The Carolina Hurricanes completed perhaps their biggest win of the season so far on Monday night when they overcame a 2-0 deficit in the third period with a furious rally to win 3-2. The victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets moved the Canes into third place in the Metropolitan Division.

With less than nine minutes left in the game, Captain Eric Staal scored between the legs of the goaltender to cut the Blue Jackets’ lead in half. Just a minute later, Staal, camped in front of the goal, tied the score on a nifty assist by Jiri Tlusty from behind the net.

The rally culminated with Jordan Stahl’s forehand goal as he was falling to the ice to give the Canes a 3-2 lead with 5:55 to go.

The Hurricanes’ Anton Khudobin made a couple of strong saves over the last five minutes to wrap up the Canes fourth win in a row.

“We were down two but kept battling,” Eric Staal said. “We knew if we got one we’d be right back in the game. We were fortunate enough to get a couple more after that and win a big one in regulation.”

The Hurricanes, who have won 10 of their last 13 games, are only two points behind the Rangers for second place.