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

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho’s goal at 1:30 in overtime lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.

Aho added two assists. Seth Jarvis scored 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 and took the early lead.

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

Takeaway meals

Penguins: Pittsburgh has struggled on the road since a 9-2 victory in Montreal on December 12. The production of stars Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) and Evgeni Malkin (0 goals, 3 assists) has been lacking in those road losses.

Hurricanes: Falling behind 2-0 in the first half 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 last six games.

Key moment

The Hurricanes’ penalty kill, the second best in the NHL, stood at the end of regulation when Chatfield was sent to the box for a delay of game with 3 minutes left in the third period.

Key Statistics

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

Next

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

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