Teravainen helps Hurricanes past Oilers for fifth consecutive win

RALEIGH, N.C. --Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes won their fifth straight game, 2-1 against the Edmonton Oilers at PNC Arena on Sunday.

Frederik Andersen made 29 saves, and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes (37-11-4). Andrei Svechnikov had two assists, and Teravainen extended his point streak to an NHL career-high eight games (four goals, seven assists), the longest by a Carolina player this season.
"For the amount of high offensive players in the game, there weren't a ton of Grade-A opportunities," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was a bunch of almosts. The way those guys play, they're a handful for sure. But I thought we had a good effort again, and I like the result."
Mike Smith made 27 saves, and Derek Ryan scored for the Oilers (29-21-3). The 35-year-old forward scored his first NHL hat trick in a 4-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
"We can be better, for sure," Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said. "That said, I thought our compete was off the charts. I thought they pushed us, we pushed them. It was a heck of a hockey game."

Teravainen gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 11:57 of the first period when he took a pass from Svechnikov and beat Smith over his glove for his 15th goal of the season.
"Everybody is trying to tell me to shoot the puck more," Teravainen said. "I always try to look for the play. If it's there, I'll pass. If it's not, I'll try to shoot sometimes."
Aho scored on the power play off a pass from Teravainen to extend the lead to 2-0 at 16:53.
Each of Carolina's goals came after six passes in the offensive zone.
"The whole key for us is to understand what is available, what is the best play," Brind'Amour said. "Sometimes you overpass it, and you talk about that a lot. But those plays were there. They were open. The power-play goal was a nice one."

Ryan made it 2-1 at 4:26 of the second period when he held off Carolina defensemen Ian Cole and beat Andersen five-hole.
Edmonton was 0-for-4 on the power play with four shots on goal after scoring one power-play goal in each of its past five games.
"I think they've got a good penalty kill, but we're a confident power play," Oilers forward Zach Hyman said. "It was just one of those nights we couldn't get it set up and get it going, but I thought our 5-on-5 game was really strong."
Oilers center Connor McDavid left the game at 5:40 of the first period after a high stick from Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei that resulted in a double minor. Woodcroft said McDavid had a laceration and needed dental work prior to his return for the first shift of the second period.
McDavid and Carolina defenseman Brett Pesce each had a goal overturned on a coach's challenge for offside. McDavid's came 51 seconds into the first period, and Pesce's was at 3:03 of the second.
NOTES: Oilers forward Kailer Yamamoto missed his first game of the season and is day to day. Woodcroft said he was "banged up" during a 5-4 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. ... Edmonton forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did not play because of an upper-body injury sustained against Florida. … Aho and Teravainen each has earned a point on the same goal 171 times for Carolina, tying the Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers record set by Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen (Hartford, 1984-91; Carolina, 1998-99). ... Aho has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) during a five-game point streak. … Since Dec. 7, Andersen is 18-2-2 with a 2.03 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and two shutouts. He's 17-1-2 against the Oilers. … Carolina's nine-game home point streak (8-0-1) is the second-longest active run behind the Calgary Flames (11-0-0).