RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ray Whitney scored at 4:02 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.
Eric Staal had a goal and set up Whitney’s winner, and Brett Carson and Chad LaRose also scored for Carolina. Eric Fehr forced the overtime for Washington, scoring with 10 seconds left in regulation and goalie Semyon Varlamov off for an extra attacker.
LaRose put the Hurricanes ahead on a breakaway with 1:35 to go. It was LaRose’s fifth goal of the season and 100th NHL point.
Washington played without captain and scoring leader Alex Ovechkin, serving the second of a two-game suspension for his hit on Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell on Sunday. Defenseman Joe Corvo, obtained from the Hurricanes in a March 3 trade and playing his first game back in Raleigh, had Washington’s first two goals.
Carolina goalie Justin Peters and Washington’s Varlamov each made 25 saves.
