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RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0. Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight at home. Tokarski stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout and improved to 4-1-0 since signing with Carolina last month. Staal, the Hurricanes' captain, has been on a scoring spree with five goals in the past three games. He had a hat trick in Thursday's win over Toronto. The 36-year-old center scored three goals in the first 40 games of the season. Thatcher Demko made 18 saves for the Canucks, who have lost four straight and been shut out twice in that span.
