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Carolina goalie Spencer Martin, making a second
consecutive start for his new team, stopped 14 shots. He was
acquired off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets last month.
Former Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek recorded 36 saves for
Chicago as he was under constant attack.
Nick Foligno, Connor Bedard and Tyler Johnson scored for the
Blackhawks, who fell to 1-8-1 in their past 10 games. Bedard had
two assists, while Foligno, Johnson and Philipp Kurashev each
added one assist.
Martin figured to be the backup when the day began, but instead
he made his third start with the Hurricanes because Pyotr
Kochetkov was ill in the morning.
Bunting had the only first-period goal, his 13th tally of the
season, at 11:45. Necas, Kotkaniemi and Aho scored in the first
11 minutes of the second period.
Kotkaniemi produced his 10th of the season, snapping his
personal 22-game goal drought.
The Hurricanes had 13 of the first 14 shots in the second period
as the Blackhawks, who were playing their only February road
game, seemed to be on the verge of getting blown out while
trailing 4-0.
However, Foligno got Chicago on the board at 15:23 of the
second.
After Burns restored the four-goal margin with a power-play
marker at 2:34 of the third period, the Blackhawks got to work.
Since returning from a fractured jaw, Bedard has racked up six
points in three games. His 17th goal of the season, at the
seven-minute mark, was the first of Chicago's two power-play
conversions in a 2:08 span before the halfway mark of the final
period. Johnson's redirect on Bedard's delivery made it 5-3 and
caused some uneasiness for the home crowd.
Martinook's empty-net tally with 1:49 remaining helped seal it.
The Hurricanes, who will play three home games in six nights
this week, moved to 18-6-4 on home ice.
--Field Level Media
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