The Los Angeles Kings erased an early 3-0 Carolina lead and eventually tied the score 5-5 late in the game, but the Canes won a dramatic nine round shootout when Jordan Martinook scored on a nifty backhander.
The Hurricanes started the game with a lot of jump and scored three goals in the first period.
Brent Burns got things started with a top shelf shot, then shortly after Sebastian Aho scored on a shorthanded breakaway.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi then beat LA goalie Pheonix Copley with a sharp angled shot which caught the goalie by surprise.
Before the end of the period, Drew Daughty made the score 3-1 with a shot from the point.