Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 3 48-23-11
at Carolina Hurricanes 0 40-31-11

Goals by period

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

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 7 11 15 33
Carolina Hurricanes 8 11 10 29

Three stars

  1. M. Neuvirth, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:47 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks (1) David Steckel (1), John Erskine (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 0
3rd 12:23 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Mike Knuble (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 0
3rd 18:32 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Mike Knuble (2), Jeff Schultz (1) Shorthanded, Empty net WSH 3, CAR 0

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 29
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 20 23
Blocked shots 16 20
Giveaways 4 3
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 41/70 (58.6%) 29/70 (41.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 2 5 2 0 17:09
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 11:11
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 72.7% 12:42
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11:18
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 2 64.7% 18:24
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 50% 16:22
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 1 15:52
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:24
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 4 1 40% 16:24
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:59
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 76.5% 12:21
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 37.5% 11:50
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 15:29
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 17:33
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 3 23:43
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 3 23:03
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 20:08
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 16:08
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 29 29 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 2 6 1 0 56.5% 21:30
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 17:03
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 50% 16:57
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25% 16:27
Number 21 D. Bowman L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:37
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:13
Number 26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:31
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 11:43
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 50% 21:16
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 10:43
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16:44
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 0 18:08
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 6 20:28
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 16:47
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 27:27
Number 33 A. Babchuk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:58
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:29
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 3 21:56
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 32 30 2 .938 59:03 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:27 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Boarding 2
1st 16:35 Carolina Hurricanes Joe Corvo Interference 2
2nd 07:16 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Holding 2
2nd 08:44 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault Hooking 2
2nd 11:25 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Holding 2
2nd 12:07 Washington Capitals Mike Green Roughing 2
2nd 16:50 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Charging 2
3rd 17:17 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Brad Watson, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches
Brian Fahey, DJ King, Marcus Johansson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Patrick O'Sullivan, Jiri Tlusty

2010-2011 season series

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