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(SportsNetwork.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. Chandler Parsons Jersey . 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Kerry, In the first period of Saturdays Montreal-Ottawa game, Brendan Gallagher is called for goaltender interference. Craig Anderson is outside the blue paint trying to make the save.ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin apologized for Russias hockey performance at the Olympics, a sentiment put in perspective by the encouraging news that his father was on the way home after heart surgery. Far more upset was Nicklas Backstrom, who remains clearly miffed that an allergy medication hes taken for years cost him a chance to play for a gold medal. The Washington Capitals held their first post-Olympics practice Tuesday, a session overshadowed by residue from the Winter Games even as they tried to focus on the resumption of their NHL schedule. Ovechkin was one of the faces of Sochi, bent on winning the gold on home ice. Instead, the Russians were eliminated in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Olympics. "First of all, I want to say sorry to the fans," Ovechkin said. "Because its once in a lifetime opportunity to represent your country in the Olympics, and you didnt get the results, you didnt get any medal. Of course the fans, the media and the people who support Russia, family, was upset, but life goes on." Ovechkin took the Olympic disappointment especially hard four years ago, but this time he had to immediately turn his attention to his family. His father, who has a history of heart problems, became ill following one of his sons games and required surgery. Ovechkin wasnt told until three days later, after Russia had been eliminated. "Soon as I found out that hes in hospital and hes feeling not that good and he could be dying, I just forget the game that we lose against Finland. ... Just go there and spend time with him and saw him," Ovechkin said. "It was great feelings to see whats happening and how hes feeling. Thats most important thing." Ovechkin said his father, mother and brother were flying home to Moscow on Tuesday. Ovechkin said he understands the criticism he received for his play during the Olympics -- "I didnt score lots of goals out there" -- but the 28-year-old three-time league MVP appears ready to refocus on the Capitals, who resume play Thursday at Florida. "This is a very tough loss for me and for Russia, but Im almost 30," Ovechkin said. "I have to handle it. I have to fight through it." The lingering Olympic sting was more evident on the face of Backstrom, who helped lead Sweden to the gold medal game but was pulled from the lineup shortly before faceoff because he had failed a doping test. Without one of its top players, Sweden lost 3-0 to Canadda.dddddddddddd "Ive had allergies for seven years, since I got here," Backstrom said. "Everyone that lives in the Washington area knows how bad it is here. Ive been taking Zyrtec-D for the last seven years and I havent been doing anything differently. Ive been playing internationally, in the world championships (and) Olympics before, and so I havent done anything differently." An ingredient in the allergy medicine is on the list of banned substances for Olympic competition, but Backstrom said he was told by the Sweden team doctor that he could take one pill a day without triggering a positive test. "Who do I blame?" Backstrom said. "Well, I followed the doctors recommendation." Backstrom said he expects a two-week wait to find out whether he will be awarded his silver medal, which is being held at the International Ice Hockey Federation offices in Zurich. "Obviously, its not fun to deal with," Backstrom said. "I dont wish no one to have to go through this, if Im going to be honest with you. Its not fun. But Ive got to look forward to play next game on Thursday. Ive got to focus on Washington right now." Backstroms teammates, much like the international hockey community in general, were shocked at how his situation was handled. "Its just ridiculous that it can happen at a big tournament like this," forward Martin Erat said, "at the Olympics just before the finals when everybody is ready to go and you just want to enjoy the sport. It just happened because of some stupidity, and its just unbelievable that this can happen in the Olympics." The Capitals sent five players to Sochi, and four of them have dealt with some sort of unexpected life event that has derailed an attempt to return to normalcy after the Olympics. Ovechkin had the health scare with his father, Backstrom has the fallout from the doping test, Swedish forward Marcus Johansson is stuck in Stockholm because of an visa issue -- the Capitals expect him to join them in Florida for Thursdays game -- and Erat returned to his family in Nashville, Tenn., as soon as he could after the Czech Republic was eliminated. "We just finished our quarterfinal game, and I went for my phone, and our friend had called me and said your baby girl, Victoria Bella, is born," Erat said. "First we lost in the quarterfinal, it was hard to swallow, and when I got the news, it brought back a smile on my face." 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