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Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson scored for Vancouver, which
fired coach Travis Green the previous Sunday after an 8-15-2
start. Boudreau, who previously served as the coach in
Washington, Anaheim and Minnesota, has already helped guide the
Canucks past expansion Seattle and out of the NHL's Pacific
Division cellar.
Martin Necas tallied for Carolina, which had its four-game
winning streak snapped and dropped to 3-1-0 on a five-game trip
that wraps up Tuesday in Minnesota. Goalie Antti Raanta stopped
24 of 26 shots.
Boeser opened the scoring at 18:29 of the first period. Tanner
Pearson dug the puck off the boards and got it to Boeser at the
inside edge of the right faceoff circle. Boeser passed to J.T.
Miller, who was along the goal line, and he immediately sent it
back to Boeser, who ripped a shot past Raanta from the hashmarks.
The Canucks extended their lead to 2-0 at 7:44 of the second. A
Carolina turnover in the neutral zone led to a four-on-two break
and Conor Garland fed Pettersson in the high slot for a wrist
shot that found the net. Tyler Myers also was credited with an
assist on the play.
The Hurricanes finally got on the board at 2:32 of the third
period on a two-on-one break. Seth Jarvis drove down the left
wing and passed to Necas out front. He faked a forehand shot and
went to his backhand, slipping the puck between Demko's pads.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi also got a helper on the goal.
Carolina pushed to get the equalizer in the final minutes, but
couldn't get another past Demko.
The Hurricanes played without leading scorer Sebastian Aho, who
had two goals and an assist in a 3-1 victory Saturday night at
Edmonton. The team said Aho was suffering from an illness.
--Field Level Media
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