What Happened
Carolina earned its first victory of the season Saturday night, defeating Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime. Sebastian Aho opened the scoring 10 seconds into the game and later tied it 2-2 in the third period on the power play. Shayne Gostisbehere, a former Flyer, won it with a power-play slap shot past Joseph Woll 2:51 into overtime. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 16 shots for the Hurricanes, who had opened the season with two losses.
Key Details
- Gostisbehere scored the overtime winner on the power play at 2:51 of the extra period.
- Aho's first goal came 10 seconds in, assisted by William Carrier from behind the net.
- Aho's second goal was a third-period power-play one-timer from Nikolai Ehlers.
- Kochetkov finished with 16 saves.
- Carolina has now won nine straight road openers, tying Philadelphia's 1980-1988 mark.
- Rod Brind'Amour is the first coach with nine consecutive road-opener wins.
What It Means
The result gives the Hurricanes their first points of the season after a pair of losses. Carolina also matched an NHL record with a ninth straight road-opener win, a streak that dates back nine seasons and equals a mark held by Philadelphia. Brind'Amour's place in the record book comes against the franchise he played for and now coaches against.