The franchise's leader in game-winning goals potted the 60th of his career on a one-timer teed up by Martin Necas 59 seconds into the extra frame, converting the only shot attempted by either club in overtime. Aho has scored the game-winner in all four of Carolina's overtime victories this season.

It was Aho's fourth OT winner of the season (the Canes have four overtime victories and Necas has also assisted on every one as well) and the 15th of his career. Since he entered the league in 2017-18, only Leon Draisaitl (17) has more overtime game-winning goals.

The veteran netminder suffered a knee injury on Oct. 26 in Seattle and underwent surgery in November. Returning to practice with the team earlier this month, he's now good to go and will play his 500th NHL game this evening. A major milestone for a backstop, Andersen will become just the 84th in NHL history to reach the mark.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime 4-3 at United Center Monday night. The Canes found themselves in an early 2-0 and then a late 3-2 hole, but the team just kept digging and eventually found a way to win.

Frederik Andersen is back, almost. The Carolina Hurricanes are about to awake from what could have been a months-long goaltending nightmare that instead ended up being more of a disconcerting dream, the kind that leaves you slightly restless when you awake.

Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal in overtime and Jaccob Slavin collected three assists as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes notched a 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

The Carolina Hurricanes had such a rough start Thursday against Toronto that Rod Brind’Amour briefly couldn’t watch. After an early turnover near the Carolina blue line, the Canes coach turned ...

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games. Jordan Staal will play in his 1,300th NHL game tonight, becoming the 74th player in league history to reach that milestone and the first from the 2006 draft class. Staal is also two points shy of 700 career points.

Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist ... But he's been a huge plus for Carolina with Freddie Andersen sidelined by a knee injury since Nov. 21. The Hurricanes have been looking for more scoring ...

Ryan Henkel ([email protected]) is the Site Editor and Reporter for the Carolina Hurricanes team site with The Hockey News. A resident of Raleigh, NC, Henkel has spent the last four years covering the Canes and in his spare time, likes to cook. You can follow him @RyanHenkel_ on Twitter.

Sebastian Aho's goal gave Carolina its latest victory as he continued to be a clutch performer on offense. But the contributions from captain Jordan Staal, who scored earlier for the Hurricanes, continue to help set a tone for the team.

The hottest line on the Eastern Conference’s hottest team got served a cold slice of humble pie Thursday, as the Carolina Hurricanes outskated, out-checked, and outshone the Maple Leafs 6-3 in Raleigh.