4.23.22 Recap

NEWARK, NJ. -The Carolina Hurricanes scored twice in the final 4:36 of regulation to tie the game and force overtime Saturday, eventually taking a 3-2 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils.

The Rundown:
With Saturday being the first of two games in two days for the Canes, Rod Brind'Amour and staff turned to Pyotr Kochetkov for his NHL debut in net. Less than a week after joining the team and just two months after coming to North America, the 2019 second round selection of Carolina was thrust into immediate action due to the injury of Frederik Andersen.
Unfortunately, for most of the day, it did not look like the 22-year-old's debut would have a happy ending. A sleepy first period flew by scoreless, with just six shots making their way onto Carolina's new #52. Then, in the second, a power play redirection gave New Jersey the first lead of the day.
Trailing 1-0 after two despite leading in shots 18-11, the visitors were in a position where they'd need a come from behind effort for a second consecutive game.
As they were still in search of an effort that would beat Jon Gillies, who was making his second start of the season against Carolina, the Devils doubled their lead, with Nico Hischier beating Kochetkov with a goal-scorer's shot that rang off the post and in.
Things started to look very bleak for the Canes, as they went into the final media timeout of the afternoon trailing by two and having just 4:59 to work with. Then, 24 seconds after an offensive zone draw for Carolina, Brady Skjei threw a puck on net that hit Devils defenseman Kevin Bahl and changed directions, going by Gillies.
The marker gave the Metropolitan Division leaders some hope and then just 2:40 later, they got the equalizer.
A shot from the point by Tony DeAngelo created a rebound right aside Gillies, one that was knocked home by Nino Niederreiter to make the game 2-2.

CAR@NJD: Niederreiter scores tying goal in 3rd period

With New Jersey stunned, the game continued into the three-on-three overtime.
In the OT, it took just 1:39 for Seth Jarvis to put home a DeAngelo feed, earning his first career overtime-winner and giving his team a thrilling 3-2 victory.

CAR@NJD: Jarvis buries OT winner

They Said It:
Rod Brind'Amouron what changed between the second and third...
"Well, we actually weren't very good in the third, then all of a sudden with five minutes to go we had a couple of shifts led by Jordan's line, they always seem to be the catalyst. We finally kind of got to how we wanted to play, we knew they were hunkering down, they had five guys smothering the puck in their end and we needed to get pucks through. That was the game plan going in and we didn't execute it very well, until the last couple of minutes."
Seth Jarvisdescribing his emotions after finding the back of the net in overtime...
"I was a little scared, I thought the goalie saved it. Once I saw the ref point and Tony celebrate, I was pumped. It's a really cool feeling. It's a bigger goal than just mine, too. To do it for Kochetkov], to get that win, he played so well for us all game. To get that for him makes it a lot sweeter."
**Nino Niederreiter***touching on Kochetkov's debut...*
"He was terrific. It's definitely not easy for him to come here, without knowing any English. He was terrific in there and we were very happy to be able to get the win for him. That's a great memory for him."
**What's Next?:**
The Canes have a quick turnaround, set to take on the New York Islanders Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at UBS Arena.
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