Turris, Senators edge Hurricanes in overtime
OTTAWA -- Center Kyle Turris scored with 1:51 left in overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at Canadian Tire Centre.
Turris took a pass from defenseman Erik Karlsson and rifled a shot past Carolina goalie Cam Ward from the left wing faceoff circle.
In regulation time, defenseman Jaccob Slavin scored for the Hurricanes while replying for the Senators was defenseman Dion Phaneuf.
Coming off consecutive shutouts, Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 32 saves for the victory. Ward stopped 30 shots.
Ottawa improved to 6-3-0 while the Hurricanes dropped to 2-4-3.
The Senators, who flew back from a three-game road trip to Western Canada on Monday, were outshot 16-5 in the first period. They turned the tables and outshot Carolina 15-6 in the second.
The Hurricanes ended Anderson's shutout string at 122:31 at the 34-second mark of the opening period. Slavin was unchallenged on his way to the net as he took the puck in the neutral zone, skated through the middle of the ice and beat Anderson with a high backhand for his first of the season. The goal was unassisted.
Phaneuf's first of the season at 13:18 tied the score. After taking a cross blue line pass from defenseman Cody Ceci, he blasted a shot that beat Ward low to the glove side. Winger Tom Pyatt had the other assist.
The Senators are next in action on Thursday, when they host the Vancouver Canucks. The Hurricanes are in Nashville to play the Predators on Saturday.
NOTES: Hurricanes D Ryan Murphy made his season debut after missing the first eight games with a lower body injury. ... Hurricanes LW Bryan Bickell was a healthy scratch for the second game. Bickell played junior hockey in Ottawa. ... Hurricanes D Klas Dahlbeck was a healthy scratch for the third game. ... Hurricanes D Jakub Nakladal was a healthy scratch for the fifth game. ... Senators rookie D Thomas Chabot was a healthy scratch for the eighth time. Chabot is expected to be sent back to his junior team later this week. ... Senators G Matt O'Connor was also a healthy scratch for the second game in a row. With G Andrew Hammond sidelined by a groin injury, G Chris Driedger was the backup to starting G Craig Anderson for the second game in a row.