Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators with Martinook double-overtime goal
Jordan Martinook scored deep into double overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators and a 2-0 lead in their NHL playoff series on Monday.
The veteran forward fired past goaltender Linus Ullmark from the slot after 13 minutes and 53 seconds of the second additional period.
His decisive strike came after a night of high drama, where he had already seen an earlier penalty shot saved in the first overtime.
The hosts also had an apparent winner by Mark Jankowski ruled out for offside following a video review during the initial sudden-death frame.
Senators stage impressive comeback
Ottawa had earlier shown immense resilience to force the game beyond regulation time.
Second-period goals from Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens erased an early 2-0 deficit for the Canadian outfit.
At the other end, Ullmark delivered an outstanding performance between the pipes for the visitors.
The Swedish netminder made a spectacular shoulder save in the dying seconds of normal time to deny Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal.
Hurricanes take control of series
Carolina had initially built their advantage through early goals from Logan Stankoven and Sebastian Aho.
Danish goaltender Frederik Andersen proved a reliable presence for the home side, stopping 23 shots during regulation.
The visitors were forced to compete without key defenceman Artem Zub, who missed the contest after sustaining an undisclosed injury in Saturday’s opening defeat.
The best-of-seven series now shifts to Canada’s capital for game three on Thursday.
