- Jordan Martinook ended Game 2 at 13:53 of double overtime to lift Carolina past Ottawa 3-2
- A Mark Jankowski goal was waved off for offside in 1OT, and Martinook was then stopped on a penalty shot
- Read below for full details and video of Martinook’s wild redemption arc
Jordan Martinook gave Carolina the wildest finish of the playoffs so far.
The 33-year-old winger scored at 13:53 of double overtime to lift the Hurricanes past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Game 2 at Lenovo Center on Monday night. It came less than 20 minutes after he had a penalty shot stopped by Linus Ullmark in the first extra period.
That penalty shot only happened because Mark Jankowski’s apparent overtime winner at 17:18 of the first extra period was reviewed and waved off for offside. Since Warren Foegele had already been called for hooking Martinook on a breakaway, Carolina kept the free chance.
Ullmark got his glove on Martinook’s attempt from the slot, and the veteran went back to the locker room between overtimes feeling awful.
“You exhale and you think it’s over, especially in overtime,” Martinook said. “I didn’t feel very good about myself after that penalty shot, and that intermission felt really long. It was going to be a long night if that penalty shot came back to bite me.”
It didn’t. Midway through the second extra session, Nikolaj Ehlers found him in the slot. Martinook ripped a wrist shot that banked off the right post and past a screened Ullmark. The video of the moment is below.
“I’d be lying if I said I picked my head up and looked to pick the corner,” Martinook said. “At that point you’re trying to put as many pucks on net as you can, and I felt like we kind of had them on the run a little bit. I got it and just ripped it.”
Sebastian Aho and Logan Stankoven also scored for the Hurricanes, who blanked Ottawa in Game 1. Frederik Andersen turned aside 37 shots. Ullmark finished with 43 saves.
Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens scored for the Senators. Jake Sanderson added two assists.
“Playoffs are hard, the games you lose,” Senators coach Travis Green said. “This one is going to sting. We get a couple of days to recoup.”
Rod Brind’Amour wasn’t surprised his team made it interesting again.
“We make it exciting, that’s for sure,” Brind’Amour said. “I’m obviously happy for Marty. He’s one of those guys, it’s nice to see him get that kind of recognition.”
Carolina leads the best-of-seven 2-0, with Game 3 set for Thursday in Ottawa. The full NHL.com recap covers every wrinkle from one of the strangest nights of the first round.
