Martin Necas scored the game-winning goal on a power play with 2:07 left, and Sebastian Aho had a goal and three assists as the Carolina Hurricanes came back in the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Necas passed the puck from the left circle to the low slot, where it deflected off Dallas defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin’s skate and past goalie Jake Oettinger. This goal gave Carolina the lead, which they held onto. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal with just 14.5 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Seth Jarvis scored a shorthanded goal and had two assists, while Necas and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and an assist. Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who extended their home win streak to eight games. Spencer Martin made 15 saves on 19 shots to earn his second win.
Mason Marchment, Tyler Seguin, and Miro Heiskanen each scored a goal and had an assist for Dallas, with Matt Duchene adding two assists and Thomas Harley also scoring. Oettinger stopped 28 shots but could not prevent the loss, snapping Dallas’ two-game win streak.
Seguin gave the Stars a 1-0 lead just 18 seconds into the game by tapping in a pass from Marchment, which was the second-fastest opening goal of the season, only behind Nathan Walker’s 11-second goal for St. Louis.
Jarvis tied the game with a shorthanded goal at 6:36, but Harley put Dallas back in front midway through the first period with his second goal. Marchment made it 3-1 with his seventh goal early in the second period.
Carolina responded in the third period with three straight goals from Aho, Burns, and Gostisbehere, taking a 4-3 lead. Heiskanen tied the game with 5:16 left, scoring a wrist shot past Martin’s blocker side.
With 2:25 left in the game, Wyatt Johnston was called for high-sticking, giving Carolina a power play that led to Necas’ game-winning goal.
