Brind’Amour began giving Jaaska penalty-killing duties after Drury, one of Carolina's top penalty killers, was traded.
“That was a heck of a play there, nice touch,” Brind’Amour said. “Out of necessity, we were looking for [penalty] killers. We were running out of them, but he stepped up. That was a crucial moment.”
Chicago's first shot came at 17:09, when Colton Dach put a shot on net after knocking down Kochetkov’s clearing attempt.
“I thought after that we did a lot of good things,” Sorensen said. “We got pucks to the net more. They’re a good defensive team, they suffocate you all over the ice.”
Mikheyev tied it 1-1 at 18:38 when he took a no-look backhand pass from Nick Foligno and skated in alone to beat Kochetkov with a low wrist shot.
Jack Roslovic skated the puck through the neutral zone and left a backhand pass for Rantanen, who beat Soderblom five-hole for a 2-1 lead at 4:52 of the second period.
“[I had] a couple looks in the first two games,” said Rantanen, playing in his first home game with Carolina. “Guys have been making good plays around me. Tonight ‘Roslo’ made a heck of a play on the entry, the drop pass, and this time it went in. So I was glad to help the team that way.”
Jaccob Slavin made it 3-1 at 5:59 when he scored on the rebound after Jackson Blake’s shot hit the crossbar.
Bedard took a stretch pass from Seth Jones and beat Kochetkov five-hole from the right circle to cut Carolina’s lead to 3-2 at 6:29 of the third period.
"I saw him stretching. I tried to rip it up the boards to him," Jones said. "I'm finding options there and putting guys in good spots."