And on their 94th shot attempt, the Carolina Hurricanes got a fourth puck past Kevin Lankinen.

The Vancouver Canucks goalie, pressed again into starting duties by another Thatcher Demko injury, made 34 saves and earned his desperate team a point in a 4-3 overtime loss Friday in North Carolina.

Defenceman Quinn Hughes became the eighth Canuck out of the lineup when he was unable to play one game after hurting his shoulder or arm against the Winnipeg Jets, and Filip Hronek was unlucky No. 9 late when he was targeted late in the third period with an unpenalized elbow to the head by Hurricane Andrei Svechnikov.

Canucks coach Adam Foote told reporters in Raleigh post-game that Hronek was pulled by concussion spotters, which may mean he will be available for Sunday’s road game against the Tam

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