RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Jaccob Slavin’s first assist of the season on William Carrier’s goal lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their fourth straight game. Carrier deflected in a shot by Slavin with 6:10 left in the third period. Jordan Staal assisted on the final two goals.<\/p>\n
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Berkly Catton and Matty Beniers scored for the Kraken and Joey Daccord stopped 31 shots. Seattle lost in regulation for the first time in 11 games (8-1-2).<\/p>\n
Slavin missed the previous 10 games with an upper-body injury he suffered in a 4-3 shootout loss at Florida<\/a> on Dec. 19. He missed 29 games<\/a> earlier in the season with a lower-body injury. It was only the sixth time Carolina had their top defenseman in the lineup and they improved to 5-0-1 in those games. The assist was Slavin’s 300th career point.<\/p>\n Brandon Bussi made 10 saves for his 16th win in 19 starts this season. The rookie goalie inadvertently helped Catton give Seattle a 2-1 lead at 5:56 in the third period. Ryan Winterton stole Bussi’s failed clearing attempt and found Catton alone in the slot for the goal.<\/p>\n Bussi wasn’t overly busy on the night since Seattle had a season-low 12 shots on goal and only eight through the first two periods.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Martinook tied the game at 10:37 in the third period on a feed from behind the net from Staal.<\/p>\n Stankoven gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 3:23 in the first period. He has scored a goal in four straight games.<\/p>\n Beniers tied it for Seattle at 14:13 in the first. He made a pretty move around Slavin at the blueline and then beat Bussi to his stick side.<\/p>\n Up Next<\/p>\n Kraken: At the New York Rangers on Monday night.<\/p>\n Hurricanes: At Detroit on Monday night.<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n