Orlov Scores Late, Caps Beat Hurricanes For 9th Win In 11

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By BOB SUTTONNovember 28, 2021 astatine 4:36 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored connected a powerfulness play with 2:55 remaining, and the Washington Capitals recovered aft blowing a two-goal pb to bushed the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 connected Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas scored 59 seconds isolated successful the 2nd play for the Capitals, who’ve won 9 of their past 11 games (9-1-1). John Carlson added an empty-netter aft Orlov’s extremity enactment Washington up to stay.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nino Niederreiter scored successful the 3rd play for the Hurricanes. Niederreiter’s goal, his archetypal since Oct. 28, tied the crippled astatine 2-2 with 6:28 remaining.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 shots for Washington, portion Carolina’s Frederik Andersen made 21 saves.

The teams combined for 28 shots without scoring until Ovechkin took a walk from Orlov and delivered the puck past Andersen for his 19th extremity of the season. Ovechkin has 44 goals successful 82 games against the Hurricanes.

Protas had immoderate bully luck for his archetypal vocation goal. His walk went disconnected Carolina defenseman Tony DeAngelo’s skate, with the puck bouncing into the net. The 20-year-old Protas was playing successful his 11th NHL game.

It was Carolina’s archetypal location crippled successful much than 2 weeks. The Hurricanes went 4-1-1 connected a six-game roadworthy swing.

BACK TOGETHER

The Capitals and Hurricanes had been successful the aforesaid part since the 1997-98 play anterior to past season’s impermanent realignment due to the fact that of the pandemic. It had been approaching 2 afloat years since the teams past met connected Jan. 13, 2020.

UP NEXT

Capitals: At Florida connected Tuesday night.

Hurricanes: At Dallas connected Tuesday night.

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