Carolina forward Sebastian Aho admitted to feeling nervous before the game as his team secured a 15-3-2 record to maintain the league’s top spot following three consecutive wins and seven victories in their last eight games.
- Cutter Gauthier’s historic scoring tear makes him a primary catalyst for Anaheim’s offensive line stacks.
“Actually, I was a little nervous before the match,” Aho admitted. “Obviously, you expect to win that match, of course.”
The series marks Seattle’s first regular-season games played outside of North America. The European showcase concludes with a Saturday rematch at the Veikkaus Arena, bringing the NHL Global Series in Helsinki to a close.
Meanwhile, Anaheim winger Cutter Gauthier dominated the weekly headlines after earning the league’s First Star honors for the week ending November 8, recording eight goals and two assists across four games. On November 5, Gauthier secured his third hat-trick in five contests during a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh, following previous three-goal performances against Ottawa and Vancouver on November 1 and November 3.
That third hat-trick made him just the seventh player in the modern era to notch three hat-tricks in a five-game span, matching a feat last accomplished by Alexander Mogilny during the 1992-93 season. Gauthier also tied the league record for three hat-tricks inside a single calendar month.
He extended his scoring streak to seven games on Wednesday, accumulating 14 goals over that stretch to become the first player to reach that figure in seven outings since Mario Lemieux and Mogilny in 1992-93. Entering Thursday with 16 total goals, Gauthier is currently tied for third place in the NHL goal-scoring race.
“I’m just shooting the puck and they’re going in, so I’m going to keep shooting,” Gauthier said.
| Player / Team | State / Record | Historical Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Cutter Gauthier | 3 hat-tricks in 5 games | Alexander Mogilny (1992-93) |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 15-3-2 record | League-leading pace |
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