RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals, including the winner with 6:04 left in the third period, to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won six straight. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves and improved to 4-0-0 this season.<\/p>\n
Boone Jenner and Justin Holl scored for Washington. Ryan Leonard added two assists and Logan Thompson stopped 31 shots.<\/p>\n
Svechnikov beat Thompson with a backhander six seconds after Justin Sourdif went to the penalty box for tripping. The Hurricanes finished 1 for 5 on the power play.<\/p>\n
It was the last scheduled visit to Raleigh for Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who received a standing ovation early in the first period.<\/p>\n
The Lenovo Center has been a home away from home for the 41-year-old Russian, who is set to retire after this season. He was the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL draft held in Raleigh and his 59 career points in 49 regular-season games are the most he has recorded at any NHL venue other than Capital One Arena in Washington.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes, who were without captain Jordan Staal, were able to keep Ovechkin in check on Tuesday but Jenner remained hot. One of Washington\u2019s top free-agent signings in the offseason, Jenner has scored in three straight games. He gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 9:26 in the first period.<\/p>\n
Svechnikov, who has six goals in the past five games, tied the game at 1-1 by poking in a rebound of William Carrier’s shot 3:58 into the second period.<\/p>\n
Holl\u2019s shot from the right circle with 6:39 left in the second period gave Washington a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n
Carolina tied it at 2 with 1:11 left in the second when Robinson\u2019s pass deflected off of Martin Fehervary\u2019s stick past Thompson.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Tuesday, the Hurricanes announced that Staal would miss at least a month with a calf injury. Coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour said that the 38-year-old center got hurt in warmups before Sunday\u2019s 4-1 win at Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Capitals: Host Montreal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Hurricanes: Begin a five-game road trip at Winnipeg on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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