Orlov and Necas lift Hurricanes past Capitals, 4-2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov had two goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

It is the sixth win in a row for the Hurricanes, who also got one goal and two assists from Martin Necas. Andrei Svechnikov scored an empty goal.

Alex Ovechkin and Brandon Duhaime scored for the Capitals, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

The Capitals scored two goals in a span of 33 seconds to end the first period and take a 2-1 lead. Carolina goalkeeper Pyotr Kochetkov did not allow another goal.

Necas and Orlov, who spent the first decade-plus of his NHL career with Washington, both scored early in the second period to turn the game in the Hurricanes’ favor. Charlie Lindgren stopped 40 shots for Washington.

Takeaways

Capitals: Ovechkin’s power-play goal from the left circle was a vintage one-timer. It is the 39-year-old Russian’s fifth goal in the past four games and the seventh of the season. He needs 35 pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record for career goals (894).

Hurricanes: The State Fair in Raleigh sends the Hurricanes on an annual road trip in October. This is the second year in a row that the team has returned home and won its first two games. They have two more home games before heading back on the road for a three-game trip against Western Conference teams.

Key moment

With the score tied 2-2, Orlov scored a one-timer from the right circle at 5:26 of the second period off a feed from Necas, who is on a six-game winning streak and leads the team with 18 points.

Key stat

If you want to get the Hurricanes, you better get them early. They improved to 7-0-0 on the season when they led after two periods.

Next

The Capitals host Nashville on Wednesday and the Hurricanes continue a four-game homestand against Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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