Jankowski scores 2, Hurricanes shut out Flyers for 7th straight win

PHILADELPHIA -- Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to seven games with a 5-0 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

Mark Jankowski scored two goals for Carolina (41-22-4). Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall each had a goal and an assist, and Scott Morrow scored his first NHL goal.

It was Jankowski's second two-goal game in the four he's played since being acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on March 7.

"I feel like it's just coming to me right now," Jankowski said. "Playing with great players, obviously we're a great team so we're having the puck a lot right now. We're playing well as a team. Luckily it's finding me right now and I'm able to finish them."

Samuel Ersson made 26 saves for Philadelphia (28-32-8), which finished 1-6-0 on its season-long seven-game homestand.

Philadelphia had points in five straight (4-0-1) prior to the homestand.

"Obviously just not great at home the past week or two weeks," forward Noah Cates said. "Kind of almost forget kind of how we were feeling coming into it ... and now kind of this feeling after, pretty demoralizing."

Aho scored from the hash marks to give Carolina a 1-0 lead at 8:21 of the first. It was his 25th goal, the seventh time the forward has hit that mark, tying him with Ron Francis for the most 25-goal seasons in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history.

The goal was upheld after the Flyers challenged for goaltender interference.

"Any time your name is getting mentioned with a player like him, it's unreal," Aho said. "This is my ninth year. I played a lot of games until this point, and hopefully a lot more to come."

Jankowski's first goal made it 2-0 at 15:46 of the first period. Eric Robinson’s centering pass from the right side was kicked away by Ersson but went right to Jankowski below the left circle for a tap in.

Hall swept in a loose puck at the right post for a power-play goal 19 seconds into the second period to extend the lead to 3-0.

Jankowski then made it 4-0 at 13:15, holding off Rodrigo Abols as he drove through the left circle and lifting a wrist shot past Ersson.

The 30-year-old forward, who was acquired for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has scored on all four of his shots on goal with the Hurricanes. He's the first player on record (since 1997-98) to score on each of his first four shots with any team.

"It's been great from Day 1 coming into this group," Jankowski said. "Everyone's just made me feel right at home right away. ... When you're going to different teams there's nerves, there's jitters, you don't really know anyone. But then when I came into this locker room, I felt like I was here for years. Everyone just made me feel so welcome. I was able to just go out and play my game and focus on hockey right away."

Aho said he only knew Jankowski from playing against him, but he's been impressed by what he's seen.

"You know who he is, but you don't know necessarily what kind of player he is," Aho said. "But he's been really good. He looks like he's adapting to our system really well. Smart guy, learns quickly the system; looks like he's played years within our system. And on top of that he's been pretty hot in the goal-scoring department, which always helps when you come to a new place."

Morrow batted in the puck from the top of the crease for the 5-0 final at 19:28. The 22-year-old defenseman has one goal and two assists in six NHL games this season

"When we played north, and quickly, I felt ... even at 2-0, at 3-0, we had some chances," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. "We need to score one just to give us some life. We don't score, they come down and get the fourth one and then it's just an uphill climb from there."

NOTES: It's the second time this season the Hurricanes have won seven straight; they won eight in a row from Oct. 22-Nov. 7. ... Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns played his 910th consecutive game, tying him with Patrick Marleau for the fifth-longest ironman streak in NHL history. ... Carolina defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists to reach 300 in the NHL. ... Carolina forward Seth Jarvis had an assist on Aho's goal to give him five points (three goals, two assists) during a five-game point streak. ... Philadelphia had 31 blocked shots, topped by defenseman Nick Seeler with six; he's fourth in the NHL with 158 blocked shots. ... The Flyers went 0-for-17 on the power play during the homestand and scored two goals or fewer five times in the seven games.