Overview
- Carolina beat Philadelphia 3-2 in a shootout in Raleigh, with Andrei Svechnikov scoring the lone shootout goal and Brandon Bussi making 24 saves in regulation before turning away all three attempts.
- Bussi earned his ninth straight victory to match the franchise record and improved to 11-1-0, reported as the first goalie to win 11 of his first 12 NHL starts.
- The result completed a sweep of the home-and-home after another shootout win in Philadelphia and pushed the Hurricanes’ win streak to four.
- New York erased a 3-0 deficit to top Montreal 5-4 in overtime on J.T. Miller’s second goal of the night, as coverage again flagged the Canadiens’ defensive lapses with rookie Jacob Fowler facing heavy high-danger chances.
- Elsewhere, the Sharks rallied from 5-1 down in the third to stun the Penguins 6-5 in overtime, and Connor Hellebuyck returned from knee surgery to lead the Jets past the Capitals 5-1.