RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Washington Capitals keep picking up victories and points. The problem: So is just about everyone else in the brutal Metropolitan Division.Washington earned its sixth straight win by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night after T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout.Four of the divisions top five teams -- including Washington -- entered Friday night on winning streaks of five or more games.I think more important than the six games, we want the point, Oshie said. We can see the standings -- theyre posted up in the room -- but were working on our game right now. We had a tough start, and were building our identity each night. I think the points are following that because were playing some good hockey, so we want to continue that and the points, I think, will follow.Oshie also scored the tying goal on a deflection with 6:04 left, Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 14th goal and Justin Williams also scored for the Capitals, who improved to 1-2 in shootouts this season and earned points for the seventh consecutive game.We seem to have won six straight just to keep pace with the division, Williams said. It is what it is, and its good competitiveness, and its something that, as athletes, we enjoy.Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored and rookie Sebastian Aho had two assists, but the Hurricanes had their seven-game home winning streak snapped.I thought both teams had a lot of good chances, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. It wasnt for a lack of chances for us. ... I liked the effort, I really did.Oshie beat Cam Ward high on Washingtons first attempt in the shootout, and after Jaccob Slavin hit the post with a backhand to start the second round, Kuznetsov put a backhand high past Ward to end it.Ward made 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who fell to 1-4 in shootouts this season.Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots for Washington, which trailed for most of the third period after Teravainen put Carolina up just 40 seconds in by redirecting in Ahos shot.Oshie tied it when he deflected a blast by Dmitry Orlov past Ward late in the period.Orlov made a great, great shot there -- you tip them and hope they get a good bounce, Oshie said. And I got a fortunate one.Ovechkin pulled Washington even at 1 when he beat Ward high from the circle on a rush. The Hurricanes had killed 17 of their previous 18 penalties on home ice before that goal.After Williams put the Capitals up 2-1, Faulk tied it 2:18 later when he took a slick pass from Aho on a 2-on-1 and beat Grubauer.That came after Skinner got his third goal this week and fourth in four home games when he slipped a loose puck past Grubauer for a 1-0 lead 5:46 in.Game notes Washington D Matt Niskanen had two assists. ... The Capitals have scored a power-play goal in six of their last seven games. ... Kuznetsov set up Williams goal, giving him assists in six straight games. ... Hurricanes C Jordan Staal rang the post midway through the third period. ... Carolinas home winning streak started with a 5-1 win over Washington on Nov. 12. 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Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. Justin Layne Youth Jersey . The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons can afford to be patient with Julio Jones return from a sprained toe.After all, theres no need to rush Jones recovery after Atlanta topped 40 points in two straight lopsided wins without the star wide receiver.These are heady times for the Falcons offense, which already has obliterated the teams single-season scoring record with two games remaining in the regular season. The Falcons play at Carolina on Saturday.Atlanta is the NFLs top-scoring team, and the race isnt even close. The Falcons (9-5) have 469 points, 63 more than the second-place Saints 406.Atlantas players arent saying much about the scoring record. Theyre focused on the more important race the for the NFC South title. Atlanta is one game ahead of Tampa Bay in the division.If we have to score three points or we have to score a lot of points, we just want to do our part in winning, right guard Chris Chester said Tuesday.Jones watched from the sideline as the Falcons beat San Francisco 41-13 on Sunday to shatter the mark of 442 points set by the 1998 Super Bowl team. He also missed the previous weeks 42-14 win at the Rams.The Falcons success has placed quarterback Matt Ryan in the MVP discussion. He has 32 touchdowns passes with only seven interceptions.For me, hes my MVP, running back Devonta Freeman said Tuesday.Ryan has consistently distributed his passes to a large number of targets. Depth at receiver helped keep the offense moving even without Jones.Aldrick Robinson led the team with a personal-best 111 yards receiving on four catches against the 49ers.ddddddddddddTaylor Gabriel added three catches for 60 yards, including his team-leading sixth touchdown reception.It shows the depth that we have by having each others back, said receiver Justin Hardy. If one guy goes down, another guy steps in and we dont miss a beat. It says a lot about the team and the character we have.The Falcons also have good depth at running back with Freeman, who ran for three touchdowns against the 49ers, and Tevin Coleman sharing the carries.I think definitely this year it has been fun to see so many people step up and make big plays and thats been a really exciting part of our offense, said center Alex Mack. Its not just one guy having a great season. Its a lot of guys doing a lot of good things all over the field a lot of times.Jones ran routes at the start of practice on Tuesday and is expected to give the toe a full-speed test on Wednesday.Game notes The team signed S Dashon Goldson for the second time this season. Goldson, 32, was a 2012 All-Pro with the 49ers who had 110 tackles in 15 starts with the Redskins in 2015. Goldson recorded only one special teams tackle in seven games with Atlanta at the start of the season. ... On Monday, WR J.D. McKissic was waived and WR B.J. Daniels was signed to the practice squad.---For more NFL coverage: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '