Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Nets game-winner Monday
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Aho scored the game-winning goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Aho came through when the Hurricanes needed him the most, as the star playmaker notched the game-winning goal less than a minute into overtime following setups from Shayne Gostisbehere and Martin Necas. Aho hasn't set the world on fire with his numbers this season, but he's been remarkably consistent, notching at least one point in six of his last seven contests.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Scores game-winning goal Tuesday
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Aho scored the game-winning goal and also added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Oilers.
Aho was the Hurricanes' hero Tuesday, as he scored the game-winning goal with only seven seconds left in overtime with a rocket from the right faceoff circle. He's now had multi-point performances in back-to-back games, and he's also cracked the scoresheet in four straight outings, racking up two goals and four assists in what has been a very productive stretch for the 27-year-old winger.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Keeps point streak alive
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Aho delivered two assists, including one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Blues.
Aho has just one goal through four outings this season despite attempting 10 shots, and while that's a disappointing outcome for the star forward, he's making up for that lack of goals in the assists department, where he has three over his last two appearances. Aho has scored at least 35 goals in each of the last three seasons, however, so he should bounce back sooner rather than later, especially since he holds a top-line role for the Hurricanes both at even strength and on the power play. He'll aim to extend his three-game point streak Tuesday against the Oilers.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Deposits empty-netter
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Aho scored an empty-net goal on three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Devils.
Aho has a goal, five shots on net, two hits and two blocked shots over two appearances. The center was held off the scoresheet in the season opener versus the Lightning, but it's rare for Aho to go through extended droughts. The 27-year-old has exceeded 80 points in two of the last three years and has a decent chance of reaching that mark again as the Hurricanes' top forward in 2024-25.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Two points in loss
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Aho scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers in Game 6.
Aho had the primary assist on Seth Jarvis' power-play marker early in the second period. Aho also had an even-strength tally in the middle frame, which was the final goal Carolina scored in the contest. In addition to recording two points, the Finnish center had two shots on net, one block and a minus-2 rating in 18:48 of ice time. After a career high in the regular season with 89 points, the 26-year-old forward finished the postseason with four goals, eight assists and a plus-1 rating in 11 outings.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Pots goal in win
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Aho scored a goal and added four hits in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rangers in Game 4.
Aho snapped a five-game goal drought with his first-period tally, which gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead. The center has been much more involved in the second round with seven points over four contests. He's up to three goals, seven helpers, 26 shots on net, 19 hits and a plus-4 rating through nine playoff outings.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Picks up assist Thursday
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Aho recorded an assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers in Game 3 on Thursday.
He helped on Andrei Svechnikov's game-tying marker late in the third period, but Aho's efforts ultimately failed to prevent Carolina from falling behind 3-0 in the second-round series. Although the Hurricanes have come up short against the Rangers, Aho has excelled with six assists through three contests in the series. That gives him two goals and nine points across eight playoff outings this year after setting a career high of 89 points (36 goals) in 78 regular-season games.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Gets three helpers in loss
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Aho registered three assists in Tuesday's 4-3 double-overtime loss to the Rangers in Game 2.
Aho had a hand in all three of his team's goals to go along with seven shots on net, a plus-2 rating, three hits and 30:18 of ice time. That gives Aho five assists in two contests this series, yet the Hurricanes head back to Carolina down 2-0 against New York. The Hurricanes will need Aho to be at his best once again come Game 3 on Thursday if they have any chance of avoiding a three-game deficit. Overall this postseason, the Finnish center has two goals and six assists in seven outings to go along with a plus-3 rating.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Registers two helpers in loss
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Aho logged two assists, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers in Game 1.
Aho was held off the scoresheet in his previous two outings. He broke the mini-slump by setting up Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis for tallies in Sunday's contest. Aho has five points, 13 shots on net, 14 hits, four blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over six playoff contests.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Scores again Thursday
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Aho scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 3-2 Game 3 win over the Islanders.
Aho extended the Islanders' lead to 3-1 midway through the second period, beating Ilya Sorokin with a wrister from between the circles -- it was the eventual game-winner in Carolina's one-goal victory. The 26-year-old Aho now has two goals and three points in his last two games after tallying 36 goals and 89 points in 78 regular-season contests.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Ties game late
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Aho notched a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-3 win over the Islanders in Game 2.
Aho tied the game 3-3 with 2:15 remaining in the third period, deflecting an Andrei Svechnikov shot past Semyon Varlamov, before adding a second point with an assist on Jake Guentzel's empty-netter later in the frame. The 26-year-old Aho was red hot down the stretch in Carolina, tallying 11 goals and 21 points in his final 15 regular-season contests. He posted a career-high 89 points (36 goals, 53 assists) across 78 games.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Sitting Tuesday
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Aho (rest) won't be in the lineup Tuesday against Columbus, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Aho will get Carolina's regular-season finale off to rest before the start of the playoffs. He racked up 36 goals and 89 points in 78 games this season.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Puts away empty-netter
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Aho scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Aho tallied for the ninth time in the last 11 games when he deposited an empty-netter to secure the Hurricanes' lead. The 26-year-old center is up to 36 goals, matching his total from last season, and he's added 53 assists, 216 shots on net and a plus-34 rating through 78 appearances in what's been a career year. Aho continues to excel on the Hurricanes' top line.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Storming into postseason
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Aho earned an assist and a plus-4 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Blues.
Aho tied a career high in assists (53) with the latest apple, and the playoff-bound Hurricanes, winners of four straight contests, are looking very sharp with a pair of games remaining in the regular season. This has been Aho's best NHL campaign, as the prolific eighth-year forward is sporting 88 points -- including 32 power-play points and a whopping 10 game-winning goals -- through 77 contests. The Finn will be a popular target in playoff pools since he's playing so well, plus this will mark Aho's sixth straight postseason showing as the Hurricanes have been quite competitive over that span. He has 23 goals and 35 assists through 63 postseason games.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Three assists in win
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Aho recorded three assists in Sunday's 7-2 victory over the Senators.
It's the second straight three-point performance from Aho and his third in five games. The 26-year-old forward has been hot recently, tallying 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in his last 14 contests. Aho's up to 74 points (27 goals, 47 assists) through 65 games this season, eight shy of his career high set in 2018-19.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Comeback king carries team
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Aho scored two goals in the final 1:32 of the third period to force overtime in a 5-4 shootout win over Toronto. He also had an assist.
Aho has 27 goals this season in 64 games and is just three away from his fifth 30-goal campaign. He's also on track for close to 90 points, which would surpass his career high of 83 points (2018-19). His 71 points this year lead the Canes in scoring by a wide margin. Jake Guentzel sits second (55), though most of his production came as a member of the Penguins before being acquired by Carolina. Seth Jarvis is third among all skaters in Raleigh with 52.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Three points in win
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Aho tallied a goal and added two assists in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Flames.
Aho set up Jordan Martinook's opening goal in the first period before extending Carolina's lead to 2-0 later in the frame, finishing a give-and-go from Teuvo Teravainen in the slot for his 25th goal of the year. Aho would then add a third point with another assist on Andrei Svechnikov's goal in the second. The 26-year-old Aho has three goals and seven points in his last five contests. He's on pace to reach the 30-goal threshold for the fifth time in his eight-year career.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Two points against Jets
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Aho scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Winnipeg.
Both points came in the second period as the Hurricanes surged out to a 3-0 lead, but the third frame belonged to the Jets. It's only Aho's second multi-point performance in the last 15 games, but he's stayed productive with eight goals and 11 points over that stretch. Saturday's goal was the 24th of the season for the 26-year-old winger, a mark he's reached in each of his eight NHL campaigns.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Pots seventh game-winner
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Aho scored his 21st goal of the season in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Panthers.
The 26-year-old didn't wait for overtime to deliver his seventh game-winning goal of 2023-24, but he maintained his flair for the dramatic -- Aho jumped on a loose puck in the slot, spun around and went top shelf past Sergei Bobrovsky with only 19 seconds left in the third period. Aho is up to 21 goals and 60 points through 53 games this season, and Thursday's tally was the 52nd GWG of his career, putting him only five back of Hall of Famer Ron Francis for the all-time franchise lead. Francis needed 1,186 career games in a Whalers or Hurricanes sweater to accumulate his 57 winners, while Aho's racked up his in less than half that time (573 games).
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Goal, assist in win
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Aho scored a goal on three shots, dished a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Monday's 6-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Aho entered Monday on a three-game drought, one contest shy of matching his longest of the season. He avoided that by scoring in the second period, and he set up a Brent Burns tally in the third. Aho is up to 20 goals this season, six of which have been game-winners, and he's added 39 assists, 149 shots on net and a plus-10 rating through 52 appearances. He continues to center the Hurricanes' top line to great success.
