The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 5-0, their second straight shutout over the Caps after a 3-0 here a month ago. Justin Peters recorded his first National Hockey League shutout, making 17 saves. Eric Staal extended his point streak to six games with two goals and an assist, and broke a record doing so.

“We came out hard, we were focused and it was a good performance by everybody,” head coach Kirk Muller said.