Hurricanes cool off Capitals for 6th straight win

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Dmitry Orlov scored twice and Martin Necas provided a goal and two assists Sunday as the surging Carolina Hurricanes cooled off the visiting Washington Capitals with a 4-2 win in Raleigh, N.C.

The Hurricanes clinched their sixth straight victory on Andrei Svechnikov's empty-net goal with 8 seconds remaining. The Capitals went with an extra attacker with about 1:25 left but coul