WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series on Tuesday night.
Logan Stankoven started the comeback with his goal midway through the third period off a turnover, beating Logan Thompson after Aliaksei Protas鈥� errant pass off Washington teammate Alex Alexeyev鈥檚 right skate put the puck on Jesperi Kotkaniemi鈥檚 stick.
After failing to score on a power play late in regulation, Slavin scored 3:06 into OT from just inside the blue line to give Carolina the series lead.
Andersen allowed only an early second-period goal to Protas in improving to 4-1 this post-season. Andersen was back after getting knocked out of Game 4 and missing Game 5 of the first round against New Jersey with an apparent head injury.
The opener showed just how evenly matched these rivals are 鈥� and how differently they like to play with the puck.
The high-shot-volume Canes got 33 on net to the more selective Caps鈥� 14 and spent far more time in the offensive zone, while pressuring and defending with the same style that has made each successful.
Elsewhere in the NHL playoffs on Tuesday:
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OILERS 4 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2
LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥� Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left in the third period to put Edmonton ahead for good, and the Oilers rallied yet again this post-season to beat Las Vegas in Game 1 of the second-round series.
The Oilers, who came back from 2-0 down, set an NHL record with their .
Vegas, which had just seven shots on goal over the final two periods, lost a playoff game in regulation after leading by at least two goals for the first time. The Golden Knights are 47-4 overall in the post-season with that kind of lead.
Game 2 is Thursday night in Las Vegas.
The Associated Press
