RALEIGH, N.C. — Trailing by three goals after two periods, the Carolina Hurricanes simply needed a spark.
Then one third-period goal turned into another — and yet another — and suddenly, their huge hole turned into a lead.
“We weren’t out of it by any means,” centre Jordan Staal said. “We did feel like, if we got one, who knows what could happen?”
The Hurricanes scored six goals in the final period to rally past the Vancouver Canucks 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal 5:56 into the third, and Jeff Skinner finished with two goals.