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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Rookie Sebastian Aho needed a month to finally get his first NHL goal, and he and linemates Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen celebrated with an offensive outburst.Aho scored his first two NHL goals, Staal had a goal and three assists and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday night.It was good night for us, the 19-year-old Aho said. It was a big goal for me and it feels good. Its my first NHL goal. Our whole line played well.Aho added an assist and Teravainen had a goal and three assists.Tonight, that was a very good line, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. And that should be a good line. Theres plenty of hockey sense there. Teravainen seems like hes kind of fitting in and comfortable. Now that Ahos gotten on the board, I think hes going to take a step also.Victor Rask also scored for Carolina. Cam Ward made 20 saves.We had breakdowns in position and we were losing battles, Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen said. To (Carolinas) credit, they played really hard and made things happen and we made too many mistakes.Washington was coming off an overtime win in Chicago on Friday night.When you play back-to-backs, and its no excuse, you have to be mentally sharp and mentally tough, Caps coach Barry Trotz said. You just have to manage the game real good. Youve got to play smarter and we didnt do that.Evgeny Kuznetsov scored with 7:58 left in the first period to put Washington ahead 1-0, but backup Philipp Grubauer stopped only 33 of 37 shots.Aho scored 35 seconds later, getting his first career goal from a sharp angle to tie it.Teravainen put the Hurricanes up 2-1 with 2:59 left in the first when he was left open in the slot and shot in a pass from Aho.Staal scored on the power play early in the second period when he slipped a shot off a rebound. Staal had started the play by keeping the puck in the offensive zone at the blue line and then working his way to the net.We skated well tonight, Staal said. I think they had a tough game last night and we wanted to get the jump on them early and thats what we did.Rask scored his sixth goal of the season in the second for a 4-1 edge.Carolina withstood Washingtons push in the second period when two Hurricanes broke their sticks on defense. Carolina was finally able to clear the puck and prevent Washington from scoring.Aho added an empty-net goal with 3:50 left.Game notes Staals four points gave him 400 career. It was his first multipoint game of the season. ... Rask and Teravainen scored for the second straight game. ... The Capitals had a first-period goal for the 11th time in 14 games.UP NEXTCapitals: Visit Columbus to wrap a three-game trip.Hurricanes: Host San Jose for the third tilt of a five-game homestand. Theo Ratliff Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. 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Because we could all use a bit of levity: If this happened to you, are you enjoying the views or running for your life??Shana Renee is the founder and editor-in-chief of?All Sports Everything?and a passionate New York Jets, Knicks and Yankees fan. Follow her sports talk on Twitter at?@ItsShanaRenee. ' ' '