The Carolina Hurricanes tied a franchise record with nine goals as they hammered the Chicago Blackhawks 9-2 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Saturday, in a one-sided rout that left the visitors' captain calling the defeat embarrassing.

Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals each, while Seth Jarvis, Jackson Blake, Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere and Alexander Nikishin, making his season debut, also found the net. Aho added two assists for a three-point night, and Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist as 15 different Carolina skaters recorded a point, only the second time in team history that so many players have registered a point in one game.

Carolina scored the first seven goals of the game, all at even strength, inside the opening 40 minutes, and never looked back. Svechnikov completed the scoring with 13 seconds remaining. The nine goals tied the Hurricanes' record for a single game since the franchise relocated from Hartford in 1997.

It was Carolina's second seven-goal winning margin in a week, following a 7-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets, making the Hurricanes the first NHL team since the St. Louis Blues in February 1990 to record multiple seven-goal wins within seven days. The defending Stanley Cup champions improved to 14-3-2, have won six of their past seven games and six straight at home, and goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov earned his 11th win in 12 starts after stopping 18 of the 20 shots he faced.

For Chicago, the defeat extended a miserable run. The Blackhawks fell to 4-13-1, lost their sixth game in a row and are now 0-8-1 in nine road games this season. Goaltender Spencer Knight allowed six goals on 17 shots in just over 30 minutes before being replaced by Arvid Soderblom, who conceded three more on 16 shots. Captain Connor Bedard described the performance as embarrassing after a three-game road trip in which Chicago were outscored 18-6.

Martinook scored two of Carolina's four first-period goals as the home side took control early, and the dominance was reflected across the ice. The Hurricanes outshot Chicago 32-20, and the 15 skaters who recorded a point included debutant Nikishin, who finished with a goal, an assist and two blocked shots in just over 20 minutes of ice time. Chicago's two goals came from Roman Kantserov and a late consolation, but they never threatened a comeback.

Carolina now head to Finland for the 2026 NHL Global Series, where they will face the Seattle Kraken in Helsinki on 12 and 14 November. Chicago, meanwhile, have four days off before returning to action against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, with major questions to answer after losing 14 of their 18 games this season.