Oliver Moore scored in the shootout on his 21st birthday and Spencer Knight stopped five of six shots by Carolina to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Oliver Moore and Connor Bedard scored in the shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 at Lenovo Center on Thursday. Moore was stopped by Frederik Andersen on a breakaway in overtime but got the winner in the sixth round of the shootout on his 21st birthday.

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