There are nights in an NHL season where you don’t have your A-game, and you need your star power and goaltending to pull out a victory. That was the case for the Hurricanes on Thursday night, as the Hurricanes rode a sterling game from Alex Nedeljkovic and big plays from their top forwards to a 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Sebastian Aho scored the game winner in overtime on a pass from Martin Necas, who had a goal and an assist. Cedric Paquette and Nino Niederreiter also scored for Carolina.
Nedeljkovic, making consecutive starts for the first time this season, was flat-out phenomenal in net against the Jackets.