nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Down Pittsburgh 3-2 - Match Report
The Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Pyotr Kochetkov's 23 saves.
Carolina won as a -125 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Carolina got goals from Derek Stepan, Jordan Staal, and Brady Skjei in the victory. Stepan opened the scoring at 3:25 of the second period.
Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 23-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell, and Brock McGinn in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pittsburgh got a 26-stop effort from Casey DeSmith in the loss.
Carolina scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Pittsburgh 29-25 in the game.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Devils. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.