OTTAWA, Ont. -- Jay Harrison scored at 2:19 of overtime and Cam Ward made 45 saves Thursday as the Carolina Hurricanes fought back to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2.
Harrison's winner came off a scramble in front as he banged a loose puck past Senators goalie Craig Anderson.
Chad LaRose and Alexander Semin scored in regulation for the Hurricanes (5-4-0), who have won five of their last seven.
Erik Karlsson and Daniel Alfredsson replied for the Senators (6-4-1), while Anderson stopped 23 shots in taking the loss.
Ottawa led 2-1 in the third period but Semin tied it with a one-timer that beat Anderson stickside on the power play at 12:26.
Both teams had a number of great chances in the first period, but it was the Senators who took the early lead on Karlsson's team-leading fifth goal of the season on a great passing play from rookie Jakob Silfverberg.
Ottawa outshot Carolina 17-3 in the second period, but Ward kept his team in it with a number of big saves, including one in close on Silfverberg.
The Hurricanes tied it 1-1 on their third shot of the period as Drayson Bowman made a cross-ice pass to LaRose, who snapped a shot from the faceoff circle to beat Anderson glove side.
The Senators finally solved Ward in the period as Alfredsson gave Ottawa its second lead of the night at 16:04, roofing a shot from a near-impossible angle that fooled the Carolina goalie.
Mike Lundin made his debut for the Senators after missing the first ten games with a broken finger, while fellow defenceman Sergei Gonchar returned to the lineup after missing the last two games with the flu.
Ottawa Senators fall to Carolina Hurricanes in OT
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:26PM EST
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson