Hurricanes rally late, beat Leafs in shootout
Sebastian Aho scored twice in the final two minutes of regulation to force overtime before the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in a shootout Saturday.
Aho brought the Canes within a goal at the 18:28 mark of the third period while Carolina was sporting a six-on-four advantage.
Sebastian Aho's first goal, bringing Carolina within 1#CauseChaos pic.twitter.com/DNhgJE53DA
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Aho then deflected home the equalizer with 5.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Deadline acquisition Jake Guentzel iced the game with a shootout winner.
🔴 Tie the game with seconds left
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⚫️ Big poke check in the shootout
🔴 Jake Guentzel nets the winner
The @Canes just have a knack for electric comebacks. pic.twitter.com/17DgkMXJWk
The Maple Leafs had a glorious chance to end the game in OT with a four-on-three power play, but they couldn't capitalize.
Toronto held leads of 3-0 and 4-2 in the contest.