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Rasmus Dahlin scored midway through the third period to tie the score at 2-2 and send the game to overtime but Martin Necas tallied in the extra frame to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Sabres by a score of 3-2 inside PNC Arena on Tuesday.

Alex Tuch found the scoresheet for the second consecutive game for Buffalo while goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves on 27 shots in his fifth start of the season.

Tony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei also scored for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho recorded two assists and goaltender Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots.

Casey Mittelstadt tallied an assist on Dahlin’s goal to extend his point streak to five games (2+4).

GOAL SUMMARY

Period 1, 12:43 (PP) – Tony DeAngelo, unassisted (1-0, CAR)

Jordan Greenway attempted to clear the puck out of the Buffalo zone on the penalty kill but DeAngelo retrieved the puck and took a shot from the point, which deflected off Greenway and into the net to give the Hurricanes the lead.

Period 2, 3:51 – Alex Tuch, unassisted (1-1)

Tuch forced a turnover by Seth Jarvis in front of Carolina’s net and put away the rebound to tie the score 3:51 into the period.

Period 3, 7:54 – Brady Skjei from Sebastian Aho and Dmitry Orlov (2-1, CAR)

The Hurricanes put together a strong sequence of passes that ended with a Skjei tally from the right circle.

Period 3, 9:23 (PP) – Rasmus Dahlin from Tage Thompson and Casey Mittelstadt (2-2)

Buffalo responded quickly as Dahlin entered the Carolina zone and fed the puck to himself off the boards before ripping a shot far side past Raanta.

Overtime, 1:30 – Martin Necas from Sebastian Aho and Brady Skjei (3-2, CAR)

Necas tipped in a pass by Aho to secure the overtime victory.

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