Carolina Hurricanes

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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei (76) gets control of the puck against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for The Washington Times)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Stahl (11) gets control of the puck against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for The Washington Times)

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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) shoves up against Washington Capitals right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel (96) fighting over the puck at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Stahl (11) gets control of the puck against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for The Washington Times)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis (24) handling the puck at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74), center Vasily Ponomarev (92) and defenseman Tony DeAngelo (77) congratulate each other on the win (6-2) over the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary (42) shoves Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Connor McMichael (24) and Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) during the face-off at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) losing control of the puck after it was tapped in his direction after the face-off shoving up against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce (22) at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) retrieving the puck after it was tapped in his direction after the face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals right Nicolas Aube-Kubel (96) retrieving the puck up against the wall as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) shoves up against him at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) retrieving the puck after it was tapped in his direction after the face-off shoving up against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce (22) at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) retrieving the puck after it was tapped in his direction after the face-off shoving up against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce (22) at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Former Washington Capitals, now Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov (7) is cheered for by fans at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Former Washington Capitals, now Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov (7) is cheered for by fans at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Former Washington Capitals, now Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov (7) is cheered for by fans at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on January 5 2023 (Alyssa Howell for the Washington Times)

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Minnesota Wild's Christian Folin, left, of Sweden, gets tripped up chasing the puck with Carolina Hurricanes' Brock McGinn in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter, top, of Switzerland, celebrates a goal by Zach Parise off Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, lower right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter, left, of Switzerland, skates in to celebrate with Eric Staal and Zach Parise, right, following Parise's goal off Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild's Jordan Schroeder celebrates his goal against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. . (AP Photo/Jim Mone)