Nikolaj Ehlers' hat trick boosts Hurricanes past Canucks

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Nikolaj Ehlers collected the hat trick on Wednesday, powering the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-4 back-and-forth victory over the last-place Vancouver Canucks.

Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho all collected one goal and one assist while Seth Jarvis registered a pair of assists for Carolina, which is on an 11-1-2 roll.

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