Aho, Hurricanes recover to defeat Canucks in OT for 4th straight win
Wins it at 46 seconds for Carolina after Vancouver tied it with 2 goals in 3rd period
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VANCOUVER — Sebastian Aho scored 46 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes recovered from blowing a two-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 at Rogers Arena on Monday.
Aho took a pass from Shayne Gostisbehere alone in front of the Canucks net and deked around goalie Kevin Lankinen before tucking the puck in on his backhand.
Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves for the Hurricanes (6-2-0), who have won four games in a row and finished their season-long six-game road trip 5-1-0.
Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each had a goal and assist, J.T. Miller had two assists, and Lankinen made 28 saves for Canucks (4-1-3), who had won four straight games.
Hughes pulled Vancouver within 3-2 at 7:56 of the third period with a one-timer through traffic from the left point.
Pius Suter tied it 3-3 with 3:05 left, scoring into an open net that was vacated when Kochetkov came out of the crease for an unsuccessful diving poke check on Daniel Sprong.
William Carrier put the Hurricanes ahead 1-0 at 5:40 of the first period, finishing a 3-on-2 rush with a one-timer from the top of the right circle. It was his first goal for Carolina since signing as a free agent on July 1.
Boeser tied it 1-1 at 7:17 after Miller drove wide and around the net, leaving Kochetkov sprawled when he passed back up to Boeser from below the goal line for a one-timer from between the circles.
Vancouver appeared to take the lead when Arshdeep Bains put away a rebound at 9:15, but Carolina challenged successfully for offside.
Carolina then took a 2-1 lead when Necas scored blocker side with a wrist shot on a breakaway at 15:33.
Jack Roslovic made it 3-1 at 1:53 of the second period, finishing another 3-on-2 rush into an open net from a tight angle below the left circle off a cross-ice pass from Brent Burns.