Recap: Burns Scores Overtime Winner For Canes In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA. -Defenseman Brent Burns played hero for the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night, giving his team a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Story

After a sour start to their weekend back-to-back on home ice Friday, the Canes came bursting out of the gate with a vengeance in response.
Netminder Antti Raanta, making his third start of the season, was a pivotal piece to the early success for Carolina. Making several timely stops in the opening moments, he allowed the game to continue scoreless until his team was able to claim the first lead.
Just 5:27 in defenseman Brett Pesce flung a puck toward the net from the blue line, one that would make its way to the tape of Jordan Staal at the goal line after he'd peeled away from his defender. The Canes Captain, playing in his 1,100th NHL game, redirected it toward Philadelphia netminder Carter Hart, catching him just slightly off of his post and getting it to trickle in.
The game's opening goal wound up being the first of two in the first period for the line combination of Staal, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook, who were reunited after Martinook and Teuvo Teravainen swapped spots during Friday's contest.

Inside the final five minutes of the opening frame, another hard-working shift from the trio concluded when Fast sent a saucer pass out in front to Martinook, who joined Staal in the goal-scoring department.

While Martinook's tally sent the visitors back into the locker room with a two-goal advantage, it was nearly the high point of the evening for Carolina.
The Canes' game spun a complete 180-degree turn during the middle period, as they'd take four penalties in just 14:09, giving Philadelphia every opportunity to get back into the contest. The Flyers did just that, getting goals from Nicolas Deslauries and Owen Tippett 2:04 apart to make it a 2-2 game. Tippett's marker came on the power play, further emphasizing the hurt that the penalties caused.
Then, with the momentum fully behind them to start the third period, Wade Allison completed the come-from-behind effort for the Flyers and gave them the 3-2 lead.
With time winding down it looked as if Carolina would have some soul-searching to do prior to their next affair, seemingly letting this one slip from their grasp.
However, with just 2:05 remaining, Martin Necas had other plans.
The electrifying forward continued his blazing start to the season, picking up a puck at center ice and evened the contest just seconds later.

The tenth point of the year for #88 shocked some life into his group, one that they would then carry into the extra frame.
After already claiming one point in the standings, Burns, just 24 hours after earning his first goal with the team, earned his first major moment with the club by sealing the deal.

They Said It

Rod Brind'Amourproviding his analysis of the night...
"There's not a lot of positives coming out of that game, to be honest, other than the fact that we did come back. Overtime I thought was really good, but we can't expect to play like that and to be successful. It was an ugly win, I guess is the way I would put it."
Brent Burnsmoments after scoring his winner...
"It was kind of a crazy game. I don't think we really found our game for the most part. But, [we got] a couple big goals. [Martin Necas] got us back in it there at the end. Staal's line played a great game, they kept us in it and they kept the energy up for us. It's nice to come through. We needed a win there."
Antti Raantaon the play of Necas and if he looks as if his confidence is at a new high...
"Yeah, I think so... That's exactly how he looks. Every time he gets the puck he looks like he's going to get a scoring chance, or somebody else will. He looks really good and he's looked really good since training camp. It's not a big surprise, but it's nice for him to get those goals, assists and keep the confidence high."
Martin Necasoffering what he saw on his late, game-tying goal...
"I didn't see anything, actually. I just saw that Burnzie was going wide, so I tried to get in the zone before it was offside. I tried to drag it, shoot through the defense and go far-side, but I have no idea where the puck went. I still haven't seen it. I just saw Burnzie celebrating, so I was hoping it wasn't going to be offside and fortunately it wasn't."

Bonus Notes

• When Jordan Staal opened the scoring for Carolina, he became the 50th player in NHL history to score a goal in his 1,100th career NHL game. Staal is the second player in Whalers/Hurricanes history to accomplish the feat, joining Rod Brind'Amour (3/17/04 at CHI).
• Derek Stepan left the game late in the second period after blocking a shot. He did not return and the injury was classified as upper-body.
• Antti Raanta finished the contest with 26 stops on 29 shots, moving to 2-0-1 on the season.

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What's Next?

The Canes are scheduled to travel back to Raleigh post-game and have an off day slated for Sunday. They'll return to action Monday against the Washington Capitals at 7 p.m.
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