nhl Game Recap
Washington Falls 4-2 to Hurricanes - Recap
Carolina earned a 4-2 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Jake Guentzel on Friday at PNC Arena.
The Hurricanes were a -255 favorite in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 6.0.
Carolina got goals from Jake Guentzel(2), Martin Necas, and Sebastian Aho in the victory. Guentzel opened the scoring at 14:30 of the second period.
Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 14-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Washington got a goal from Alex Ovechkin(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 41-stop effort from Darcy Kuemper in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 2-for-4, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 45-16 in the game.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.