The winger finishes with three points, including the go-ahead goal on the power play late in the third to get a big divisional win over the Capitals on Tuesday.
The Carolina Hurricanes secured their sixth straight victory on Tuesday night, defeating the Washington Capitals 4-2 in Raleigh. Andrei Svechnikov led the offense with two goals and an assist, scoring the go-ahead goal on a late third-period power play before setting up Mark Jankowski for an empty-netter. Eric Robinson also scored for Carolina, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves in net.
Washington received goals from Boone Jenner and Justin Holl but failed to overcome Carolina's defensive play late in the contest. The victory was marred by injuries, as Taylor Hall exited the game in the second period with an upper-body issue, prompting the team to recall Bradly Nadeau alongside the news of Jordan Staal's calf injury.
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