Taylor Raddysh got the Capitals on the board after falling behind 2-0, and, after Protas tied it in the first minute of the third, Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal 66 seconds later. Logan Thompson bounced back from a rough start to stop 18 of the 20 shots he faced as Washington padded its lead atop the Eastern Conference.

The Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up their four-game homestand on Friday night (March 14) against the Detroit Red Wings. It was their last home game for the next few days as they start a four-game road trip from Philadelphia to California for their three-game West Coast trip.