Sebastian Aho put on a show in his home country Thursday. The Finnish star scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 in Helsinki to open the NHL Global Series.

Taylor Hall also made history. The 34-year-old winger became the first player to skate his 1,000th NHL game overseas.

Two quick goals

Carolina jumped ahead with two goals 66 seconds apart in the first period. Nikolaj Ehlers scored first on a wrist shot from the blue line. Seattle challenged for goaltender interference and lost, which put the Kraken on the penalty kill.

Aho scored on the power play moments later. Fellow Finn Juuso Välimäki made it 3-0 in the second period. Aho added his second goal in the third with a one-timer that sent the crowd at Veikkaus Arena into a frenzy.

Frederick Gaudreau scored Seattle's only goal. Brandon Bussi stopped 12 shots for Carolina and Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken.

Milestones for Aho and Hall

Aho now has three goals and seven points in his last three games. His 321st career goal tied Olli Jokinen for fourth place among Finnish players in NHL history.

Hall is in his 17th NHL season. He has 305 goals and 488 assists for 793 points in his career.

A global stage

The Kraken were the designated home team for their first regular-season game outside North America. It was the 12th regular-season NHL game played in Finland and the eighth in Helsinki.

The reigning Stanley Cup champions improved to 15-3-2 and have won seven of their last eight. Seattle fell to 9-7-1.

The teams play again in Helsinki on Saturday at noon Central.