HURRICANES 4, JETS 3: Chad LaRose scored to snap a tie with 1:22 remaining in the third period as visiting Carolina prevented Winnipeg from pulling into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Captain Eric Staal tallied twice to secure his seventh straight season with at least 20 goals. Jussi Jokinen collected a goal and two assists and Cam Ward turned aside 30 shots for the Hurricanes, who have won three in a row.

Antti Miettinen snapped a career-worst 34-game goalless drought by tallying twice and Nik Antropov scored a goal for the third consecutive contest for the Jets, who remained two points behind Washington in the standings. The Capitals dropped a 5-2 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks earlier on Sunday.

With the score tied at 3-3, LaRose accepted a feed from Staal at center ice before skating in and beating Ondrej Pavelec for his 17th goal.

After Miettinen gave Winnipeg a 3-2 lead with 1:06 left in the second period after converting a give-and-go with Spencer Machacek, Staal leveled the contest midway through the third.

Jokinen forced a turnover and fed Staal, who beat Pavelec under the crossbar from the top of the faceoff circle.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Carolina's Jeff Skinner served the final contest of his two-game suspension. ... Winnipeg has won three of the five meetings between the Southeast Division rivals. ... Jets D Zach Bogosian returned after missing five games and 12 of 13 with a lower body injury. He was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct after laying out Andreas Nodl during the second period. ... Winnipeg will play seven of its remaining 10 contests away from Manitoba. The Jets are 11-19-4 on the road.