The Carolina Hurricanes have found their stride, and it has been an impressive stretch. “Just take the best things we did (in recent games) and move those things to the next game and just keep it going,” Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov said of the approach. That’s the plan that the Hurricanes will try to implement against the host Washington Capitals Friday night. Carolina holds a four-game winning streak and has secured at least a point in 10 of its past 11 games. “We’ve just got to keep plugging along and see where we are at the end of the year,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. The Capitals, who have lost five of their past six games (1-3-2), will play the second game of a five-game homestand after Wednesday night’s 6-3 loss to New Jersey Devils. That game included the Washington debut of veteran winger Max Pacioretty, who was coming off an injury from last season when he played for the Hurricanes. “There’s a lot of emotions,” Pacioretty said. “I’ve played five games in almost two years, so yeah, a lot of emotions.”
Hurricanes’ stars shining; Caps try to turn it around
