Hurricanes' Aho scores twice against Islanders' Aho

Unrelated players of same name battle each other on Saturday

CAR@NYI: Aho deflects the puck in off Isles' skate

By Anna Kulesa
@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

From one Aho to another.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho scored twice against New York Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho on Saturday at UBS Arena.
The Hurricanes forward deflected a pass from Teuvo Teravainen off the skate of the Islanders defenseman and into the back of the net to give Carolina a 3-2 lead in the second period.
The battle of the Ahos did not stop there for the night.
In the third period, the Hurricanes' Aho intercepted a pass from the Islanders' Aho in New York's zone and fired a wrist shot past Ilya Sorokin for his second goal of the game.

CAR@NYI: Aho zips a shot past Sorokin

This isn't the first time the two players with the same name have made news together. Back in March,
they both scored goals one minute apart.

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