Sebastian Aho is now the Carolina Hurricanes’ second all-time leading scorer. For Jeff Skinner, who previously represented the club, the match was the 900th of his NHL career.
Sebastian Aho is currently chilling in the NHL’s longest goal streak. That’s six games.
Aho was responsible for the Carolina Hurricanes’ opening goal when they defeated the Buffalo Sabers 5–1. Passed the power play goal Teuvo Teräväinen.
Carolina, which won its seventh consecutive victory, this time was based on a strong first period, in which the visiting team scored three goals.
– It was a huge thing for us, Aho stated on the NHL’s website.
Aho scored a total of nine goals during his scoring streak. If Aho’s scoring streak continues, he can make club history.
Carolina and its predecessor, the Hartford Whalers, have only been responsible for the longest streak in club history Pierre Larouche mixed Ray Ferraro. Larouche’s streak was nine and Ferraro’s was seven.
Against Buffalo, Aho was responsible for a tough match. He rose in the scoring market in Carolina by Jeff Skinner over to second place. The goal was Aho’s 205th career.
An interesting coincidence is that Aho went past Skinner in a game where they played opposite each other. Skinner moved from Carolina to Buffalo just over four years ago. The two managed to play two seasons as teammates.
For Skinner, the Carolina game was a celebratory game, as the game was the 900th of his career. He has scored 318 goals and 592 points. He is the Hurricanes’ number one booking from the summer of 2010.
Aho still has a long way to go to become the Hurricanes’ all-time leading goal scorer. In 2006, he won the Stanley Cup Eric Staal finished a total of 322 goals in a Carolina shirt.
Aho humbled by his pipe
Known as a humble player, Aho himself doesn’t think too much about his goal streak. The second pipe is much more relevant.
– If I can score a goal and help my team win, that’s nice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s always nice to score. However, I’d rather take a winning streak than a goal streak, Aho stated.
The veteran defender who moved to Carolina this season Brent Burns is also in good shape. He became the seventh defenseman to record a streak of at least seven games at the age of 37 or older. During that streak, Burns has scored four goals and eight points.
Antti Raanta made 29 saves and Jesperi Kotkaniemi initially two goals.
In the second game, Boston, the leader of the Western Conference, ended its three-game losing streak by beating Toronto 5–2. The NHL is now on a short All Stars break.