Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Sergei Samsonov scored the game-winner with 1:07 left in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the finale of a home-and-home series at the Wachovia Center.

Patrick Dwyer scored his first NHL goal and Tuomo Ruutu also tallied in regulation for the Hurricanes, who rebounded from a 3-1 setback to Philadelphia on Wednesday at the RBC Center in Raleigh. Carolina snapped a three-game losing skid with the win.

Cam Ward was sharp between the pipes, stopping 24 of 26 shots for the `Canes.

Jeff Carter and Joffrey Lupul each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who had their six-game winning streak halted. Martin Biron made 27 saves in defeat.

With the game tied at 2-2 after two periods of play, both team's played to a scoreless third and went to overtime. In the extra period, Samsonov ended the contest with just over a minute to play.

Matt Cullen banked a pass from the neutral zone off the boards in the Carolina offensive end and Samsonov skating hard, caught up to the puck on the left side, went around Matt Carle and beat Biron to the glove side to give the Hurricanes the win.

Philadelphia opened the scoring 4:07 into the first while on the power play. After some good puck movement in the Flyers' offensive zone, Lupul's attempted pass into the slot from the low left circle was deflected in by Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen, giving the Flyers the early advantage.

The Flyers had numerous chances early in the second stanza, including a shorthanded breakaway by Carter, but Ward was up to the task. The hosts then appeared to get a goal from captain Mike Richards about a minute and a half later, but the officials waved it off and assessed the Flyers with a penalty for too-many-men on the ice.

Dwyer's even strength tally tied things at 1-1 with 5:00 left in the second. Pitkanen's soft wrist shot from the top of the left circle hit off the heel of Dwyer's stick in front and beat Biron between the pads.

Carolina then lit the lamp again 1:06 later when Ruutu's wrister from the right point appeared to hit off a Flyers defender in front of the goal and got by the Philadelphia netminder to put Carolina ahead.

Carter, however deflected a Lupul pass past Ward with 46 seconds left in the frame while skating with the man advantage to tie the contest at 2-2. The game remained deadlocked heading into the second intermission.

Game Notes

The Flyers will play at Toronto on Saturday night, while Carolina will host Anaheim on Sunday... Flyers left wing Simon Gagne had a nine-game point streak snapped...Despite the loss, Philadelphia has won five of its last seven games against Carolina.