{"id":443788,"date":"2026-02-03T19:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443788\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:27:21","slug":"kings-rally-late-before-falling-in-overtime-to-carolina-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443788\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings rally late before falling in overtime to Carolina Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sebastian Aho<\/a> scored early in overtime to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win<\/a> over the Kings<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Brandon Bussi made 11 saves on just 13 shots by L.A. to continue his dominant rookie season, while Jordan Staal and Alexander Nikishin also scored for the Hurricanes, who have earned at least a point in eight straight games (6-0-2).<\/p>\n

Samuel Helenius<\/a> and Quinton Byfield<\/a> scored for the Kings and Anton Forsberg<\/a> made 31 saves. The Kings wrapped up their road trip with a 3-1-1 record with one game (last Monday at Columbus) postponed because of severe winter weather.<\/p>\n

A winter storm dumped snow all around North Carolina but Raleigh was mostly spared, which made it easier for about 14,000 fans to make it to the arena for the afternoon start.<\/p>\n

A day after squandering a three-goal lead in a 4-3 overtime loss at Washington, Aho made sure the Hurricanes didn\u2019t blow a 2-0 lead against the Kings. He beat Forsberg 1:25 into the overtime period after the Kings\u2019 goalie had made two tough saves on Seth Jarvis.<\/p>\n

Bussi, a 27-year-old rookie claimed off waivers four days before the season started, continues to be a revelation. He has won 21 of his 25 starts (21-3-1) to help the Hurricanes to first place in the Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n

Nikishin put the Hurricanes up 2-0 with 7:03 to play in the third period. Helenius responded 24 seconds later to cut the lead to 2-1. Byfield finished a beautiful pass from Adrian Kempe with 3:11 left in regulation to tie the game at 2-2.<\/p>\n

Staal tipped in Andrei Svechnikov\u2019s pass for his third power-play goal of the season at 6:25 of the first period. Staal has matched last year\u2019s scoring output with 13 goals but in 23 fewer games.<\/p>\n

Up next for the Kings: vs. Seattle at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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