Canes edged by Caps in shootout, 2-1

The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Washington Capitals, 2-1, in a shootout Sunday night.  It was the third time in the last four games at PNC Arena that Carolina lost after regulation.  The Hurricanes are now 5-3 after regulation on the season, 1-1 in the shootout.  Sebastian Aho scored Carolina's only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves and is 2-0-1 with a .960 save percentage in his last three starts.  And, because the team waived veteran goalie Antti Raanta this weekend and sent him to the minor leagues, they're going to rely heavily on Kochetkov until Frederik Andersen can return to action.  He's missed the last 6 weeks dealing with a blood clotting issue, but has been cleared to resume workouts and could be back on the ice in the next week.  However, it's still unlikely that we see him before the start of February.