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Semin scores twice Green connects in OT to lift Capitals LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeWASHINGTON With one deft swing of his stick Mike Green atoned for a turnover that enabled lowly Carolina to forge a thirdperiod tie with the Washington CapitalsGreen scored with 344 left in overtime giving Washington a harrowing 43 win over the Hurricanes on Friday nightAlexander Semin had two goals for the Capitals who took their first lead on a goal by Tomas Fleischmann with 1708 left in regulation But Green later forked over the puck with Washington on the power play and Carolinas Tim Gleason turned the miscue into a breakaway goal with 630 to goI didnt even see him behind the guy that was standing in front of me Green said I was chasing him but he had a great shotIn overtime however Green slammed home a wrist shot from between the circles off a pass from Nicklas BackstromI got lucky there and was just excited it went in Green said I didnt have a great game so its a great feelingThe Capitals entered with the best record in the NHL and Carolina had the worst But the Hurricanes converted two of their first three shots to take a 20 lead with 14 minutes elapsedSemin tied it by scoring twice in the second period setting the stage for the dramatic third periodThen came Greens goal in overtime Despite scoring the gamewinner the standout defenceman apologized for his play afterwardI said No need to apologize Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said Really good players if theyre having a bad game still have a tendency to step up and be in the limelight at some point on a positive noteGleason had his face bloodied by a puck but stayed on the ice He received 30 stitches afterwardThat shows the type of player he is the character he has the toughness he brings to the team teammate Eric Staal said It was a huge goal he had It got us a pointStaal and Jiri Tlusty scored for the Hurricanes and Cam Ward made 36 saves But Carolina still has only one road winWe battled back to get that point Staal said For us right now one point doesnt do much It was tough to lose in overtimeIn rebounding from a 30 loss at Buffalo on Wednesday night the Cap...