Hurricanes roll past Sharks 5-1 to start season 3-0

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Tuesday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, giving Carolina its third straight win to open the season and handing the Sharks their first regulation loss. The Hurricanes scored three times in the second period and twice in the third, outshooting San Jose 43-17 and dominating possession for much of the game.

Sean Walker opened the scoring for Carolina 1:24 into the second period on a one-timer from Sebastian Aho through traffic. San Jose answered when William Eklund tied the game at 4:38 of the period, but William Carrier restored the Hurricanes lead 5:46 later after a loose puck in front of the net. Eric Robinson extended Carolina’s advantage with 1:21 remaining in the middle frame on a lead pass from Mike Reilly. Shayne Gostisbehere added a third-period goal at 1:52 and Jackson Blake finished the scoring at 7:25 of the third.

Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi, making his first NHL start, stopped 16 shots and earned the victory. San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic faced 43 shots and made 38 saves but was charged with five goals allowed. Carolina finished the night with a 0.0 shot count for San Jose in the third period,...