Recap: Canucks Come From Behind, Take Shootout Victory From Canes

RALEIGH, NC. -The Carolina Hurricanes were left with just one point Sunday, as the visiting Vancouver Canucks took a 4-3 shootout victory.

The Story

Fewer than 20 hours after the conclusion of their
2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins
, the Canes opted to go with Pyotr Kochetkov in net for today's affair.
While the rookie entered having dropped three consecutive games in regulation for the first time, it took just 2:25 for him to be able to defend the home net with goal support.
All-Star Andrei Svechnikov used his size and some miscommunication by the Vancouver defense to his advantage, opening up a sizeable lane to feed Paul Stastny for a one-timer that he would not miss.

After skating the bulk of the opening frame 1-0, the Canes would then extend their lead inside the final minute of the frame. Jordan Martinook was able to roof home his own second chance, earning his 10th goal of the season.
However, the two-goal lead would not stick for Carolina.
After Carolina came back to the ice for the second with a strong push, Collin Delia was able to weather the storm for Vancouver and aid in turning the tide of the contest.
Ethan Bear scored in his return to Raleigh to take the visitors' push to a new level and then to start the third they would tie the contest courtesy of J.T. Miller.
With the majority of the third playing out looking like the Canes were headed to their league-leading 15th overtime, it turned out that Sebastian Aho had other plans.
Inside the final three minutes, Jaccob Slavin and Teuvo Teravainen were able to spring #20 in all alone on Delia, allowing him to bury on a breakaway for what appeared to be the game-deciding goal.

But just as the Canes had plans of not playing three-on-three, the Canucks put together an effort of their own to not go down in regulation.
Vancouver Head Coach Bruce Boudreau pulled Delia in an effort to tie the contest at 3-3, and with just 17 seconds remaining in the third period, it worked. Brock Boeser would stuff one under Kochetkov, sending the two sides to a bonus period.
After no winner was found in the three-on-three, Elias Pettersson netted the game-winning goal for Vancouver in the third round, giving the Canucks the win and the extra point.

They Said It

Rod Brind'Amour, following the final horn...
"We weren't very good. We were flat. We were tired. You could tell, emotionally. That game last night, we put everything into that one. You could just tell. And you know what? We still had the game in our hands to win. We were fighting it all night. They were good. We were not."
Sebastian Ahooffering his thoughts on what didn't go right for the club...
"We didn't get our game going at any point tonight. Give them some credit, they played [well]. They moved the puck up nicely a bunch of times. We couldn't really get to our forecheck game. We didn't get those second and third chances off of shots. Tough one tonight, but we still had it in our hands until the very end."
Jordan Martinookgiving his perspective...
"We had spurts where we were really good and obviously we had spurts where we weren't. And it was noticeable. On the second half of a back-to-back you have to find a way to create your own energy. I know you're a little tired and it's a hard league, but you have to create the energy somehow. We were trying, it just wasn't 100% there tonight."

Bonus Notes

What's Next?

The Canes are scheduled to be off on Monday after playing two games in two days. They'll then return to work on Tuesday, practicing both then and Wednesday ahead of a Thursday meeting against the Wild.
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