Raleigh, North Carolina: Elias Lindholm scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-0 on Saturday night for their first win of the season.
Jiri Tlusty also scored for Carolina, and Cam Ward finished with 25 saves in his first shutout since March 27, 2012. The Hurricanes had been the only NHL team without a win.
Lindholm, Carolina’s top pick in the 2013 draft, collected his first two goals of the season for his second career two-goal game.
The Hurricanes played without right wing Alexander Semin, a healthy scratch. The Russian has two assists and is without a goal in eight games.
Justin Faulk had two assists for Carolina. It was Ward’s 22nd career shutout. Arizona’s Mike Smith stopped 32 shots. The Coyotes have lost three straight.
In Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves for his second consecutive shutout and Chris Kunitz scored twice as Pittsburgh blanked Buffalo for their fourth straight win.
Fleury, coming off a 3-0 victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Kings, earned his third shutout in four games and 31st of his career. He has held opponents without a goal in 10 of his past 12 periods.
Kunitz also had two goals in the win over the Kings and has seven goals on the season.
Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist and Blake Comeau also scored for Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby had three assists.
Malkin also had two assists and extended his point streak to 10 games.
Crosby has a point in 18 straight games against Buffalo, his longest active streak against any team.
