Justin Faulk scored midway through the second period Jake Ryan Jersey , and Carolina beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Friday night to remain in the postseason race.It was the fourth win in five games for the Hurricanes, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2009. Carolina must win its final four games while Florida and
New Jersey lose their remaining games in regulation to play beyond the regular
season.Asked if the playoffs were a realistic goal, Peters answered tersely: ”No.” But Peters believes there are genuine incentives for his team.”You’ve got to play,” he said. ”These guys are pros. You’re paid to play.”Metropolitan Division-leading Washington had won five in a row. Michal Kempny scored his first goal with the Capitals after he was acquired in a February
trade with Chicago.”We’ve been playing great the last month,” Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly said. ”I don’t want to say this was expected, but a game like this
maybe was going to happen eventually. It was probably better tonight than
Sunday.”Washington visits Pittsburgh on Sunday, and the teams have a long history.”Overall Jaleel Scott Jersey , obviously we don’t like those guys,” Smith-Pelly said. ”It’s a huge game. We’ll be back.”Carolina goaltender Scott Darling stopped 20 shots, and Braden Holtby had 26 saves for Washington.Capitals coach Barry Trotz thought his team was simply outplayed.”This league is way too good if you have a little bit of an off-night or you’re not on your `A’ game, this league can humble you in a very hard way and a
quick way,” Trotz said. ”We didn’t have enough invested. We didn’t have enough
guys pulling on the rope.”Kempny put the Capitals in front at 2:35 of the second, but Carolina’s Derek Ryan quickly responded. He beat Holtby for his 14th goal at 3:15.”There’s pride on the line,” Ryan said. ”We’re not quite in the playoff race. We’re not eliminated Marcus Gilchrist Jersey , but we realize where we’re at. We’re just continuing to play our game. We’re not thinking about it. We have four games, so
we’re going to make those games count.”Faulk’s eighth goal of the season put the Hurricanes ahead to stay at 11:43. It was Faulk’s first goal since he scored three times in a 7-3 victory over the
Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 13.Sebastian Aho’s 28th goal at 14:36 of the third made it 3-1, and Brock McGinn added an empty-netter at 17:50.NOTES: Trotz said he enjoyed the story of emergency goalie Scott Foster’s outstanding performance for Chicago on Thursday night. Trotz doesn’t know who
the Capitals’ emergency goalies are. ”I just know that we have them,” Trotz
said. ”Someone has a phone book with numbers. If you need a goalie, you start
phoning. … I’d like to meet them, just not on our bench.” … Washington F Lars
Eller played in his 600th career game. . Capitals F T.J. Oshie, who had an
assist on Kempny’s goal Ryan Smith Jersey , logged just 14 minutes of playing time, his lowest since Dec. 30. Trotz said Oshie was being checked for an injury, but wouldn’t comment
on its specifics. … Carolina D Jaccob Slavin had two assists.UP NEXTHurricanes: Host New York Rangers on SaturdayCapitals: Visit Pittsburgh on Sunday—Buffalo Bills receiver Zay Jones has had knee surgery that will prevent him from participating in the team's series of spring practices.Coach Sean McDermott wouldn't discuss the nature of the injury or which knee was operated on in providing the update Thursday, when the Bills closed a
three-day voluntary minicamp. He also didn't have a timetable for when Jones
could resume practicing, but said he's not concerned about the rehab process
extending into the season.McDermott said the injury had been bothering Jones for some time, and the team and player decided to have surgery as soon as possible.It's the second operation for Jones, who had surgery in January to repair a shoulder injury.Jones was Buffalo's second-round pick out of East Carolina Deatrich Wise Jr Jersey , and struggled to make a consistent impact in his rookie season. He finished with 27 catches for 314 yards and two touchdowns in
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