Ehlers wins it OT as favored Canes dodge 2-0 hole
Key takeaways
- Josh Anderson scored twice for Montreal, which sent the game to the extra session despite just 12 shots on net.
- The series shifts to Montreal for Monday's Game 3.
- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and shot the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
Ehlers, who signed with the Hurricanes last summer after a stint with the Winnipeg Jets, scored twice for the Eastern Conference's top seed, the first with a highlight-reel individual effort in the second period against two Montreal defenders.
And when the game went to overtime, the player the Hurricanes landed as a sought-after free agent carried them to the finish line, easing the tension in Lenovo Center after an uncharacteristic 6-2 loss in Game 1, which was Carolina's first defeat of the postseason.