Gadas scores in overtime, Lightning rally to beat the Hurricanes 3-2

TAMPA, Fla. - Radko Gudas scored 2:16 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

Gudas beat Justin Peters, who kept the Hurricanes in the game with a number of great saves, from the right circle during a 3-on-1.

Victor Hedman and Martin St. Louis also scored for the Lightning. Valtteri Filppula had two assists.

Peters finished with 47 saves. Jiri Tlusty had a pair of goals.

St. Louis re-directed Hedman's shot during a power play 7:56 into the third pulled that the Lightning even at 2-2.

The Hurricanes went up 2-1 on Tlusty's short-handed breakaway goal at 10:11 of the second. Carolina has seven short-handed goals this season, all coming on the road.

Tlusty put Carolina up 1-0 when he beat Ben Bishop with a wrist shot on the Hurricanes' first shot at 4:35 of the first. Bishop had shutout Carolina in both of his previous games against the Hurricanes, making 76 saves over the stretch.

Peters, who entered winless in three games with a 4.00 goals-against-average against Tampa Bay, made 15 saves before allowing Hedman's goal that tied it at 1 with 3:48 left in the first.

The Lightning outshot Carolina 19-8 during the first.

Peters stopped all 13 shots he faced in the second, including a post-to-post glove save on Filppula's shot during a power play late in the period. He turned aside 16 of 17 shots during the third.

Tampa Bay defenceman Eric Brewer left in the second with an upper-body injury.

NOTES: Injured Lightning star Steven Stamkos briefly skated Saturday. The centre, who broke his right leg on Nov. 11, resumed limited on-ice workouts about 10 days ago and skated for over 30 minutes Thursday. Stamkos has said he hopes to return in February. ... Hurricanes RW Radek Dvorak played in his 1,230th NHL game, which is two away from tying Dino Ciccarelli for 84th all-time. ... Tampa Bay LW Ryan Malone (broken ankle) had an extensive on-ice conditioning session and could return by early next month. ... Lightning C Tom Pyatt played after missing 32 games due to a broken collarbone. ... Carolina D Mike Komisarek was scratched for the second straight game after being activated from injured reserve.