Hurricanes rally past Penguins in OT

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Andrei Svechnikov scored a power-play goal with 1:46 left in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PNC Arena on Friday.

Svechnikov scored from the slot off a rebound of a shot by Teuvo Teravainen. Kris Letang was in the penalty box for slashing Vincent Trocheck.
"It was a good goal," Pittsburgh goalie Casey DeSmith said. "Obviously a rebound, It just happened pretty fast. We left the flank guy and there was a little scramble there. Four-on-3's are tough."

Jordan Staal scored two goals, and Antti Raanta made 22 saves for the Hurricanes (38-12-5), who had lost two in a row, including 4-0 at the Washington Capitals on Thursday, following a five-game winning streak.
"I just thought tonight was a great effort by everybody," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "Just no passengers, and everyone was playing their hardest. It doesn't always work out, as we know, but I think tonight we got what we deserved."
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist for the Penguins (34-14-9), who had won three straight, including 5-1 at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. DeSmith made 38 saves.
"Phenomenal," Pittsburgh forward Jake Guentzel said of DeSmith. "He played an outstanding game. He kept us in the game the whole time. I'm really happy to see him play that well. I wish we could have gotten the two points for him."

Staal tied it 2-2 at 9:48 of the third period when he redirected Ethan Bear's shot from the point. Staal has scored five goals in the past seven games after scoring two in the first 42.
"He's got to stay hot and [he's] got to shoot more," Svechnikov said. "He's going to score more and more."
The Hurricanes captain made it 2-1 at 4:20 of the second period when he scored from the slot after Nino Niederreiter wrapped the puck around DeSmith's right pad. Jesper Fast worked the puck free behind the net to start the play.
"That's what those two guys do," Staal said of his linemates. "They hound pucks and they create havoc. They may not be the prettiest ones, but it's tough to defend."

Guentzel gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead at 4:28 of the first period when he redirected Marcus Pettersson's pass from the top of the right face-off circle.
Crosby made it 2-0 at 13:53. Guentzel got behind the Carolina defense and passed to Crosby driving the net.
"I didn't think we did as good a job in the second and third (periods) just controlling territory," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "If you can hang on to pucks in the offensive zone and force them to expend energy defending us, it takes them out of the game they want to play a little bit. I just didn't think we did it as consistently enough in the second and the third."
NOTES: Crosby extended his point streak to six games (eight points; two goals, six assists). … Guentzel has a three-game point streak (five points; two goals, three assists). ... Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had a seven-game point streak end (11 points; five goals, six assists). ... Penguins forward Brock McGinn had two shots on goal and two blocked shots in his first game at Carolina since signing with Pittsburgh on July 28, 2021. McGinn scored 106 points (51 goals, 55 assists) in 345 games with the Hurricanes. ... Svechnikov's goal was his seventh on the power play, a single-season high. His 23 goals are one short of his NHL career high (2019-20). ... The Hurricanes penalty kill was 2-for-2 and is at 89.3 percent this season (175-for-196).