RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal broke a tie 51 seconds into the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to beat the Washington Capitals, 4-2, on Thursday night, snapping their nine-game win streak.
Phillip Di Giuseppe, Jeff Skinner and Andrej Nestrasil also scored, and Eddie Lack made 30 saves for the Hurricanes.
Alex Ovechkin had his 21st goal for Washington and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Staal gave Carolina a 2-1 lead, and Skinner followed with his 15th goal of the season. Ovechkin cut the Hurricanes’ lead to one goal with 5:44 left before Nestrasil had an empty-net goal in the final minute.
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