Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Monday, November 30, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13
at Carolina Hurricanes 2 35-37-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 6 11 16 33
Carolina Hurricanes 16 12 12 40

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Theodore, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:35 Carolina Hurricanes Joe Corvo (1) Tuomo Ruutu (1), Eric Staal (1) Power play WSH 0, CAR 1
1st 06:11 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Alexandre Giroux (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 1
1st 17:20 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 1
2nd 14:53 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Eric Fehr (1) Even strength WSH 3, CAR 1
3rd 19:44 Carolina Hurricanes Matt Cullen (1) Jussi Jokinen (1), Eric Staal (2) Even strength WSH 3, CAR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 33 40
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 29 22
Hits 21 45
Blocked shots 23 16
Giveaways 4 11
Takeaways 8 13
Faceoffs won 38/74 (51.4%) 36/74 (48.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 15 1 1 0 0 03:08
Number 9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 38.5% 22:45
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 14:05
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 17:06
Number 16 E. Fehr C 1 1 2 +1 4 2 2 1 0 13:44
Number 17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 11:13
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 1 3 +2 2 4 0 0 0 52.2% 22:05
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 0 66.7% 23:48
Number 33 A. Giroux L 0 1 1 +3 0 1 2 0 0 09:53
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 52.4% 13:42
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 37.5% 08:41
Number 2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 2 0 19:13
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +3 0 3 2 1 0 17:45
Number 23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 4 0 16:16
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 17:21
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 2 0 24:41
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 17:55
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 08:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 40 38 2 .950 59:59 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 35.3% 19:36
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 2 2 0 2 9 0 0 0 40% 21:47
Number 13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20:34
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 12:18
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 18:56
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 50% 20:19
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 70% 07:13
Number 18 S. Yelle C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 60% 06:31
Number 26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 1 0 15:37
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 10:08
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 80% 15:38
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:36
Number 4 A. Ward D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 2 0 21:52
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 12 4 4 3 0 20:15
Number 7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 7 2 0 18:01
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 0 33:28
Number 41 A. Alberts D 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 3 0 12:43
Number 77 J. Corvo D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 02:42
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 49 M. Leighton 33 30 3 .909 57:41 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:59 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault Hooking 2
1st 12:05 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Kneeing (major) 5
1st 12:05 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 04:06 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich High sticking 2
2nd 05:50 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Interference 2
2nd 07:56 Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov Hooking 2
2nd 18:45 Carolina Hurricanes Tom Kostopoulos Hooking 2
2nd 19:51 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Alberts Tripping 2
3rd 00:22 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Interference 2
3rd 06:36 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Boarding 2
3rd 06:57 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr High sticking 2
3rd 11:58 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Alberts Boarding 2
3rd 14:25 Washington Capitals Tyler Sloan Roughing 2
3rd 14:25 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Roughing 2
3rd 14:25 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:21 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Brad Meier, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Shaone Morrisonn, Jay Beagle
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Scott Walker, Chad LaRose

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