LOS ANGELES — Jordan Martinook scored within the ninth spherical of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes blew a three-goal lead earlier than hanging on for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night time.

Sebastian Aho set a franchise file along with his seventeenth short-handed objective earlier than scoring once more within the shootout for the Hurricanes, who opened a six-game street journey by losing a three-goal lead halfway by means of the second interval and taking eight minor penalties.

“I don’t know that we’ve played maybe a worse game ever, but I give (the Kings) credit,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour mentioned. “They outplayed us from start to finish. We just scored on every chance we had, basically. The game is just so hard when you’re in the box the whole game. It just has no flow, and (it’s) a disgusting game, really. We’re going to just trash it and move on.”

Teuvo Teravainen additionally scored a short-handed objective, and Brendan Lemieux scored towards his former group whereas Carolina racked up 5 targets on its first 12 photographs towards Kings goalie Pheonix Copley. Brent Burns and Jesperi Kotkaniemi had early targets whereas the Canes went up 5-2 halfway by means of the second interval, however the Kings tied it when captain Anze Kopitar scored with 1:22 left in regulation.

“It’s not the style we want to play,” mentioned Aho, who surpassed Eric Staal’s group file for profession short-handed targets. “Obviously a huge win, so the effort and the battle obviously got us there. Way too many penalties. Weird game. So much weird stuff happened there, but obviously a win is a win.”

Frederik Andersen made 25 saves in his second straight begin for Carolina, which has scored 10 targets within the first two video games of a season during which it has Stanley Cup aspirations after profitable seven playoff rounds over the previous 5 years.

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Martinook scored the final of Carolina’s three shootout targets moments after Alex Laferriere missed for Los Angeles. Although Martinook has by no means scored greater than 15 targets in a season, his teammates weren’t shocked by his poise on the puck.

“I’ve seen him do that move in practice on me,” Andersen mentioned. “I think he’s more skilled than people give him credit for. He provides a lot of energy for us, and he can score. So it was cool to see him finish it for us like that.”

Kopitar scored two targets for the Kings, who've allowed 10 regulation targets whereas shedding their first two video games of the season, each at dwelling.

Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore additionally scored for the Kings, and Vladislav Gavrikov made it 5-4 with 8:36 to play. Kopitar, who's starting his 18th season in Los Angeles, tied it with a point-blank objective within the crease off a setup from Carl Grundström.

“It’s a good thing to see that we turned it up or locked it down, whatever you want to call it, and come back and at least get the one (point),” Kopitar mentioned.

Copley stopped 14 photographs, however Los Angeles‘ first two games have done nothing for fans’ confidence within the group’s protection and its unlikely goalie tandem of 36-year-old Cam Talbot and Copley, a longtime minor leaguer.

“We will score enough goals to win games,” Kings coach Todd McLellan mentioned. “I believe we will. It’s the tightening up of certain areas of our game, and tonight I point at individuals. I don’t think our team was bad. I think some individuals were sloppy.”

Aho received his short-handed objective off Kevin Fiala’s atrocious giveaway on the reverse blue line within the first interval. Aho leads the NHL in short-handed targets since he entered the league within the 2016-17 season.

Ailing Arvidsson

General supervisor Rob Blake informed the Kings‘ official broadcasters that veteran ahead Viktor Arvidsson possible wants again surgical procedure, and McLellan confirmed it after the sport, saying Arvidsson might be out “a long time.”

Up subsequent

Hurricanes: At Ducks on Sunday.

Kings: Pierre-Luc Dubois returns to Winnipeg when LA visits the Jets on Tuesday.

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