RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored the go-ahead goal with 29 seconds left and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night.
It was the seventh straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got goals from Jack Roslovic, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson and Jackson Blake. Seth Jarvis scored another empty goal in the closing seconds.
Necas usually saves his game-winners for extra time, with nine in his career, but he was able to settle things in regulation with his team-best seventh goal of the season.
Travis Konecny ​​scored two goals and had two assists for the Flyers. Morgan Frost and Owen Tippett also scored for Philadelphia.
Aleksei Kolosov made 28 saves for the Flyers, who trailed 2-1, 3-1 and 4-3 but kept coming back. Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov struggled in net, allowing four goals on just sixteen shots.
Takeaways
Flyers: Konecny’s first-period goal was Philadelphia’s eighth power-play goal in seven road games this season. They came into the game with the sixth-best power play ever, but were near the bottom of the league in total goals (31).
Hurricanes: When the Hurricanes lost some of their forward production to free agency this offseason, Blake wasn’t at the top of the list of expected contributors. The rookie continues to find ways to help with his fourth goal of the season.
Key moment
Hurricanes left wing William Carrier took a penalty late in the third period to give Philadelphia a chance to win the game on the power play. The man advantage was short-lived after Emil Andrae was called for a holding penalty 17 seconds later.
Key stat
The Hurricanes conceded the first goal for the fourth time this season, but they have won all four games.
Next
The Flyers travel to Tampa Bay on Thursday, while the Hurricanes complete a four-game homestand against Pittsburgh on Thursday.
