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11/26/1997 21:54 EST Penguins 3, Hurricanes 2 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Fredrik Olausson and Alex Hicks scored third-period goals as the Pittsburgh Pengins extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. The Penguins are 5-0-1 with a season-best four-game winning streak. They have won all three of their games against Carolina this season. Olausson, who set up Pittsburgh's first goal, scored the tie-breaker at 2:58 of the third period. Robert Lang carried the puck past two Carolina players and fed a pass to Olausson. Olausson, in the middle of the right circle, fired a quick shot past Sean Burke to end a 12-game goal drought. Hicks picked off Jeff Brown's pass at 6:46 and used Lang as a decoy on a 2-on-1 before sliding the puck through Burke's legs. Carolina converted its first power-play chance at 6:53 of the first period. Jeff O'Neill was 10 feet inside the blue line when he fired Brown's pass past Tom Barrasso's glove for his fifth goal. The Penguins tied the score with 1:43 left, taking advantage of Adam Burt's turnover. Olausson intercepted Burt's pass at the right point and sent the puck to Stu Barnes, who beat Burke from 15 feet for his sixth. Nelson Emerson scored Carolina's second goal in the final second. Burke had a strong second period, stopping all 17 of Pittsburgh's shots, including four each by linemates Barnes and Ron Francis. The Hurricanes are 1-3-1 in their last five games. The Penguins had another 5-0-1 streak from Oct. 11-22.
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