Recap
Svechnikov scores twice as Hurricanes come back to beat Capitals
Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and added an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes came back to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Tuesday at Lenovo Center. Svechnikov's power-play goal at 13:56 of the third period, his 6th of the season, was the winner, and Mark Jankowski sealed it with an empty-net goal at 18:33. The Hurricanes scored 3 goals in a row to erase a deficit and improve to 6-1-1, their 6th straight win. The Capitals, now 3-3-0, have lost 2 in a row in regulation.
Washington led twice. Boone Jenner opened the scoring at 9:26 of the first period, his 3rd goal of the season, assisted by Ryan Leonard. Svechnikov tied it early in the second before Justin Holl put the Capitals back ahead at 6:39, his 1st of the year. Eric Robinson answered late in the second to make it 2-2 heading to the third. The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 35-22 and went 1 for 5 on the power play while Washington went 0 for 2.
Ryan Leonard finished with 2 assists for Washington, and Sebastian Aho had 2 assists for Carolina. Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win, while Logan Thompson stopped 31 of 34 in the loss.
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