Mark Jankowski scored for the third straight game, and Mike Reilly had two assists for the Hurricanes (4-1-1). Brandon Bussi made 24 saves.
Roman Kantserov scored his first NHL goal, and Spencer Knight made 34 saves for the Blackhawks (1-5-0), who have lost two in a row.
Jankowski gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead on a breakaway at 19:03 of the first period. Jankowski moved in on Knight after taking a pass from Jesperi Kotkaniemi at the blue line and went backhand to forehand to score.
Sebastian Aho’s short-handed goal increased Carolina’s lead to 2-0 at 2:09 of the second period. Aho skated into the offensive zone, stopped in the slot and waited for Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram to slide past before firing a wrist shot past Knight. Byram was playing without his stick, which had broken.
Blake’s first goal of the season made it 3-0 at 3:28. Blake tapped the puck into the net from in front after taking a quick feed from Logan Stankoven at the goal line.
The Blackhawks got on the board at 4:40 on Kantserov’s first NHL goal. Kantserov moved in on a breakaway and shot the puck past Bussi’s glove for the unassisted goal after he picked up the puck near the Chicago blue line.
Taylor Hall restored the Hurricanes’ three-goal lead at 6:05 when he scored on a one-timer from the slot after taking a pass from Blake at the bottom of the left face-off circle.
Martinook scored on a backhand from the slot at 5:00 of the third period to make it 5-1.
Oliver Moore scored at 14:14 when he moved in from the right circle and put the puck over Bussi's shoulder for the 5-2 final.
