- Sebastian Aho scored his 11th career Stanley Cup Playoff power play goal in Game 4 against Montreal
- The goal passed Eric Staal (10) for the most in Hurricanes/Whalers franchise history, per NHL Public Relations
- Read below for video of the one-timer and how it kicked off a 3-0 Carolina first period
Sebastian Aho just rewrote the Carolina Hurricanes record book again.
The captain ripped a one-timer from Nikolaj Ehlers at 14:58 of the first period in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens, opening the scoring on a power play and passing Eric Staal for the most career playoff power play goals in franchise history.
It was Aho’s 11th career playoff power play goal across the Hurricanes and Hartford Whalers era, per NHL Public Relations. Staal had held the franchise mark at 10.
Vintage Canes power play set up the chance. Taylor Hall took a cross-check and Zachary Bolduc went off for hooking with 30 seconds left in the Hall penalty. Aho slipped down past the right faceoff circle, took the cross-ice feed from Ehlers, and beat Jakub Dobes clean.
Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven each scored before the intermission, turning the first period into a rout and putting Carolina up 3-0 at the break.
Aho hasn’t put up monster point totals this spring. He’s been on the top line, he’s been physical, and he keeps showing up in big spots. The screen on Andrei Svechnikov’s overtime winner in Game 3 was the most recent example.
Forty-seven years of franchise hockey are baked into the mark he just broke, from Hartford’s NHL arrival in 1979 through every Carolina Cup run since the 1997 relocation. Aho keeps quietly taking another decade-old line off Staal’s resume.
He already owned the career shorthanded goal record after passing Staal there in October 2023. The playoff power play mark is the latest one to fall.
