In Raleigh, Andrei Svechnikov scored in the second period on Monday night. His goal tied the game, 2-2, and led to extra time and skills competition where he was credited with the game-winner for the Hurricanes in a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
Frederik Andersen made 18 saves in the win.
“We had the puck a lot,” Andersen said. “I think that made it [tougher] for me. They didn’t really fire a lot of easy ones. They were battling for their chances.”
The Canes took a 1-0 lead in the first period off a power play goal from Stefan Noesen.
“I kind of take pride in that,” Noesen said. “It’s something I work on all the time. I always want tips. It’s something I love doing.”
Washington rallied with two goals in the middle frame from Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin.
“I was kind of alone in front of the net there with Aho, then tipped it a bit and it was just sitting there,” Strome said. “It got us back into the game. Big goal at the time.”
The Caps were whistled for six penalties in the game.
“I thought it was a really hard-fought game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “I’m really happy with it. I like that we stuck with what we were trying to do and didn’t really get away from it.”
Svechnikov tied the game, 2-2, in the 16th minute of the second period.
“I don’t like the way the end of the game unfolded,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. “We didn’t get a chance to win it. Then it got to the shootout and they were better than us in the shootout.”
Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves in the Caps loss.
“They scored on their first opportunity, which is sometimes tough for the guys, but we dug in,” Kuemper said. “[We] probably had a few more kills than we wanted to, but we were able to kill them off. That was huge tonight.”
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