SAN JOSE – The Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho scored scored the game0winner in a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Thursday night. 
The win was the eighth straight for the Hurricanes.
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves in the win.
“I thought it was a solid game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We were pretty solid and [had a] good third period. Made a couple of plays, put the puck in the net.”
The Sharks took a 1-0 lead with seven minutes left in the first period.
“I didn’t mind our game,” San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “I think the three goals [against] were preventable, that was the frustrating part.”
William Eklund hit for the Sharks’ lone strike on a penalty kill.
“I had no clue when it went in,” Eklund said. “Strangest goal I’ve ever scored, but yeah, those count.”
The Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis tied the game, 1-1, midway through the second period.
Aho scored early in the thud, and Sean Walker extended the lead to 3-1 late in the frame.
“Hall (Taylor Hall) made a great play. He’s a high-end player,” Walker said. “We preach all the time getting pucks to the net. That’s all I’m really trying to do.”
Georgi Romanov made 26 saves in the loss, it was his first NHL start.
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