Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Nathan Gerbe scored the tie-breaking goal
 6:59  into the th...

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 Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Nathan Gerbe scored the tie-breaking goal
 6:59  into the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes came through with a 3-2
 victory over the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center.
 
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 Former  Capital  Alexander Semin knotted the  game at 2-2 with a 5-on-3 power-
 play  conversion  late in the  second period,  while Elias Lindholm netted his
 first career NHL goal earlier on to help the Hurricanes prevail.
 
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 Jeff  Skinner added two assists for Carolina, which bounced back strongly from
 Tuesday's  5-2  setback at  Pittsburgh, with Anton  Khudobin turning aside 30-
 of-32 shots in the win.
 
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 The  Capitals  were dealt a  second consecutive defeat despite Alex Ovechkin's
 fifth  goal of the young season and a 33-save effort from Braden Holtby. Jason
 Chimera had Washington's only other score.
 
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NHL Game Summary - Carolina at Washington

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(SportsNetwork.com) - A pair of old Southeast rivals will meet for the first
 time as members of the Metropolitan Division on Thursday, as the Washington
 Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes in a clash at Verizon Center.

Carolina Hurricanes (1-1-1) at Washington Capitals (1-2-0), 7 p.m. (ET)

Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Nathan Gerbe scored the tie-breaking goal
 6:59  into the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes came through with a 3-2
 victory over the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center.

NHL Game Summary - Carolina at Washington

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