RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 4:29 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist, and Taylor Hall also scored for the Hurricanes, who have now won six of their last eight games. Shayne Gostisbehere contributed three assists, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to help Carolina improve to 4-0 in overtime games this season.
For Vancouver, Conor Garland, Max Pacioretty, and Elias Pettersson each found the back of the net, but the Canucks have now dropped three consecutive games. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 34 shots in the loss.
Taylor Hall tied the game 3-3 at 6:26 of the third period after Gostisbehere pulled Lankinen out of the crease and then fed Hall for an easy finish.
Earlier, Garland gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead with a power-play goal at 3:13 of the second period, completing a crossing pass from Brock Boeser.
The Canucks struck twice in the first period on just four shots, with the Hurricanes playing a part in both goals. Max Pacioretty skated in alone and beat Kochetkov at 2:45 after Gostisbehere and Mackenzie MacEachern collided at the Carolina blue line.
Pettersson capitalized on a turnover by Sean Walker to score a short-handed goal at 9:14, tying the game at 2-2.
In between those Vancouver goals, Svechnikov scored twice in a 54-second span to give Carolina a 2-1 lead. He first tied the game at 1-1 at 4:20, then put the Hurricanes ahead with a power-play goal at 5:14.
Svechnikov was also involved in an unfortunate incident early in the game, where he inadvertently caught teammate Seth Jarvis, Carolina’s leading scorer, in the face with his stick during a scrum behind the Vancouver goal. Jarvis fell to the ice in pain and was helped off holding a towel to his face. He did not return to the game.
**Up Next**
Canucks: Visit Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Hurricanes: Host Edmonton on Saturday.
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