The franchise's leader in game-winning goals potted the 60th of his career on a one-timer teed up by Martin Necas 59 seconds into the extra frame, converting the only shot attempted by either club in overtime. Aho has scored the game-winner in all four of Carolina's overtime victories this season.
It was Aho's fourth OT winner of the season (the Canes have four overtime victories and Necas has also assisted on every one as well) and the 15th of his career. Since he entered the league in 2017-18, only Leon Draisaitl (17) has more overtime game-winning goals.
CHICAGO -- Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Monday. Frederik Andersen, playing for the first time since Oct. 26 because of a knee injury, made 22 saves for the Hurricanes (28-16-3) in his 500th NHL game.
The veteran netminder suffered a knee injury on Oct. 26 in Seattle and underwent surgery in November. Returning to practice with the team earlier this month, he's now good to go and will play his 500th NHL game this evening. A major milestone for a backstop, Andersen will become just the 84th in NHL history to reach the mark.
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime 4-3 at United Center Monday night. The Canes found themselves in an early 2-0 and then a late 3-2 hole, but the team just kept digging and eventually found a way to win.
Jarvis notched his 16th of the season on the play. It is not the first time that Carolina has used a shorthanded opportunity to gain some momentum after their even strength play goes stale. A few minutes later,
Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win.
Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal in overtime and Jaccob Slavin collected three assists as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes notched a 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
Frederik Andersen is back, almost. The Carolina Hurricanes are about to awake from what could have been a months-long goaltending nightmare that instead ended up being more of a disconcerting dream, the kind that leaves you slightly restless when you awake.
Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games. Jordan Staal will play in his 1,300th NHL game tonight, becoming the 74th player in league history to reach that milestone and the first from the 2006 draft class. Staal is also two points shy of 700 career points.
The Carolina Hurricanes have activated goaltender Frederik Andersen off of IR today and reassigned Dustin Tokarski to the AHL, hence paving the way for Andersen to return to the active lineup for ...