Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Carolina Hurricanes 3 35-37-10
at Washington Capitals 4 54-15-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 2 0 0 3
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Carolina Hurricanes 11 8 10 2 31
Washington Capitals 12 10 13 4 39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:24 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Brendan Morrison (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
1st 17:59 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Power play CAR 0, WSH 2
1st 18:17 Carolina Hurricanes Patrick Dwyer (1) Tom Kostopoulos (1), Jay Harrison (1) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
2nd 08:43 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (1) Chad LaRose (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 2
2nd 11:02 Washington Capitals Mike Green (2) Alex Ovechkin (2), Brooks Laich (1) Power play CAR 2, WSH 3
2nd 15:03 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (1) Tuomo Ruutu (1), Joni Pitkanen (1) Power play CAR 3, WSH 3
OT 03:20 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Unassisted Even strength CAR 3, WSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 39
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 29 24
Blocked shots 23 11
Giveaways 5 12
Takeaways 3 12
Faceoffs won 28/63 (44.4%) 35/63 (55.6%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:10
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 24:14
Number 13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 22:32
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:29
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 6 2 0 15:49
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 69.2% 17:47
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 09:14
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos R 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 13:33
Number 32 O. Osala L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 06:46
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 50% 21:17
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 1 0 40% 12:25
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 0 0 17:56
Number 5 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 3 0 26:27
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 23:45
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 0 30:16
Number 27 B. Carson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 19:47
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 14:22
Number 45 A. Picard D 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 12:15
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 M. Legace 39 35 4 .897 63:20 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -1 0 5 3 0 0 21:23
Number 9 B. Morrison C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 52.9% 14:06
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 08:24
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 +1 2 5 0 0 0 15:11
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80% 11:00
Number 18 E. Belanger C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 11.1% 15:31
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 21:47
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 50% 18:58
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 1 0 17:29
Number 24 S. Walker R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 09:47
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 2 5 0 0 0 18:58
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 72.7% 10:28
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22:56
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 7 2 0 19:01
Number 52 M. Green D 2 0 2 -1 0 4 1 0 2 26:22
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 21:31
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:40
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 17:59
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 31 28 3 .903 63:07 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:57 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Tripping 2
1st 08:59 Washington Capitals David Steckel Holding 2
1st 10:25 Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov Hooking 2
1st 17:04 Carolina Hurricanes Alexandre Picard Hooking 2
2nd 00:48 Carolina Hurricanes Brett Carson Holding 2
2nd 09:41 Carolina Hurricanes Alexandre Picard Tripping 2
2nd 14:01 Washington Capitals Scott Walker Clipping 2
2nd 19:16 Washington Capitals Joe Corvo Interference 2
3rd 03:17 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Slashing 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Shane Heyer
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Erik Cole, Cam Ward
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, Jason Chimera, John Erskine, Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina, Eric Fehr

2009-2010 season series

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