Sebastian Aho scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:58 remaining in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 2-1 win over the host San Jose Sharks on Friday night.
Positioned perfectly in front of the net, Aho redirected Brett Pesce's puck toward the goal and past Sharks netminder James Reimer, who delivered a strong performance with 33 saves.
Making his NHL debut, 2019 draft pick Elmer Soderblom scored the eventual game-winning goal in the third period for Detroit, which had Derek Lalonde behind the bench in his first game as an NHL head coach. Michael Rasmussen had a hand in all three goals, scoring the second one and assisting on the other two.
On a first-period power play, the Lightning's Corey Perry recorded the 406th goal of his career to put him into the NHL's top 100, tying Rod Gilbert and John LeClair for 99th. He also had an assist. Ross Colton posted a goal and an assist, Cal Foote also found the net and Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 26 shots.
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