Aho, Trocheck help Hurricanes defeat Golden Knights

LAS VEGAS -- Sebastian Aho and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

"Great game for us. It's probably how it should look considering they're missing a lot of players," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I thought we just stuck to our game the whole way."
Tony DeAngelo and Seth Jarvis scored, and Martin Necas and Teuvo Teravainen each had two assists for the Hurricanes (12-2-0) in the first of a season-long six-game road trip. Antti Raanta made 21 saves after missing three games with a concussion.
"Obviously it was only for a week that I was out, but all the practice and all that kind of stuff I've been working on, I just started to feel good," Raanta said. "Even though they scored a couple in the second, I felt like I was dialed in and ready to play."
Brett Howden and Shea Theodore scored for the Golden Knights (9-7-0), who had their three-game winning streak end. Robin Lehner made 38 saves in his first loss since Nov. 2 at the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"I don't think anybody's going to feel sorry for the Vegas Golden Knights in this league," Golden Knights captain Mark Stone said. "The success we've had in four years, nobody's feeling sorry for us, so we've got to find ways to generate points, generate wins."
DeAngelo scored his first goal in seven games at 11:07 of the first period to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead. He received a cross-ice pass from Necas and shot from the right face-off circle.

Aho made it 2-0 on the power play at 19:03, scoring on a rebound on Teravainen's point shot.
"If you can keep the home team off the scoreboard in the first it's always good," Raanta said. "When they get a couple goals, the building gets loud and the home team gets the edge. It's always fun to come here, the show and everything."
Howden cut the lead to 2-1 at 2:53 of the second period. He beat Carolina defenseman Brendan Smith to the puck and went backhand to forehand over Raanta's right shoulder.

Theodore tied it 2-2 at 4:12. The defenseman received a pass from Stone and was stopped on his first two attempts before tucking it in with the backhand on the third.
Carolina outshot Vegas 34-16 through two periods. Lehner stopped all 19 shots in the second period.
"Robin gave us a chance to be in that game. I thought he was our best player again tonight," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said. "They're a team that slings a lot of pucks to the net from the point, from bad angles, and I think in my time here we've taken a lot of pride in denying those pucks to the net with shot blocks or good sticks and we weren't good in that area tonight."
Jarvis gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead at 1:11 of the third off a rebound from Ethan Bear's shot from the right circle.
Trocheck scored off a rebound below the goal line at 13:41 for the 4-2 final.
"Especially in the first and third, I think we really played our game," Jarvis said. "I think in the second we stuck to our game but got away from it a little bit. I think we could've easily had over 50 shots. That's a testament for how we want to play; just put some pucks on the net, especially on face-offs, create a little chaos, and good things happen when you go to the net."
NOTES: Theodore left at 11:45 of the third period after falling awkwardly into the boards. There was no update. He has scored eight points (one goal, seven assists) in the past seven games. … Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter returned after missing six games with a lower-body injury. He had one shot and one hit in 14:53. … Aho has scored seven points (four goals, three assists) in six career games against the Golden Knights. … Trocheck, in seven games against Vegas, has nine points (two goals, seven assists). … Carolina forward Andrei Svechnikov has seven assists in his past six games. … Forward Jonathan Marchessault, who leads Vegas with nine goals, was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. … Stone scored his 140th point with the Golden Knights (47 goals, 93 assists) in his 142nd game, surpassing Alex Tuch for sixth place in their history. … Defenseman Ben Hutton had an assist for his first point with the Golden Knights after signing a one-year contract Oct. 28.