Hurricanes rally past Capitals to force Game 7 Globe_Sports
Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal, right, Justin Williams and Brock McGinn celebrate Staal's winning goal against the Washington Capitals' in Game 6 on April 22, 2019.Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night to force Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.
Alex Ovechkin scored for the third straight game, Brett Connolly also scored and Braden Holtby stopped 31 shots. Then came the key momentum swing of this one – the waved-off goal that Washington thought should have counted. It helped the Hurricanes that they got a bit healthier, with one of the three forwards injured during this series returning to the lineup. Jordan Martinook was back after a lower body injury kept him out of Game 5. Martinook left Game 4 early after his right heel slammed into the boards as he attempted a hit on Dmitry Orlov.
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