Kotkaniemi lifts Hurricanes past Canadiens 4-3 in SO

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3. Brent Burns and Teuvo Teraivainen also scored in the tiebreaker for the Hurricanes, and Rem Pitlick and Nick Suzuki tallied for the Canadiens. Jaccob Slavin, Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast had goals in regulation, and Brett Pesce had two assists for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes, who won their third straight and eighth in the last 10. Antti Raanta started and gave up two goals on 10 shots before leaving with an apparent injury after the first period. Frederik Andersen came on and finished with 13 saves. Carolina moved four points ahead of second-place New Jersey in the division.