nhl Game Recap
Recap - Hurricanes Defeat Washington 6-2
Brent Burns was the difference, potting a pair for Carolina on Friday as the Hurricanes skated off with a 6-2 victory over the Capitals at Capital One Arena.
Carolina won as a -181 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Brent Burns(2), Dmitry Orlov, Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, and Vasily Ponomarev each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Burns opened the scoring for Carolina.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 15 of 17 Washington shots in the victory.
Dylan Strome, and Nic Dowd scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Pyotr Kochetkov.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 33 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 34-17 in the game.
Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Los Angeles.