National Hockey League
Carolina 3, San Jose 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18700

Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead goal with 2:39 remaining to help the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.

Defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who trailed 2-1 entering the third period.

Burns evened the score at 4:11 in the third on his second goal of the season before Chatfield followed with his third goal of the campaign, directing the puck to the ice with his glove and blasting a shot that skipped off a San Jose player for an unassisted tally.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 21 saves as Carolina won for only the second time in its last six games (2-4-0).

Luke Kunin scored both goals for the Sharks in their third straight loss. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves.

The teams combined to go 0-for-7 on power plays, with the Hurricanes failing four times.

San Jose, making its fifth stop on a six-game road trip, was outshot 28-23 and didn't generate a quality scoring chance in the third period until the final 90 seconds.

Martin Necas, who entered Tuesday as the NHL's co-leader in points (42), supplied the secondary assist on Burns' goal.

Gostisbehere delivered an early jolt for the Hurricanes in the opener of a four-game homestand, notching his sixth goal of the season for a 1-0 lead 4:26 into the game.

Kunin netted his seventh and eighth scores within about a 12-minute stretch of game time. His first goal tied the game with 1:09 left in the first period and his second gave the Sharks the lead at 11:44 of the middle stanza.

San Jose had managed just one goal in regulation in each of its past three games.

Sebastian Aho had the primary assist on Burns' tying goal. Carolina's Seth Jarvis fired a shot off the post about three minutes after Burns' tally.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Carolina
Luke Kunin 2 Points Brent Burns 1
Luke Kunin 2 Goals Brent Burns 1
Cody Ceci 1 Assists Sebastian Aho 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Vitek Vanecek .893 Save Percentage Pyotr Kochetkov .913
Vitek Vanecek 25 Saves Pyotr Kochetkov 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 23 2 0-3 4-4 8 29
Carolina 28 3 0-4 3-3 6 23
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .700 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Sharks have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .300 after a loss.