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Hurricanes Win ‘Frozen Frenzy’ Game Against Capitals, but Lose Veteran Player to Injury
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Well, it was certainly frozen, and it was a frenzy, alright…
The Carolina Hurricanes' second meeting with the Washington Capitals was certainly not like their first as they charged from behind to take the lead and win the game 4-2 Tuesday night.
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Before any goals were scored, during an early stoppage in play, fans and players took a moment for an ovation for Alexander Ovechkin, as it would be the final time in his career playing in Lenovo Center – the same arena he was selected first overall in during the 2004 Entry Draft – in the regular season.
And then followed a goal – one from Boone Jenner that squeaked around Pyotr Kochetkov 's catcher to give the Capitals the lead.
Pyotr Kochetkov made an incredible blocker save on Boone Jenner, but he ultimately wouldn't be denied, getting the first goal of the game for the Capitals #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/A8PcZjULnC
— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 13, 2026
It would prove to be the only goal of the first period, as they nearly scored again later, but a league review ruled that Kochetkov had kept the puck from crossing the goal line.
Here is a closer look at the no-goal call in the first period between the Hurricanes and Capitals #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL https://t.co/rQNqrNcEYE pic.twitter.com/Hf0sSu5vYP
— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
As the second frame opened, the Hurricanes were without Taylor Hall , who briefly returned for an 11-second shift, before inevitably being ruled out of the game for an upper-body concern. Nonetheless, Andrei Svechnikov got things cooking for Carolina with a goal to tie the game within the first four minutes.
The top line combined and Andrei Svechnikov found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season
Following the goal, it underwent a brief review to confirm it was a goal–but the Washington Capitals weren't sure and challenged it unsuccessfully #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS … pic.twitter.com/GirpDuGT2S— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
Justin Holl came back a few minutes later to reclaim the lead for Washington, but it wouldn't last very long.
Justin Holl gets his first goal with the Washington Capitals to get them one-ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/4TiZw5LHfY
— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
Before the end of the period, Eric Robinson – who moved to the second line in place of Hall – charged the Capitals' net alongside Jackson Blake. In an attempt to pass Blake the puck, the rubber biscuit instead hit the blade of Martin Fehervary's stick, deflecting past Logan Thompson for the goal . …Then, Ryan Leonard straight up jumped Jackson Blake, which led to offsetting roughing penalties for them both.
It's a whole hullabaloo in Raleigh
Eric Robinson gets the game-tying goal thanks to an accidental redirection from Martin Fehervary and Jackson Blake got jumped by Ryan Leonard 😳 #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/m4zZOcAzFM— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
In a tied third period, with just 6:04 left in the game, Svechnikov found the back of the net on the power play for his second goal of the game – scored with one of the filthiest backhands I've seen this season. It was the Hurricanes' first lead of the night – and a lead they would maintain for the duration of the game.
Andrei freakin' Svechnikov!
He gets the Hurricanes their first lead of the night with his second goal of the game on this ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING backhander! #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/1JvWKHQNWh— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
With Washington pulling Thompson from the net for the extra attacker, Svechnikov had the chance to get a hat-trick, but instead passed it through the legs of Dylan Strome to Mark Jankowski for a sure goal to seal the deal .
Instead of trying to force the hat-trick on the empty net goal, Andrei Svechnikov got the puck to Mark Jankowski (with style) for a definite goal #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/3vYSH5eFIM
— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
Not long after, within the final minute of the game, Kochetkov took a try for a goalie goal , but ultimately could not get it down the ice, appearing to only launch it smack into the helmet of Aliaksei Protas.
PYOTR KOCHETKOV ATTEMPTED THE GOALIE GOAL!
…I mean, it didn't go in–but good on him for trying! #CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/dspdIvHK3F— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) October 14, 2026
K'Andre Miller also tried for the empty net afterward, but he, too, was unsuccessful in that attempt.
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Hurricanes Notes
Following the game, head coach Rod Brind'Amour was unable to provide clear details on the extent of Hall's upper-body injury, merely saying that it 'doesn't look good'.
Interestingly, during the first period, Svechnikov took a penalty during the penalty kill – a rarity, considering he isn't on any penalty killing units. The penalty was for unsportsmanlike conduct, and put the Hurricanes at a five-on-three disadvantage. After the game, Svechnikov said that the reason was due to asking a referee why he didn't make a call – nothing rude – though he did bang his stick, which was why he assumed it was called.
Before the game, the Hurricanes announced that their Captain, Jordan Staal , would be out for an extended period of time – with a timetable of one to two months – due to a tear in his calf, suffered during warmups against the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday night.
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With his empty net goal, Jankowski is now on a five-game goal streak, while Sebastian Aho is on a seven-game point streak thanks to his assists on Svechnikov's first goal and Jankowski's goal.
The Hurricanes will not play until Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM EDT, when they face the Winnipeg Jets to kick off their first game in a five-game Western Conference road trip.
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