Capitals win 6th straight game

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals' Jack Eichel Elite Jerseytop-line scorers don't always have to do it all. Their lower-line forwards gave them enough offense to keep their winning streak going. Jason Chimera and Michael Latta scored, and the Capitals held on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Monday night for their sixth straight victory. One night after Washington's top two lines combined for six goals in a 7-3 win over the New York Rangers, http://www.officialsabresteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Jack_Eichel_Jersey the bottom two lines took care of the scoring. ''It can't be the power play every game, and the top six guys,'' said third-line forward Jay Beagle, who assisted on Chimera's goal. ''We can't be on themhttp://www.officialsabresteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Jack_Eichel_Jerseyevery game to score goals,'' he added. ''It's nice when we're chipping in, and to be successful, especially down the road, you've got to have the third and fourth line chip in.'' Phillipp 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. ''We're rolling right now, and now we've got a nice little Connor McDavid Womens Jerseybreak here,'' Beagle said. Kris Versteeg scored with 17:42 remaining for the Hurricanes, but Grubauer shut them out the rest of the way. ''I thought we http://www.officialoilersteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Connor_Mcdavid_Jerseywere right there, for sure,'' Carolina coach Bill Peters said. Cam Ward made 19 stops for Carolina, which had earned points in six of eight games while scoring 28 goals in that span. Versteeg made this one tense early in the third period, pulling the Hurricanes within one goal when he took a puck off the back boards and tucked it inside the left post from between his legs.