Hurricanes Survive An Overturned OT Goal And Failed Penalty Shot To Beat Senators In Wild Game 2

The Carolina Hurricanes thought they took a 2-0 first-round series lead over the Ottawa Senators during the first overtime period. They did not. But they did past the halfway point of double-overtime to win 3-2 in front of their fans in Lenovo Center Monday night.

Left winger Jordan Martinook made up for a failed penalty shot attempt that only came after the Hurricanes had a goal overturned in the fourth frame of the game. His first goal of the playoffs means the Hurricanes won their first two games at home and now only need to win two of a maximum five games to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. With just over three minutes left in the first overtime period, Martinook was closing in on Senators goalie Linus Ullmark when Warren Foegele hooked him.

The referee put his arm in the air to indicate a delayed penalty. The Hurricanes kept control of the puck in the offensive zone, and 32 seconds later, Mark Jankowski capitalized on a rebound to beat Ullmark, causing the crowd in Raleigh to erupt. Coach Travis Green and the Senators quickly called for an offside review.

The NHL Situation Room initiates reviews for offside in overtime anyway, so it took a closer look. Sure enough, in the initial rush into the zone, the Situation Room determined Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal had possession but not control of the puck when he crossed the blueline into the attacking zone. The offside offense happened before Foegele obstructed Martinook, and the game clock rewinded to when the infraction should have been called.