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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 Friday, December 11, 2009 at home.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 2 0 1 0 3
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 5 7 4 3 19
Washington Capitals 14 12 11 3 40

Three stars

  1. A. Semin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. M. Green, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:01 Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty (1) Brandon Sutter (1), Tom Kostopoulos (1) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 0
1st 13:56 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Tom Kostopoulos (2), Aaron Ward (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 0
2nd 13:07 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Jeff Schultz (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 1
2nd 19:59 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (2) Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 2
3rd 02:52 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Mathieu Perreault (1), John Erskine (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 3
3rd 13:30 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason (1) Unassisted Shorthanded CAR 3, WSH 3
OT 01:16 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin (2) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 19 40
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 19 11
Blocked shots 28 13
Giveaways 13 10
Takeaways 7 15
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
8 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 37.5% 20:22
12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 37.5% 22:22
13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 20:37
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 16:14
16 B. Sutter C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 60% 12:31
17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 06:28
18 S. Yelle C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 50% 09:26
19 J. Tlusty L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 1 10:27
24 S. Walker R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:13
29 T. Kostopoulos R 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 2 100% 14:29
36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 66.7% 16:41
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:11
4 A. Ward D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19:00
6 T. Gleason D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 10:42
25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 4 29:52
27 B. Carson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 8 22:45
41 A. Alberts D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 5 1 16:52
44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 3 21:52
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 40 36 4 .900 61:16 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 +3 0 6 1 1 50% 23:36
9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 45.5% 18:21
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 11:42
14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 0 14:32
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 09:56
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:06
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +3 0 0 1 2 61.1% 22:55
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 33.3% 14:51
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 15:35
28 A. Semin R 2 0 2 +2 0 7 0 0 20:31
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 70% 10:54
85 M. Perreault C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 28.6% 10:20
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 18:37
4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 15:52
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 15:23
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:55
52 M. Green D 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 29:01
55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 4 21:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 19 16 3 .842 61:03 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 08:14 Carolina Hurricanes Ray Whitney Hooking 2
2nd 16:59 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:30 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Alberts Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 08:40 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Hooking 2
3rd 12:02 Carolina Hurricanes Joni Pitkanen Interference 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Sergei Samsonov, Michael Leighton, Niclas Wallin
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 11

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 4 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page

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