(Tampa) Martin Necas scored from the left face-off circle at 3:26 in overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes won their 10e game of the season, 2-1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Teuvo Teravainen, in the third period, scored the winners’ other goal.
The Hurricanes (10-1-1) set a team record for the fewest games played before reaching ten wins. The Hurricanes saw their nine-game opener streak end Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Steven Stamkos, with 11 minutes left in the second period, scored for the Lightning, who are 4-0-2 in the last six games.
Carolina’s Brady Skjei appeared to score the winning net 1:39 into extra time, but the goal was disallowed after video showed the Hurricanes were offside before the goal.
Both goalies, Andrei Vasilevskiy of Tampa Bay (29 saves) and Frederik Andersen of Carolina (17 saves) put in strong performances.