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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

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Orlov, Necas lift Hurricanes past Capitals, 4-2

Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

It’s the sixth straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got one goal and two assists from Martin Necas. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal.

Alex Ovechkin and Brandon Duhaime scored for the Capitals, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

The Capitals scored two goals in a 33-second span to close out the first period and take a 2-1 lead. Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov didn’t allow another goal.

Necas and Orlov, who spent the first 10-plus seasons of his NHL career with Washington, both scored early in the second period to turn the game in the Hurricanes’ favor. Charlie Lindgren stopped 40 shots for Washington.

Takeaways Capitals: Ovechkin’s power-play goal from the left circle was a vintage one-timer. It’s the 39-year-old Russian's fifth goal in the past four games and seventh of the season. He needs 35 to pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record for career goals (894).

Hurricanes: The State Fair in Raleigh sends the Hurricanes on an annual October road trip. This is the second year in a row the team has returned home and won their first two games back. They still have two more games at home before heading back out on the road for a three-game trip against Western Conference teams.

Key moment With the game tied 2-2, Orlov drilled a one-timer from the right circle at 5:26 in the second period on a feed from Necas, who has a six-game point streak and leads the team with 18 points.

Key stat If you’re going to get the Hurricanes, you better get them early. They improved to 7-0-0 on the season when leading after two periods.

Up Next The Capitals host Nashville on Wednesday, and the Hurricanes continue a four-game homestand Tuesday against Philadelphia.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:01 Dmitry Orlov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (11)
Goal 1st Period 19:16 Alex Ovechkin Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: John Carlson (7), Dylan Strome (13)
Goal 1st Period 19:49 Brandon Duhaime Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (2)
Goal 2nd Period 2:29 Martin Necas Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Eric Robinson (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (7)
Goal 2nd Period 5:26 Dmitry Orlov Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (12), Jalen Chatfield (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:51 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 11
20 Hits 10
2 Takeaways 7
21 Shots 45
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 31
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
15 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,796 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2
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