Orlov scores late for surging Caps

Dmitry Orlov scored on a power play with

2:55 remaining, and the Washington Capitals recovered after blowing a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas scored 59 seconds apart in the second period for the Capitals, who’ve won nine of their last 11 games (9-1-1). John Carlson added an empty-netter after Orlov’s goal put Washington ahead to stay.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nino Niederreiter scored in the third period for the Hurricanes. Niederreiter’s goal, his first since Oct. 28, tied the game at 2-2 with

6:28 remaining.

Wild 4, Lightning 2: Ryan Hartman broke a 2-all tie midway through the third period, and host Minnesota beat Tampa Bay. Hartman scored for the third

straight game and has goals in five of the last six games to give him 12 on the season. Nick Bjugstad, Victor Rask and Marcus Foligno also scored for Minnesota, which has won three in a row and scored the most goals in the NHL since Nov. 2.

Corey Perry scored for the second time in three games for Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn added his first goal in 11 games, tying the game in the second period.

Kirill Kaprizov went to the net after collecting the puck near the side boards and passed across for Hartman, who spun and delivered a quick shot past Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy 9:15 into the third. Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots for the Lightning, which had won three games in a row and six of seven.

Sharks 2, Blackhawks 0:

Timo Meier scored on a deflection and added an empty-net goal, James Reimer earned his 42nd career shutout, and San Jose beat host Chicago.

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Sharks:

San Jose placed forward Evander Kane on waivers and plan to send him to the AHL if he isn’t claimed by another team. Assistant general manager Joe

Will said Sunday that Kane has been placed on waivers before his 21game suspension for submitting a fake COVID-19 vaccination card ends. Kane was eligible to return to play Tuesday against New Jersey.

Canadiens: Montreal fired general manager Marc Bergevin and two other executives, assistant GM Trevor Timmins and Paul Wilson, senior vice president of public affairs and communications, amid on-ice struggles just months after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final.