Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Lights the lamp Thursday
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Aho scored a goal and added three shots on net in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Wild.
Aho's tally arrived with less than three minutes in regulation to help the Hurricanes avoid a shutout. Thursday's game raised the Finnish forward's season totals to 18 goals, 52 points, and 143 shots on net across 54 appearances this season. Aho's tally in the third period was his first point since missing Carolina's contest Jan. 30 with an illness. Centering the top line alongside Mikko Rantanen and Seth Jarvis, the 27-year-old is in a good place to continue producing points once the new line combination develops more chemistry. Aho is off the pace to best his career-high of 89 points from a year ago but should challenge for 70-80 points this season.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Ready to return
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Aho (illness) is good to play Saturday versus the Kings, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Aho missed Thursday's 3-2 win over Chicago due to the illness. He has 17 goals and 51 points in 51 appearances in 2024-25. Aho is projected to serve on the top line alongside Mikko Rantanen and Jackson Blake.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Game-time decision Saturday
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Aho (illness) will be a game-time decision versus LA on Saturday.
Aho participated in Saturday's morning skate, and his availability will be determined during the pregame warmups. Before missing Thursday's 3-2 win over Chicago, the 27-year-old center had three goals and two assists during a three-game point streak. Aho has 17 goals and 51 points in 51 appearances this season.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Out Thursday
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Aho (illness) is expected to miss Thursday's tilt against Chicago, per Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.
Aho has found the back of the net in each of his past three outings and four of his last five, so the timing of his absence is particularly unfortunate. He has 17 goals and 51 points in 51 appearances this season. Ryan Suzuki will make his NHL debut.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Status in question Thursday
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Aho is questionable for Thursday's matchup with Chicago after missing the game-day skate due to an illness, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.
Aho's potential absence would likely require a call-up from AHL Chicago unless Jack Roslovic (illness) is healthy enough to suit up. The 27-year-old Aho is currently riding a three-game goal streak during which he has generated three goals, two helpers and 10 shots. If the center does miss out, Jesperi Kotkaniemi could be elevated to a first-line role.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Scores again Saturday
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Aho scored a goal and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Aho gave the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead in the first period. The center has three goals and three assists over his last four contests. While new teammate and fellow Finn Mikko Rantanen didn't get involved in the offense Saturday, Aho's fantasy managers should be happy to see him skating alongside a top-10 scorer in the league for the rest of the season. Aho already has a strong 50 points in 50 games (16 goals, 34 assists), and he's added 135 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-4 rating. The goal-scoring has been lacking a bit for Aho this year, but Rantanen can provide just as well as he finishes, so that bodes well for Aho getting a few more pucks to go in.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Five points in last three games
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Aho had a goal and two assists in Thursday's 7-4 win over Carolina.
Aho has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last three games (10 shots) and 49, including 34 assists, in as many games. Seventeen of those points have come with the man advantage. Aho sits second in team scoring behind Martin Necas, who has 55 points (16 goals, 39 assists).
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Nets game-winning goal
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Aho delivered a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Aho found the back of the net for the first time since Jan. 5 and did it when it mattered the most for the Hurricanes. The 27-year-old playmaker potted the game-winning goal just 59 seconds into overtime to give Carolina the victory with his 14th goal of the campaign. Even though Aho has notched just two goals and six total points since the beginning of January, he remains productive and has 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) in 47 appearances this season.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Earns helper in overtime loss
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Aho logged an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.
Aho snapped a three-game slump with the helper. That's his longest dry spell of the season. He has just two multi-game stretches without a point this season, and they've both come over seven contests in January. The 27-year-old center is far too talented to stay quiet for long -- he's at a point-per-game pace with 13 goals, 31 helpers, 116 shots on net, 41 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 44 appearances in 2024-25.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Collects three points Sunday
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Aho scored the game-winning goal and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins.
Aho got on the scoresheet for the first time over three games in January. He had five goals and 10 assists over 13 outings in December, and he rarely goes through extended slumps. The 27-year-old center is up to 13 goals, 43 points, 107 shots on net, 39 hits, 26 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 40 appearances this season in his usual top-line role. He's on pace to reach the 80-point mark for the second year in a row and the fourth time in his career.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Two helpers in Tuesday's loss
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Aho recorded two assists, one on the power play, and added a team-high six shots on net in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.
The 27-year-old center helped set up tallies by Ty Smith in the first period and Jack Roslovic in the second, but Aho came up short on the final attempt of the shootout to end the game. He takes significant momentum into the new year, having gotten onto the scoresheet in 11 of 13 games in December while piling up five goals and 15 points, including five helpers with the man advantage.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Pair of points in Saturday's win
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Aho produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Aho had a five-game point streak snapped in the first half of the home-and-home set with New Jersey on Friday, but he rebounded with his ninth multi-point effort of the campaign Saturday. The Finnish center has been held off the scoresheet on just two occasions through 12 games in December. Aho has accumulated 12 goals and 26 helpers through 36 appearances.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Point streak reaches five games
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Aho scored a goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Aho found the back of the net in the third period to shrink Nashville's lead to two goals, but the Hurricanes couldn't complete what would've been an impressive comeback. Aho has been extremely productive of late, as he's riding a five-game point streak and has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last 10 games, a span in which he's racked up 11 points (four goals, seven assists).
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: On four-game point streak
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Aho scored an empty-net goal, fired two shots on net and blocked two shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Aho has three goals and two assists during his four-game point streak, which is one game shy of matching his longest heater of the year. The center is up to 10 goals, 35 points, 86 shots on net, 25 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 33 outings. Aho continues to take care of business in all situations as the Hurricanes' top overall forward. Of his 35 points, 14 have come on the power play and another two shorthanded.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Two points against Isles
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Aho scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Islanders.
After feeding Andrei Svechnikov for what proved to be the game-winner early in the first period, Aho capped the scoring on the night late in the second frame by finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with Eric Robinson. Aho has gotten onto the scoresheet in 10 of the last 12 games, racking up four goals and 16 points over that stretch with half his production -- one tally and seven helpers -- coming on the power play.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Opens scoring with shortie
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Aho scored a shorthanded goal on four shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Aho tallied at 8:28 of the first period to open the scoring while Jesperi Kotkaniemi was serving a double-minor for high-sticking. The goal was Aho's first since Nov. 25 versus the Stars, but he had seven assists over eight contests between tallies. The 27-year-old center is up to eight goals, 31 points (13 on the power play, two shorthanded), 80 shots on net, 24 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 30 outings this season.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Dishes two assists in win
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Aho notched two assists and three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche.
Aho set up a power-play tally by Seth Jarvis in the second period as well as Andrei Svechnikov's empty-netter in the third. While he hasn't scored in five games, Aho has five assists (four on the power play) in that span to keep his offense humming. The star center is up to 28 points (12 on the power play), 68 shots on net, 24 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 26 outings this season, and he's not even near his best in the goal-scoring department.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Earns power-play helper
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Aho notched a power-play assist, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.
Aho had a four-game point streak snapped Saturday in Florida, but he continues to avoid multi-game slumps. He's gotten on the scoresheet in 18 of 25 contests this season, totaling seven goals, 19 helpers, 11 power-play points, 65 shots on net, 24 hits and 22 PIM. Aho is the keystone of the Hurricanes' offense as the first-line center and one of the team's most productive players.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Two points in win over Philly
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Aho scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
The 27-year-old center broke a 1-1 tie just 63 seconds into the third period by stealing the puck along the boards in the Philly end, cutting to the slot and firing a quick shot that trickled past Ivan Fedotov. Aho's knack for timely tallies is intact -- he has five goals on the season through 18 games, and three of them have been game-winners, continuing a trend that has seen him collect 28 game-winning goals among 109 total goals over the prior three seasons.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Manages assist in loss
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Aho notched an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Avalanche.
Aho's now gone five games without a goal, though he's offset that by adding five assists and 13 shots on net. The 27-year-old is up to three goals, 10 helpers, 40 shots on net, 10 hits and a minus-1 rating over 13 contests this season. Aho is shooting just 7.5 percent in 2024-25, and since he hasn't been under 16 percent in any of the last five years, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic he'll break through eventually.