlers finished with two goals and an assist and was named first star. Jackson Blake had three assists and was second star, and Merilainen was third star, per the NHL. [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) ## How the scoring went The first period ended 2-2. Logan Stankoven opened the scoring at 4:44, Linus Karlsson tied it for Vancouver at 10:10, and Ehlers put Carolina back in front at 12:09. Jonathan Lekkerimaki tied it again on the power play with 2 seconds left in the period, at 19:58. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) Nicolas Deslauriers made it 3-2 for Carolina at 2:26 of the second. Max Sasson tied the game 3-3 for Vancouver at 13:07, with assists from Zeev Buium and Brendan Gallagher. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) Deslauriers scored again at 4:07 of the third to restore the lead, and Ehlers added a goal at 10:22 for 5-3. Stankoven sealed it with an empty-net goal at 17:57, his second of the night, per the NHL's goal log. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [2](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) ## Standings and background Carolina improved to 8-2-1 and Vancouver fell to 2-8-1, according to ESPN's post-game records. Before puck drop the NHL listed the teams at 7-2-1 and 2-7-1. Carolina is 6-1-0 on the road this season, ESPN reported. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) [4](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/CAR/20262027) It was the second meeting between the clubs this season. Carolina also won the first, 7-2 on Oct. 8, so the Hurricanes took the season series 2-0, per ESPN's season-series data. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) The official attendance was 17,250, per ESPN. [1](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) ## What's next Vancouver plays host to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, Oct. 22, then hosts the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, Oct. 25, according to the NHL schedule. The Canucks then travel to Anaheim on Oct. 27. [3](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/VAN/20262027) Carolina continues its western swing at Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 22, and at St. Louis on Saturday, Oct. 24, before returning home to face Boston on Oct. 27, per the NHL schedule. [4](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/CAR/20262027) ## Reporting sources 1. [ESPN: Hurricanes vs. Canucks (Oct 20, 2026) game summary and box score](https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892548) (2026-10-21T04:00:00Z) 2. [NHL.com: Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks, game 2026020150 (official game data)](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020150/landing) (2026-10-21T04:00:00Z) 3. [NHL.com: Vancouver Canucks 2026-27 schedule (official)](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/VAN/20262027) (2026-10-21T04:00:00Z) 4. [NHL.com: Carolina Hurricanes 2026-27 schedule (official)](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/CAR/20262027) (2026-10-21T04:00:00Z)