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(SportsNetwork. Authentic Johnny Townsend Jersey .com) - The Washington Capitals hope to bounce back from consecutive losses when they visit the rival Carolina Hurricanes for Thursdays Metropolitan Division battle at PNC Arena. The Capitals have lost their last two tests and surrendered a total of 10 goals in the process. Washington was dealt a 6-2 rout Saturday in Toronto before dropping Tuesdays 4-3 regulation decision against Vancouver. Washington tied the Canucks 3-3 on a Brooks Laich goal at 4:39 of the third period, but Daniel Sedin recorded the game-winner for Vancouver just five minutes later. John Carlson had two goals and an assist in the setback and Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots for the Caps, who have lost four of their last five outings. We just have to be more ready for teams that we dont see that often, said Carlson. We played a good game, but we just didnt give ourselves a chance to win it. Washington allowed the Canucks to score three times on four power-play opportunities and the Caps are ranked 29th in the league in penalty killing. The Capitals hope to rebound tonight with their third straight win in the Carolina series. Washington notched a 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Hurricanes on Nov. 8, with Nicklas Backstrom providing the OT game-winner for the Caps. Washington has claimed three of four and six of the past nine overall meetings in this series, and has won four in a row and eight of 10 in Raleigh. Holtby is 5-3-0 with a 2.23 goals against average in his career against Carolina. He is expected to start tonight. The Hurricanes have won two of their last three games, splitting a home-and- home series with Pittsburgh before beating visiting Nashville 2-1 on Tuesday. Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist and Cam Ward made 32 saves to help Carolina pick up the win and halt Nashvilles four-game winning streak. Skinners first-period goal gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead, and he assisted on Victor Rasks goal in the third period that proved to be the game-winner. Ward, meanwhile, did his best work came in the third period when he turned away 14 of 15 shots. The victory came in the second portion of a five-game homestand and improved Carolina to 5-4-1 as the host. Weve got a lot of home games coming up, and we want to try and get on a bit of a roll, said Skinner. The Hurricanes welcome Detroit on Sunday before capping the stay at PNC the following night against New Jersey. Anton Khudobin will get the start in net tonight for Carolina and is 3-1-1 with a lifetime 2.94 GAA against Washington. Ward will not be able to suit up for tonights game due to a lower-body injury. Carolina recalled goaltender Drew MacIntyre from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. Authentic Emmanuel Lamur Jersey . 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Scrivens helped Edmonton move to 5-1-0 in its last six games, stoning Ryan Callahan on a short-handed breakaway just past the midway mark of the second before posting another 12 stops in the final frame. "I think that was our top game of the season," said Yakupov. "Not too many turnovers and our goalie played an awesome game." Ryan Smyth scored Edmontons first tally and the go-ahead goal came after Taylor Hall won a battle for the puck behind the New York net. He sent it out to Sam Gagner, whose centering pass from the left corner was rocketed by a charging Yakupov. "It was one of those games where we had to scratch and claw for everything we got," Hall remarked. "Sometimes those games are a lot more fun than the 8-2 wins or the wins where youre ahead off the bat." Scrivens improved to 3-3-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .948 save percentage since being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings, but Ilya Bryzgalov could still start tonights game for the Oilers. Bryzgalov is 5-5-0 with a 2.09 GAA, .919 save percentage and two shutouts in his career versus the Devils. Edmonton moved to 10-19-4 as the visiting team this season and wraps a four- game road trip tonight. The Oilers play their first five at home following the Olympic break. The Oilers posted a 5-4 shootout win over the vvisiting Devils back on Oct. Authentic Gareon Conley Jersey. 7, snapping a two-game series losing streak. They are 3-0-2 in the past five encounters overall, but have lost three of the last four in New Jersey. The Devils have allowed a game-tying goal in the final two minutes of their past three games, going 1-0-2 as each contest went to overtime. They recovered to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Jan. 30, but lost a 3-2 decision in Nashville the following night before again getting burned in a 2-1 setback versus the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Ryan Carter scored an early goal for New Jersey, but Colorado picked up a game-tying goal with 1:47 to go in regulation as P.A. Parenteau tipped home a Tyson Barrie shot from the point. New Jerseys Andy Greene then took a slashing penalty with 42 ticks left in regulation and the Avalanche cashed in 28 seconds into overtime on another deflection goal. "Tonight, the story is we have to find a way to get the second and third goal," noted Devils head coach Peter DeBoer. "We got one goal out of our fourth line and enough chances to get five. If you let anybody hang around in this league long enough, bad things will happen and thats the story lately." Cory Schneider made 23 saves in his fourth straight start as the Devils fell to 1-2-2 in their past five games. They sit five points back of Detroit for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Schneider will get the start again tonight and ranks second in the NHL with a 1.91 goals against average. 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