Necas, Hurricanes extend point streak to 10, defeat Stars in OT

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Martin Necas scored at 2:19 of overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their point streak to 10 games in a 5-4 win against the Dallas Stars at PNC Arena on Saturday.

Andrei Svechnikov couldn't convert on a backhand feed from Necas, but Svechnikov gathered the rebound and passed back to Necas for the netfront tap-in.
"We came straight down the ice 2-on-1 with a little back pressure, so there was not much time for making a play," Necas said. "He made a great play back to me. It kind of bounced over [Dallas defenseman Miro] Heiskanen's stick and went in."

Teuvo Teravainen and Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist, and Antti Raanta made 26 saves for the Hurricanes (18-6-6), who are 8-0-2 during the streak. Brent Burns had two assists.
"Obviously we have some steady pieces in there that [have provided] consistent play," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "The guys really work hard. At the end of the day, they take pride in what they're doing. It shows."
Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn each scored, and Jason Robertson had three assists for the Stars (18-8-6). Scott Wedgewood made 33 saves.
Teravainen scored on a 5-on-3 at 13:54 of the second period to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead when he settled a one-touch cross-ice pass from Necas and scored short side off Wedgewood's shoulder. The goal was Teravainen's first of the season.
"'Nechy' made a nice pass and I got a lucky goal," Teravainen said. "Usually it's good to shoot it right away and just try to get it up."

Seth Jarvis extended it to 4-2 at 2:44 of the third period when he cut to the net on his backhand and scored five-hole.
Tyler Seguin cut it to 4-3 at 9:05, redirecting Colin Miller's shot from the right point.
"You get guys stepping up, keeping some pressure on," Pavelski said. "There's no letdown. 'Segs' gets a big goal off the draw and gives us life. We just keep going."
Jani Hakanpää tied it 4-4 at 10:47 by one-timing a pass from Robertson that trickled between Raanta's pads.
"We just have that confidence that we've done it before," Hakanpaa said. "We just keep going and trust our game and trust ourselves to get one."

Stefan Noesen put the Hurricanes ahead 1-0 at 6:20 when he tipped Teravainen's wrist shot for a power-play goal.
Svechnikov made it 2-0 at 17:03, skating the puck from Carolina's blue line and firing a wrist shot from the right face-off circle.
Pavelski's power-play goal made it 2-1 at 18:38 after he tipped Robertson's shot in front of the net.
Benn tied it 2-2 at 5:38 of the second, redirecting Miro Heiskanen's shot on the power play.
"Big point, down 4-2 in the third, quite a bit of adversity all night," Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. "I've been happy with the group."
NOTES: Pavelski played his 1,200th NHL game. … Robertson has 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in nine games against Carolina. … Benn tied Brian Bellows for second on the Stars/Minnesota North Stars franchise goal list with 342. Mike Modano leads with 577. … Necas had a career-high eight shots on goal. His overtime goal was the fourth of his career.