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Carolina Skates Past San Jose 3-2 - Recap

Carolina needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over San Jose on Thursday in NHL action at PNC Arena.

Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -157 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Jake Gardiner, and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Svechnikov opened the scoring for Carolina.

Petr Mrazek stopped 28 of 30 San Jose shots in the victory.

San Jose got goals from Logan Couture, and Marcus Sorensen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Aaron Dell stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 0-for-3, while the Sharks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 30-29.

Carolina looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Wild. The Sharks will aim to get back on the winning track at Tampa Bay.