RALEIGH, N.C. ā Andrei Svechnikov scored on a power play at 3:14 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from two goals down to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.
Jordan Staal scored two goals for the Hurricanes, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in 16 chances (4-10-2) when trailing after two periods. Antti Raanta stopped 22 shots.
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āWe played our game, for sure, after the first period,ā Svechnikov said.
Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who fell to 23-1-2 when leading through two periods. Casey DeSmith made 38 saves.
The Hurricanes earned a point in 10 straight games at home (9-0-1).
ā(This game) was just a great effort by everybody,ā Carolina coach Rod BrindāAmour said. āThere was no passengers. Everyone was playing their hardest. It doesnāt always work out, but tonight I think we got what we deserved.ā
Svechnikovās 23rd goal of the season came after Pittsburghās Kris Letang went to the penalty box for slashing 2:47 into overtime. Letang and Carolinaās Vincent Trocheck were involved in that play.
āKris has to keep his cool,ā Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. āTheyāre going to call it the way they see it. I saw it differently.ā
It was Svechnikovās fifth game-winning goal of the season, including the fourth in the teamās last nine victories. He cleaned up the rebound of Teuvo Teravainenās shot.
āThat just happened pretty fast,ā DeSmith said. āBut 4-on-3s are tough.ā
Both teams turned to their No. 2 goalies after playing road games Thursday night.
Guentzel scored 4:28 into the game with a redirection of Marcus Petterssonās delivery.
Guentzel set up the next goal, with the Penguins going up 2-0 with 6:07 left in the period when his pass went through Carolina defenseman Brady Skjeiās legs on the way to Crosby. Crosby has scored in three consecutive games for the second time this season.
Staalās first goal came after teammate Nino Niederreiterās determined pursuit of the puck helped produce the goal. Staal was left alone in the slot to fire in the rebound at 4:20 of the second.
Staal redirected Ethan Bearās shot for the tying goal with 10:12 left in regulation.
The Penguins were limited to five shots in the third period despite going on a power play with 2:09 remaining.
āWe knew what we were up against,ā Sullivan said. āI didnāt think we did as good of a job in the second and the third just controlling territory.ā
SURGING STAAL
Staal, a decade removed from his time with the Penguins, has been on a scoring binge the past couple of weeks. He has five goals in the last seven games, scoring in every-other game during that stretch.
āTheyāre starting to go in,ā Staal said. āIt took long enough to get going.ā
Before that, he had three goals in 46 games this season. The Carolina captain has scored in both games against Pittsburgh this season.
ROAD SHOW
Pittsburgh has points in nine of its last 10 road games. Playing at Tampa Bay and Carolina on consecutive nights pitted the Penguins against two of the Eastern Conferenceās top teams.
āWe got three out of four points,ā Sullivan said. āWe would have liked to get four.ā
On Friday night, Penguins fans had a large presence in the arena. At one point, they were chanting DeSmithās name.
āThat was so cool,ā he said.
WELCOME BACK
Pittsburgh forward Brock McGinn, who played his first six NHL seasons with the Hurricanes until a free-agent move last summer, was given a video recognition and a rousing ovation during a break in the first period.
UP NEXT
Penguins: Host Florida on Tuesday night.
Hurricanes: Host Seattle on Sunday night.