Hurricanes Win Their 5th Game In A Row In Washington 6-2, 1/5/24

 

FIVE IN A ROWWWWW 🙌 pic.twitter.com/JhY8dkONyV

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) January 6, 2024

*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*

   The Hurricanes played in Washington and took the W from the Caps! This being the Capitals second loss in a row, the Hurricanes won with a 6-2 score.

Hurricanes lineup against the Capitals:

Svechnikov - Aho - Teravainen

Noesen - Kotkaniemi - Necas

Martinook - Staal - Jarvis

Bunting - Drury - Lemieux

Slavin - Burns

Skjei - Pesce

Orlov - Chatfield

Kochetkov

Raanta

Capitals lineup against the Hurricanes:

Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Wilson

Pacioretty - Strome - Lapierre

Protas - McMichael - Mantha

Malenstyn - Dowd - Aube-Kubel

Fehervary - Carlson

Edmundson - Bear

Riemsdyk - Jensen

Kuemper

Shepard

   Nic Dowd gets the Capitals in the lead with 12:54 left in first. Dylan Strome scores the second goal, the Capitals in the lead by two! The final score of first period being 2-0.

   Brent Burns cuts the lead, the first goal for Carolina! This being the only goal this period, 2-1.

   Seth Jarvis ties it up, 2-2. Andrei Svechnikov scores, Brent Burns scoring after and his second of the night! Dmitry Orlov scores and Vasily Ponomarev nets one after - The Hurricanes win with a 6-2 score!

- Vasily Ponomarev got his first(s) of many, a goal and an assist tonight!

- John Carlson hit 500 Career Assists

- Brent Burns stats:

   - 8 Goals

   - 15 Assists

   - 23 Points

 

 

This is what it's all about 🥹 pic.twitter.com/eusATKNG1d

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) January 6, 2024

 

It just doesn't get better than this pic.twitter.com/4NLUiZ39kr

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) January 6, 2024