Aho, Hall score in 2nd period as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 4-1 for 10th win in 12 games

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night.

Jackson Blake had a goal and two assists, Andrei Svechnikov also scored, and Seth Jarvis had two assists for Carolina in its 10th win in 12 games. Frederik Andersen stopped 14 shots.

Josh Anderson scored for Montreal, which has lost five straight (0-3-2). Sam Montembeault had 21 saves.

Hall put the Hurricanes ahead 2-1 with a power-play goal with 6:14 left in the second. It was Hall's 17th of the season, and fifth in the last three games.

Aho made it a two-goal lead from the right circle with 4:50 to go in the middle period for his 27th.

Svechnikov, back in the lineup after missing seven games with an upper body injury, added an empty-netter with 1 minute remaining.

Anderson gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead just 23 seconds into the game on their first shot with a one-timer from between the circles.

Blake was credited with the tying goal 18 seconds later as his deflection of Jaccob Slavin's point shot deflected off the skates of two Canadiens players and in through Montembeault's skates.

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle returned for Montreal after a 21-game absence due to a quadriceps injury that required surgery.

Canadiens: Montreal fell into a tie with Columbus and the New York Rangers for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference after the Blue Jackets beat Vancouver 7-6 in shootout..

Hurricanes: Carolina has firm control of second place in the Metropolitan Division and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Less than 2 1/2 minutes after Hall gave the Hurricanes the lead, Jarvis skated up the left side and saucered a cross-ice pass over the stick of sliding Canadiens defenseman Alexandre Carrier to Aho, who redirected it up over the Montembeault's glove to make it 3-1.

The Canadiens had just seven shots on goal through the first 40 minutes — four in the first period and three in the second.

Canadiens play at Florida on Sunday to open a home-and-home set, and Hurricanes host the New York Islanders.

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Carolina Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) chases the loose puck against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) lines up to shoot the puck at Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) watches the puck against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) center, celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with teammates Christian Dvorak (28) and Mike Matheson (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho, front left, shoots the puck past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) for a goal with teammate Seth Jarvis (24) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) controls the puck in front of Montreal Canadiens' Jayden Struble (47) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

HEIDELBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 1, 2025--

SATO Europe GmbH announces the official launch of AEP Cloud, a powerful, cloud-based aPaaS 1 solution designed to revolutionize labelling and identification processes within SATO’s strategic positioning as a provider of "Perfect and Unique Tagging.” With a robust set of features tailored for seamless implementation, AEP Cloud helps businesses simplify complex workflows, boost operational accuracy and achieve new levels of efficiency.

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Perfect and unique tagging is a key driver of the SATO Group’s 2024-2028 medium term management plan. By uniquely identifying items, SATO seeks to further automate identification processes for inventory tracking without manual scans and reads.

In today's fast-paced, data-driven world, businesses face increasing challenges managing intricate labelling processes while navigating regulatory complexity and addressing new compliance standards such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP). AEP Cloud addresses these needs directly, providing an innovative, no-code solution that can be swiftly implemented without extensive technical resources or disruptions to current IT infrastructure.

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About SATO Europe
SATO Europe is a global leader providing innovative auto-ID and labelling solutions, driving operational efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability. With decades of experience, SATO Europe helps businesses across various industries streamline processes, ensure compliance, and enhance overall performance.

About SATO
SATO (TOKYO:6287) designs and manufactures hardware, labels and tags and develops software to integrate with third party offerings as automatic identification solutions. These solutions streamline workflows, enabling data capture and visualization for a connected world of productivity, safety, reassurance and sustainability. By giving things a digital identity, SATO helps businesses in retail, manufacturing, food, health care and transport & logistics run smoothly. Founded in 1940, SATO has a presence in 26 countries with a workforce of over 5,700. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, it reported revenues of 143,446 million yen ($992 million*)

More information about SATO can be found at www.sato-global.com.

*Based on an average exchange rate of 1 USD = 144.58 JPY

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