Seth Jarvis had a new look and Sebastian Aho a different look about him Sunday for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jarvis, shedding his mustache for a clean look and a fresh start, finished with two goals and an assist. As for Aho, the center was the best player on the ice — yes, Sidney Crosby played for the Pens — with a goal and two assists, intense, hustling, staying on the move and finally scoring the overtime winner in being named the game’s first star.
Aho followed up the rebound of a Dmitry Orlov shot at 1:30 of the overtime, chipping the puck past goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and handing the Canes a win on a night where they trailed by two goals barely five minutes into the game at the Lenovo Center.
Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour left Aho on the ice for all of the overtime, saying, “He was having a great game and a lot of times you can just read the body language…