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Capitals 4, Hurricanes 3, OT

WASHINGTON — Alexander Semin scored two goals, Mike Green connected with 3:44 left in overtime, and the Capitals rallied to beat the Hurricanes. The Capitals entered with the best record in the NHL and Carolina had the worst. But the Hurricanes converted two of their first three shots to take a 2-0 lead with 14 minutes elapsed. Semin tied it by scoring twice in the second period, and Tomas Fleischmann gave Washington its first lead with 17:08 remaining in regulation, hammering home a pass from Mathieu Perreault during a delayed penalty call. Carolina’s Tim Gleason then scored a short-handed goal with 6:30 left. Gleason, who had his face bloodied by a puck earlier in the period, stole the puck in his own end and skated in on a breakaway. In overtime, Green ended it with a wrist shot from between the circles. Jiri Tlusty and Eric Staal also scored for the Hurricanes, and Cam Ward made 36 saves. But it wasn’t enough to prevent Carolina from sinking to 1-12-3 on the road. In rebounding from a 3-0 loss at Buffalo on Wednesday night, the Capitals outshot Carolina 37-16 during regulation and improved to 8-0-0 this season within the Southeast Division. Tlusty put the Hurricanes up 1-0 at 2:01 of the first period with his first goal since March 29, 2008, with Toronto. Tlusty was making his Carolina debut after being called up from Albany of the AHL earlier Friday. Staal scored at 13:56, stuffing the puck past Jose Theodore after taking a pass from Patrick Dwyer, who came from Albany with Tlusty. After outshooting Carolina 14-4 in the first period, the Capitals needed more than 7 1/2 minutes to get their first shot on goal in the second period.

Panthers 4, Devils 2

NEWARK, N.J. — Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves to beat his former teammates, Michael Frolik scored twice and the Panthers ended a four-game losing streak. Jordan Leopold and Shawn Matthias also scored, and Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss each had two assists to help Florida improve to 2-5-4 in its last 11 games. Brian Rolston and Dean McAmmond scored for New Jersey. The Devils who had won four in a row and seven of their previous eight. Clemmensen, Brodeur’s backup for most of his career, faced the Devils for the first time. He saved the Devils last season when Brodeur went down with a biceps injury that required surgery. Clemmensen stepped in to win 25 games, a performance that earned him a free-agent contract with the Panthers.

Red Wings 3, Ducks 2, OT

DETROIT — Todd Bertuzzi tied it midway through the third period and scored a power-play goal 1:07 into overtime to give Detroit a comeback victory. Tomas Holmstrom also scored, and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots for Detroit. Saku Koivu and Dan Sexton each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim. The Ducks have lost nine straight on the road.

Sabres 2, Blackhawks 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrick Lalime made 39 saves in his third start of the season, and Thomas Vanek and Clarke MacArthur scored for Buffalo. Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago.

Associated Press