Orlov late goal lifts Hurricanes past Coyotes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dmitry Orlov scored with 36 seconds remaining in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 at PNC Arena on Saturday.

Orlov scored on a wrist shot from a sharp angle in the left circle.

“That’s our strength. The more we play in the offensive zone, the more chances we get to win.” Orlov said. “The whole game was basically the same. If we have a chance, we make a play, if not we just get it deep and try to forecheck.”

Jesper Fast made it 3-1 with 22 seconds left when he batted a puck in out of the air. The goal was confirmed by video review initiated by the NHL Situation Room.

Martin Necas scored and Antti Raanta made 10 saves for the Hurricanes (28-15-5), who have won three in a row and are 11-2-1 in their past 14 games. Seth Jarvis had two assists.

Carolina outshot Arizona 18-0 in the third period and 32-3 in the final two periods.

“We were real patient, that was the key,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “[Arizona] was working really hard defending. I think we wore them down a bit and got a break.”

Logan Cooley scored for the Coyotes (23-22-3), who have lost three in a row. Connor Ingram made 36 saves.

“To lose it like that at the end, it hurts,” Arizona forward Lawson Crouse said. “Obviously they were pushing hard in the third period and had a lot of chances, but we thought we were sticking together and doing what we could to defend. It was a beautiful shot by [Orlov], but that kind of zapped the group right away.”

The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead at 14:21 of the first period. Raanta stopped Dylan Guenther’s drive from the right circle, but the rebound went off Cooley's right knee and into the net.

“Proud of the way we showed up and battled,” Arizona coach Andre Tourigny said. “I think we created a few good looks, unfortunately we weren’t able to get the second one.”

Necas made it 1-1 with a 4-on-3 power-play goal at 7:57 of the second period when he one-timed a pass from Seth Jarvis for a short-side goal. Necas had drawn a hooking penalty against Nick Bjugstad 25 seconds earlier.

“We need him on the scoresheet,” Brind’Amour said. “It’s everyone. To me, that was a great team effort. Everyone we were rolling out there, it kind of looked the same. That was an impressive game.”

Ingram was sharp throughout, but particularly in the third period. He made a right-pad save on Necas trying to slide the puck to the back post at 3:16, and he stopped Jarvis on a rebound in front during a Carolina power play at 15:40.

“He’s a goalie that really rallies our group with the saves that he makes,” Crouse said. “We want to be better for him and not pressure him into making those saves as much as he has been. I can’t say enough good things about ‘Ingy’ and the way he has kind of taken his game to the next level this year.”

NOTES: It was the final game for each team before the NHL All-Star break. The Hurricanes next host the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 6; The Coyotes next host the Vegas Golden Knights on Feb. 8. … Cooley has four points (two goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak. … Arizona’s 11 shots are the fewest of the season. … Necas has a goal in four of the past games after missing five games with an upper-body injury. … Jarvis has five assists in a four-game point streak. … Raanta, who played four seasons for the Coyotes (2017-2021), is 7-0-1 against Arizona.