Flames 5, Hurricanes 0: Sean Monahan scored his first two goals of the season and Jonas Hiller posted his 22nd career shutout as Calgary cruised to its first home win.

Defenseman Dennis Wideman, Matt Stajan and Lance Bouma also tallied while Jiri Hudler, Joe Colborne, Paul Byron and blue-liner Kris Russell each notched two assists for the Flames, who are 1-0-1 on their five-game homestand and 1-1-1 overall at Scotiabank Saddledome. Hiller had a light workload as he needed to make only 16 saves en route to his first blanking with Calgary.

Cam Ward turned aside 19 shots for the Hurricanes (0-4-2), who are off to the worst start in franchise history. Jeff Skinner registered a team-high four shots on goal as Carolina fell to 0-2-1 on its five-game road trip, scoring a total of two goals in the process.

Wideman opened the scoring with 1:42 remaining in the first period, allowing Russell's cross-ice pass from the left point to glide by him and carom off the right-wing boards before one-timing the puck past Ward. Stajan doubled the lead 32 seconds into the middle session by converting Byron's cross-slot pass from the left faceoff circle during a 2-on-1 rush and Monahan tapped in a feed from Hudler less than four minutes later to make it 3-0.

Monahan struck again 3:23 into the third, tucking the puck around Ward from the doorstep. Bouma put the game out of reach 1:52 later by beating Ward from the left side following a cross-ice pass from Josh Jooris, who notched his first NHL assist.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Flames improved to 26-5-2 at home against the Hurricanes franchise since moving from Atlanta to Calgary and 41-17-7 with one tie overall in the all-time series. ... Hudler's assist on Monahan's first goal was the 300th point of his career. ... Monahan's two-goal effort was the second of his brief career.