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Washington Ices Carolina 4-3 - Recap
Washington needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Carolina on Friday in NHL action at PNC Arena.
The Capitals were a +146 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring for Washington.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 17 of 20 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got goals from Seth Jarvis(2), and Vincent Trocheck in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 37-stop effort from Antti Raanta in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 40-20.
Washington heads into a battle against the Stars. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.