Canucks 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Vancouver Center Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game and second game winner against Carolina in less than two weeks with 1:35 left in overtime, and goaltender Jacob Markstrom stopped 38 shots as the Canucks snapped the Hurricanes' four-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
Carolina defenseman John-Michael Liles tied the score at 2-2 with 2:10 left in regulation when his sharp angle shot went off the skate of Vancouver defenseman Matt Bartkowski in the crease and past Markstrom.
Vancouver (18-17-10) rebounded with a road victory 24 hours after losing 4-1 at Washington despite being outshot 40-22 by Carolina.
Meanwhile, Carolina (20-19-7), which had pulled within one point of a wild card playoff position in the Eastern Conference, managed just two goals despite numerous good scoring chances after outscoring opponents 15-7 during its recent winning streak.
The two teams exchanged goals in the latter stages of the first period within a five-minute span.
The Canucks got on the board first with an unassisted goal from right winger Linden Vey -- his first of the season. The Hurricanes notched a power-play goal off the stick of right winger Kris Versteeg for his eighth and third in his last four games. It was the fifth straight game Carolina has scored a power-play goal.
Horvat gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead heading into the third period when he used Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin as a screen to beat gtender Cam Ward high on his glove side midway through the second period. Horvat also scored twice against the Hurricanes nine days ago in a 3-2 victory in Vancouver, including the game winner.
Horvat, the ninth overall pick in the 2013 draft, now has five goals in his last six games.
NOTES: Canucks RW Derek Dorsett, the NHL's penalty leader with 110 minutes, missed the game with the flu. ... The Canucks are two games into their third six-game road trip less than 50 games into the season. The team went 1-3-2 and 2-3-1 in its previous two long trips. ... Carolina LW Nathan Gerbe returned to the lineup after missing 25 straight games after suffering an ankle injury on Nov. 22. With Gerbe activated, the Hurricanes sent LW Phil Di Giuseppe and LW Brock McGinn to the AHL Charlotte Checkers. Di Giuseppe had eight points in 14 games for Carolina but hasn't played since being injured Jan. 2 against Nashville. ... Carolina D Ron Hainsey played in his 800th game but has yet to log a playoff game. ... Vancouver had won 12 of 14 against Carolina before Friday night's game. ... The Canucks recalled D Taylor Fedun on Thursday.