PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night.

Jackson Blake, a 21-year-old rookie, tied the game at 1-1 with 6:36 left in the first period with his second NHL goal and the first of four consecutive goals for Carolina. Necas and Shayne Gostisbehere scored on the power play in the second period and Jack Roslovic extended the lead to three goals in the third period.

Frederik Andersen made 26 saves for the Hurricanes. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two assists.

Drew O'Connor scored his third goal in six games for the Penguins to give them a short-lived lead at 12:20 of the first. Joel Blomqvist had 34 saves.

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Hurricanes: The defense was stifling and left little room when the Penguins managed to gain possession. Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin didn't have a shot on goal.

Penguins: Blomqvist allowed more than three goals for the first time. The 22-year-old rookie played for the fourth time in six games with three starts. Tristan Jarry, the starter, has struggled with a 5.47 goals-against average and .836 save percentage in three starts.

KEY MOMENT

Carolina took advantage of a four-minute power play after Andrei Svechnikov blocked a high stick from Michael Bunting with 3:56 left in the second period. With the score at 2-1, Gostisbehere shot a one-timer from the point to take the two-goal lead for the second game in a row.

KEY STATUS

Carolina had a 24-10 shot advantage through two periods. They have not allowed more than 27 shots on goal in three games this season. The Penguins had 43 shots against the Sabers on Wednesday.

NEXT

The Hurricanes play in the second half of a back-to-back game in St. Louis on Saturday. The Penguins play in Winnipeg on Sunday, beginning a four-game road trip in western Canada.

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