Aho Scores Twice as Hurricanes Beat Kraken 4-1 in Helsinki, While MacKinnon and Makar Leave Avalanche Loss
Carolina opened the Global Series in Finland, Ottawa beat Colorado in overtime as two stars left hurt, and Montreal ended Boston's home winning streak at seven games on Thursday.
Friday, November 13, 2026/2 min read
Sebastian Aho scored twice in the opening game of the NHL Global Series in Helsinki, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 at Veikkaus Arena on Thursday. In North America the night's bigger worry was in Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche lost in overtime and then saw two of their best players leave with injuries.
Here is how the Thursday NHL slate read, with the Hurricanes and Kraken due to play again in Finland on Saturday.
How did the Hurricanes beat the Kraken in Helsinki?
Nikolaj Ehlers and Aho scored within 66 seconds of each other in the first period, Juuso Valimaki made it 3-0 in the second, and Aho added a third-period one-timer off a give-and-go with K'Andre Miller, according to the NHL.com game recap. Frederick Gaudreau scored Seattle's only goal at 13:15 of the third. Brandon Bussi made 12 saves for Carolina and Philipp Grubauer 26 for Seattle.
NHL.com adds that Aho became the fourth European player to score more than once in an NHL game in his home country, and that Taylor Hall played his 1,000th NHL game, the first player to reach that mark outside North America. Carolina is 15-3-2, and Seattle is 9-7-1 after losing three of its last four.
What happened to MacKinnon and Makar?
The Ottawa Senators beat Colorado 4-3 when Shane Pinto intercepted a pass in the Avalanche zone and scored 2:08 into overtime, completing his second goal of the game, ESPN's Associated Press recap reports. Drake Batherson had tied it with 3:56 left in regulation, and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves in his first game since 21 October.
The Avalanche lost more than the game. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar both left in the second period with what the recap calls lower-body injuries. MacKinnon was seen grabbing his right side after a check from Artem Zub, and Makar was hurt moments before. The recap carries no official update on either player, and this desk found none by the time of writing. Colorado is 11-6-3, and ESPN's Canadiens recap lists Montreal hosting the Avalanche on Saturday.
Who else won on Thursday night?
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 at TD Garden, ending Boston's seven-game home winning streak, ESPN reports. Goalie Jacob Fowler made 30 saves, Josh Anderson and Jake Evans each had a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman was pulled after four goals on 17 shots. Montreal, 12-3-4 and 9-0-3 in its last 12, moved a point ahead of Boston in the Atlantic Division, 28 to 27.
Boston hosts Minnesota on Saturday, and Colorado's trip to Montreal that day is the next test, and the first question is who will be in the lineup.
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