In Raleigh, the visiting Vancouver Canucks picked up a point on Sunday afternoon but did so in seeing their five-game win streak snapped by the Carolina Hurricanes.
James Reimer made 32 saves to get the win after penalty shots, 4-3.
Justin Williams continues to prove his worth in his return from taking time off; he was credited with the deciding goal in penalties.
“It’s great to get him back,” Andrei Svechnikov said. “You can just sit on the bench and feel confident because he’s going to go out and score for us.”
Elias Pettersson struck for two goals and Tyler Myers added a single marker for the Canucks in the loss.
“I thought our team was outstanding tonight,” Vancouver coach Travis Green said. “I thought it was a pretty intense game, probably fitting that it went into overtime and then a shootout.”
Nino Niederreiter, Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho scored in regulation for the Canes.
“I thought in the second period, we really got going,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Even though we didn’t get ahead coming out of the period, it just felt like, there’s our game. I think the guys felt that too and were able to carry over.”
[WATCH: All Canucks vs. Hurricanes highlights]
Thatcher Demko made 29 saves in the loss.
“I’m sure we will look back and say we’re happy to get a point, but everyone in here is competitive and we expect to get two every night,” Demko said. “Hard-fought game from the guys. I’m really proud of handling the ebbs and flows of that one.”
You must be logged in to post a comment.