Pettersson scores in shootout, lifts Canucks past Hurricanes
By Bob Sutton, The Associated Press on January 15, 2023.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Elias Pettersson scored on the final attempt in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Sunday night and avoided a winless five-game road trip. Ethan Bear, J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser scored in regulation for the Canucks, who went 1-4-0 in five road games. Boeser’s goal with 17 seconds left in regulation forced overtime. Collin Delia stopped 29 shots. Sebastian Aho scored with 2:52 remaining in regulation to break a tie for the Hurricanes. Paul Stastny and Jordan Martinook scored in the first period for Carolina, which squandered a two-goal lead at home for the second time in a week. Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves and slipped to 0-3-1 in four games since winning on Dec. 20. Andrei Kuzmenko converted on Vancouver’s first shootout attempt. After Andrei Svechnikov evened it for Carolina, Pettersson sealed the win. The Hurricanes appeared in good shape after Aho scored his 14th of the season for a 3-2 lead at 17:08 of the third. The Canucks pulled Delia and tied the game on Boeser’s goal. Stastny recorded his third goal of the season just 2:25 into the game. He was on the receiving end of Svechnikov’s cross-ice pass. Martinook’s 10th goal of the season came with 34 seconds to play in the first period. He knocked in a rebound of his own shot, scoring for the first time this month. Bear, who was honoured between the first and second periods as a former Hurricane returning to the building, scored with 2:08 left in the second period. It was his third goal of the season. Miller tied it with a strong individual effort. He headed for the slot and sent a shot off the post, then knocked in his own rebound for this 17th goal this season. It was his fourth goal in six games. CAPTAIN OUT Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal missed a game for the first time this season. The team announced that the center’s absence was for personal reasons. Carolina went with seven defencemen in its lineup. Staal was without a point in the last four games. UP NEXT Canucks: Host Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Hurricanes: Host Minnesota on Thursday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports 18-17
