WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Carolina Hurricanes’ four-game road trip had a disappointing start.
The Canes were beaten 2-1 by the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday as Nikolaj Ehlers scored his team-leading fifth goal and goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots.
Forward Jeff Skinner, playing his 500th career game for the Hurricanes, scored a power-play goal for Carolina (1-1-1), which suffered its first regulation loss of the season.
“They were better than us for the most part,” Canes coach Bill Peters said. “We didn’t make enough plays. We didn’t get the puck to the net, we didn’t get enough bodies to the net.