RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joni Pitkanen scored at 3:58 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
Erik Cole set up the extra period for the Hurricanes with a tying goal at 15:23 of the third.
Jeff Skinner scored his 25th goal and had an assist on Pitkanen’s winner for Carolina, giving him an NHL rookie-leading 52 points. The win ended a two-game home losing streak and put the Hurricanes in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 76 points. Eighth-place Buffalo also has 76 points and two games in hand.
Michael Grabner and Frans Nielsen each had a goal and an assist for the Islanders. Grabner’s goal, his fourth in seven games, was his NHL rookie-leading 29th.
