Recap: Canes Win Overtime Battle In Tampa

TAMPA, FL -Brady Skjei thought he won the game for the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but ultimately it was Martin Necas scoring the game-winning goal in overtime in the team's 2-1 victory.

How The Game Got There
The most important aspect of the evening's contest in terms of avoiding having the same outcome as Saturday was the start. In the team's defeat in Sunrise they allowed four first period goals, three of which came on the power play.
With plenty of room for improvement, the Canes were certainly better in that department.
Holding Tampa to just three shots in the opening 20 minutes, the difference in terms of that statistic was night and day. The team did afford a lethal Lightning power play with two chances in the frame, both of which were killed off, largely due to the team's revitalized pressure when down a man.
While the defensive effort was there in the start, as the game progressed the inability to beat Bolts netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy once again became a story for the club. Despite

by Jesper Fast in the second period, the team was largely held away from any high danger chances throughout the course of the first two periods.
In that second the home side took the lead, courtesy of a Mathieu Joseph effort that set up Steven Stamkos.
Entering the third trailing by the tally, as the game got later and later the frustration of not being able to beat the 2019 Vezina Trophy Winner began to mount. However, with the aforementioned Stamkos in the box, Teuvo Teravainen cashed in for the Canes at the midway point of the period. Good puck movement, a catalyst to the team's man advantage all night, led to career goal number 99 for the team's Finnish winger.

Continuing momentum with time winding down in regulation, both Steven Lorentz and Andrei Svechnikov had strong chances to give the Canes the lead, but to no avail.
With overtime necessary, it took all of just 1:39 for Brady Skjei to win it for the Canes. Or so they thought.
An end-to-end rush by the team's defenseman concluded with him firing a wrist shot above the shoulder of the Lightning goaltender, sending the road side to jubilation. However, after the gathering on the ice, a call came from the league's office to the officiating crew, prompting a review. After a quick glance it was determined that Vincent Trocheck was indeed in the zone ahead of Skjei, deeming the play offside.
However, one additional push was all that was needed from the team, as then it was Martin Necas' turn to provide a solo effort that would close out the contest - this time for real.
Also getting the puck in his own end, Necas carried the play into the attacking zone before slamming on the breaks in front of Victor Hedman, allowing him just enough space to get a shot off, one that beat Vasilevskiy to give the game it's 2-1 final.

They Said It:
Brady Skjeion the team getting a win in this fashion after Saturday's letdown in Florida:
"It's huge. We knew we needed a bounce back game and it was just a great team effort. All lines and special teams were good. To get the two points against a very good team, the defending Cup champions, is huge."
Martin Necason how the team was feeling after being stymied by Vasilevskiy through 49+ minutes of play:
"After the second period Rod Brind'Amour] came into the room and just said 'keep playing our game'. He wanted us to keep battling for the pucks and said it didn't have to happen on the first shift [of the third], it could happen in the last one and we did it in overtime. It was a great win for us."
***Rod Brind'Amour***on what he said to the team after being down 1-0 entering the third and if he was pleased with the response he got out of it:
"Well, pretty obvious on if I was pleased with the response. I thought we had a really good third period. We stuck with it. The message doesn't change. If we're not playing well, there's a different message, but if you're playing well and they're doing what you ask, you're not going to change anything. More than anything it was to double down. We wanted to keep it simple and we knew eventually something would go our way - and it did."
**Additional Notes:**
**What's Next?** **:**
The team now returns to Raleigh and will have an off day Wednesday. Thursday is a scheduled practice day before the crew welcomes Philadelphia and St. Louis for a back-to-back at PNC Arena Friday and Saturday.
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