Andre Svechnikov scored his eighth goal of the season to even the score in the second period, and then won the game with a goal on the teams’ second attempt in the shootout to lift Carolina to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday at PNC Arena.
Stefan Noesen also scored in regulation for the Hurricanes (6-2-1), and Brent Burns added a shootout marker on the team’s first attempt.
Dylan Strome and Ovechkin scored in regulation for the Capitals. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout for the Caps, but Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen stuffed Ovechkin and Strome to preserve the win.