Aho, Hurricanes recover to defeat Canucks in OT for 4th straight win

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.