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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Monday, December 28, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Carolina Hurricanes 6 35-37-10
at Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 3 1 2 6
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 10 9 7 26
Washington Capitals 4 15 12 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:44 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (1) Eric Staal (1), Ray Whitney (1) Power play CAR 1, WSH 0
1st 10:14 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Matt Cullen (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 0
1st 14:30 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (1) Matt Cullen (2), Eric Staal (2) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 0
2nd 01:14 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Tomas Fleischmann (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Power play CAR 3, WSH 1
2nd 03:32 Carolina Hurricanes Brandon Sutter (1) Tuomo Ruutu (1) Even strength CAR 4, WSH 1
2nd 12:56 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) Brooks Laich (1) Even strength CAR 4, WSH 2
3rd 01:22 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Green (1) Power play CAR 4, WSH 3
3rd 10:00 Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov (1) Eric Staal (3), Jussi Jokinen (2) Even strength CAR 5, WSH 3
3rd 18:28 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (2) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net CAR 6, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 31
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 10
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 24 14
Giveaways 5 11
Takeaways 13 7
Faceoffs won 33/59 (55.9%) 26/59 (44.1%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
8 M. Cullen C 0 2 2 +3 0 0 0 1 0 62.5% 21:27
12 E. Staal C 2 3 5 +4 4 4 3 1 0 18:20
13 R. Whitney L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:39
14 S. Samsonov L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 09:28
15 T. Ruutu L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 1 18:04
16 B. Sutter C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 58.8% 18:30
17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 04:19
18 S. Yelle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37.5% 11:45
24 S. Walker R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 04:51
29 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 15:14
36 J. Jokinen L 1 2 3 +4 0 3 0 0 0 50% 18:31
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 25% 14:52
4 A. Ward D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 18:29
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 +3 2 0 2 5 0 20:58
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 0 18:39
25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 4 0 29:09
27 B. Carson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 12:57
41 A. Alberts D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 15:10
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 31 28 3 .903 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -2 0 7 2 1 0 24:56
9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 28.6% 16:12
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:21
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 15:46
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 50% 08:43
16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 11:51
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 4 3 1 0 0 31.6% 20:50
21 B. Laich C 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 50% 18:23
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 16:24
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 20:26
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 66.7% 14:17
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 06:41
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 15:37
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:45
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 14:13
52 M. Green D 1 1 2 -1 2 3 0 1 1 30:23
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 16:34
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 14:28
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 25 20 5 .800 59:14 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:47 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking 2
1st 04:47 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking 2
1st 05:48 Washington Capitals Mike Green Hooking 2
1st 19:27 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Hooking 2
2nd 06:27 Carolina Hurricanes Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 08:42 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal High sticking 2
2nd 19:18 Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward Holding the stick 2
3rd 00:31 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Roughing 2
3rd 07:53 Washington Capitals Brendan Morrison Slashing 2
3rd 11:56 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Diving 2
3rd 11:56 Carolina Hurricanes Brett Carson Holding 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Dan Marouelli, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
Washington Capitals scratches
Tom Poti, Jason Chimera

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 28

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/SO Game page

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