It took 40 games but the Carolina Hurricanes finally were involved in a shootout. They also won it, beating the Ottawa Senators 3-2 at an empty Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.
Andrei Svechnikov had the only shootout goal as Canes goalie Frederik Andersen stopped all three Ottawa shooters. Andersen had 37 saves in the game as the Canes (29-9-2) got goals from Derek Stepan in the second period and Nino Niederreiter in the third in the comeback win.
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