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Sebastian Aho's overtime goal lifts Hurricanes to 4-3 win over the Penguins

Sebastian Aho wins it in OT for Hurricanes

Aho added two assists. Seth Jarvis had two goals and Jalen Chatfield also scored for the Hurricanes, who improved to 3-0 against Pittsburgh this season. Dustin Tokarski had 16 saves for the Hurricanes.

Kevin Hayes, Michael Bunting and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 shots for Pittsburgh.

The Penguins built a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game. Hayes and Bunting beat Tokarski for the early advantage.

Aho set up Jarvis’ first goal and then fed Chatfield to tie the game at 2-2 with 7:15 left in the second period. Jarvis made it 3-2 with an assist from Andrei Svechnikov with 3:42 left in the second.

Takeaways Penguins: Pittsburgh has struggled on the road since a 9-2 win at Montreal on Dec. 12. Production from stars Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) and Evgeni Malkin (0 goals, 3 assists) has been scarce in those road losses.

Hurricanes: Falling behind 2-0 in the first period felt like a continuation of Saturday's 4-0 home loss to Minnesota. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour is looking for more consistency. The Hurricanes have alternated losses and wins in their past six games.

Key moment The Hurricanes penalty kill, second-best in the NHL, held up late in regulation when Chatfield was sent to the box for a delay of game with 3 minutes left in the third period.

Key stat Aho’s overtime goal was his 600th career point in his ninth season with Carolina. Jarvis’ second period assist was the 100th of his career.

Up Next The Penguins host Columbus on Tuesday while the Hurricanes travel to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:47 Kevin Hayes Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (8)
Goal 1st Period 5:08 Michael Bunting Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (24), Bryan Rust (14)
Goal 2nd Period 4:15 Seth Jarvis Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (29)
Goal 2nd Period 12:45 Jalen Chatfield Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (30), Seth Jarvis (18)
Goal 2nd Period 16:18 Seth Jarvis Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (16), Jordan Staal (12)
Goal 3rd Period 1:51 Erik Karlsson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (20), Rickard Rakell (15)
Goal 4th Period 1:30 Sebastian Aho Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (14), Martin Necas (32)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 11
22 Hits 17
11 Takeaways 7
19 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 37
43.9 Faceoff Win Percent 56.1
7 Giveaways 6
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,891 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 26 10 56 4
New Jersey 25 15 53 3
Carolina 24 15 50 2
Columbus 18 17 42 6
Pittsburgh 17 17 42 8
Philadelphia 17 19 39 5
NY Rangers 18 20 38 2
NY Islanders 15 18 37 7
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