Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Braden Holtby stopped all 33 shots he faced
for his second shutout of the season, as Washington took down Carolina, 3-0,
at Verizon Center.
Nicklas Backstrom, John Erskine and John Carlson lit the lamp once each for
the Capitals, who have won four of their last six.
Cam Ward made 37 saves in defeat for the Hurricanes, who have lost four of
five. Former Capital forward Alex Semin made his return to America's capital
and was a minus-one with four shots on net in more than 21 minutes of ice
time.
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