Capitals survive Hurricanes for 6th straight victory
RALEIGH, N.C. - Jason Chimera and Michael Latta scored, and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Monday night for their sixth straight win.
.@washcaps have won 6 straight games & are 13-1-1 in their last 15 outings – a run that includes two 6-game win streaks (also Nov 21–Dec 3).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 22, 2015
Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves for the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals. They improved to 12-3-1 on the road and enter the holiday break with their second six-game winning streak of the season.
Kris Versteeg scored with 17:42 remaining for the Hurricanes, but Brubauer shut them out the rest of the way.
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Cam Ward made 19 stops for Carolina, which had earned points in six of eight games while scoring 28 goals in that span.
-with files from theScore