Hurricanes win, welcome new owner

WASHINGTON — Victor Rask broke a tie on a delayed penalty with 9:06 left to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, hours after the team’s sale to Dallas billionaire Tom Dundon was finalized.

Rask’s 11th goal of the season came with goalie Scott Darling pulled for the extra attacker after Tom Wilson was whistled for a penalty. The puck pinballed off several players in front and went to Rask at the side of the net.

The Hurricanes celebrated this victory after the league announced Dundon completed his purchase of the Hurricanes from former majority owner Peter Karmanos.

Dundon, Karmanos and commissioner Gary Bettman will hold a news conference Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina, to discuss an important step for the franchise.

Dundon has said he’ll keep the Hurricanes there, at least temporarily ending relocation speculation. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist, Mike Smith made 33 saves, and Calgary beat Tampa Bay on the road for their fifth straight victory. Micheal Ferland, Sam Bennett, Mark Jankowski and Matthew Tkachuk also scored to help the Flames improve to 11-5-4 on the road. Gaudreau has nine assists and 10 points during a five-game points streak. Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay. The Lightning lost All-Star defenseman Victor Hedman midway through the second with a lower-body injury. Hedman was hit on the side of his left knee during a collision with Calgary’s Garnet Hathaway and needed assistance to get to the locker room.

The U.S. Army filed a challenge opposing the application of the NHL’s newest franchise to register the trademark “Vegas Golden Knights.” In a claim filed Wednesday with the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in suburban Washington, the Army claims it will be damaged by registration of the marque and said it has acquired exclusive rights to it that predate any rights claimed by the NHL team.