Hamilton lifts Hurricanes past Blue Jackets in OT, point streak at 10

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dougie Hamilton scored with 53 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their point streak to 10 games with a 2-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena on Saturday.

Teuvo Teravainen scored for the Hurricanes (34-10-7), who are 7-0-3 on their streak. Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves.
Hamilton took a pass off the boards from Nedeljkovic in the neutral zone and scored on a backhand. The assist was the rookie goalie's first NHL point.
"It can't get much better than that, aside from scoring yourself," Nedeljkovic said. "It's something I enjoy doing, and it makes our defensemen's lives a lot easier. It was nice to get a chance to get one there in overtime when things are a little bit more open."
Carolina remained two points ahead of the Florida Panthers for first place in the Discover Central Division with two games in hand.
Max Domi scored for Blue Jackets (16-25-11). Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.
"I thought we played really well tonight," Columbus coach John Tortorella said. "I thought we played disciplined, we were simple. Playing as groups was really consistent tonight. One of the things we need to improve at is when we do have odd-man rushes, to get more on them. That hurts us a bit."

Nedeljkovic is 6-0-1 in his past seven starts.
"To have the awareness of what was going on in that play, it's just heads up play." Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "He was really one of the best players on the ice tonight."
Columbus took a 1-0 lead at 3:00 of the first period. Eric Robinson won a puck battle behind the net and fed Oliver Bjorkstrand for a backhand before Domi tapped in the rebound at the left post.
"It starts with [Robinson] just creating a battle and a turnover. He's got such a good stick," Domi said. "Then [Bjorkstrand] got that semi-shot off and the rebound was right there. I've just got to sit on the doorstep. You've just got to put that one in the empty cage."
Teravainen took a pass from Sebastian Aho and scored on a one-timer from the high slot to make it 1-1 with 1:16 remaining in the first period. Aho extended his point streak to seven games (three goals, nine assists).

The Hurricanes killed 1:43 of a 5-on-3 power play in the third period, including a block by Brett Pesce on Domi at 7:15.
NOTES: Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was scratched with an undisclosed injury. … Blue Jackets forward Emil Bemstrom had two shots, one hit and one blocked shot in 15:33 after missing 21 games with a lower-body injury. … Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones played 27:30, the eighth time he has played at least 27 minutes this season. … Hamilton has scored six overtime goals in the NHL. … Carolina finished the season series against Columbus 5-1-2.