Tom Poti had a goal and two assists as the Washington Capitals won 5-3 Sunday in Game 6 against the New York Rangers, who had to make do without suspended coach John Tortorella. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist didn't make it to the third period for the second straight game, and Poti beat his former team as the Capitals tied the first-round playoff series 3-all and set up a decisive Game 7 on Tuesday night in Washington. The Capitals had trailed the series 3-1 before a pair of routs. Tortorella served a one-game suspension following a confrontation with a fan during New York's 4-0 loss in Game 5 on Friday that sent the series back to Madison Square Garden. Tortorella squirted water into the crowd and threw a water bottle over the glass and into the stands. Hurricanes 4, Devils 0: At Raleigh, North Carolina, Eric Staal scored two goals less than 3 minutes apart and Cam Ward made 28 saves in his third career playoff shutout to help Carolina force Game 7. Ray Whitney had a goal and three assists, Jussi Jokinen scored Carolina's first power-play goal since Game 2, Chad LaRose had two assists and Staal added an assist for the Hurricanes. The best-of-seven series is even at three games apiece, with the winner-take-all Game 7 set for Tuesday night in New Jersey. Streit leads Swiss into 2nd round In Switzerland, Switzerland captain Mark Streit led by example, scoring a power-play goal in overtime Sunday to beat Germany 3-2 at the Ice Hockey World Championship. The 31-year-old New York Islanders defenseman was praised by Swiss coach Ralph Krueger after a second straight win for the host nation. “We are very lucky and happy to have Mark here,” Krueger said. “That goal showed his leadership and why he is in the NHL.” Switzerland, which beat France 1-0 on Friday, progressed to the next group phase of the 16-nation tournament along with Group B rival Russia which beat France 7-2 later Sunday. Canada beat Hungary 9-0 with a hat trick from Martin St. Louis to ensure it advanced from Group A. Also in Group A play Sunday, Oleg Antonenko scored twice in a penalty shootout to give Belarus the win after tying Slovakia 1-1 in Zurich. Slovakia qualifies on the strength of its 4-3 win against Hungary two days ago.
