It wasn’t the prettiest overall effort, but the Carolina Hurricanes got a big game-one win over the New York Rangers in overtime Wednesday night in PNC Arena.
The Canes struggled mightily for the first 40 minutes of the game, as only a masterful effort in net from Antti Raanta kept the Hurricanes within striking distance as the Rangers carried a 1-0 lead into the final frame.
But Carolina turned it on the third period, with Sebastian Aho tying things up in the final minutes before Ian Cole played the unlikely role of overtime hero to give the home team a 1-0 series lead despite being the worse team for most of the night.