Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Wednesday, November 24, 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 2 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 1 1 3
Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 2 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 13 14 11 38
Carolina Hurricanes 6 19 7 32

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:18 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 0
2nd 01:01 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Alex Ovechkin (2), John Carlson (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 0
3rd 04:04 Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov (1) Joni Pitkanen (1), Ian White (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 1
3rd 08:05 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Jeff Skinner (1), Tuomo Ruutu (1) Power play WSH 2, CAR 2
3rd 12:07 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Alex Ovechkin (3) Power play 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 38 32
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 17
Hits 27 21
Blocked shots 18 16
Giveaways 5 12
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 37/66 (56.1%) 29/66 (43.9%)

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 3 3 +2 0 10 5 0 0 21:55
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 08:23
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 11:00
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 76.5% 15:10
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 09:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 2 0 0 27.8% 20:59
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 1 60% 21:50
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13:23
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 11:44
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18:58
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 73.3% 12:02
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 40% 08:37
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 24:30
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 10:47
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 19:37
Number 44 B. Fahey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 08:59
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 4 0 24:16
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 26:39
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Varlamov 32 30 2 .938 59:59 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 1 46.2% 24:37
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 18:50
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 50% 15:22
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 53.3% 15:26
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 06:52
Number 20 T. Bodie R 0 0 0 +1 5 0 0 0 0 04:00
Number 26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 17:47
Number 29 R. Carter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 40% 04:02
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 16:34
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15:44
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 15:34
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 0 16:27
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 13:44
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 20:12
Number 7 I. White D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 4 0 19:18
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 27:01
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:24
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 0 27:26
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Peters 38 35 3 .921 58:35 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:51 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Cross checking 2
1st 02:51 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Diving 2
1st 08:16 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:16 Carolina Hurricanes Troy Bodie Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:06 Washington Capitals Semyon Varlamov Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 16:19 Carolina Hurricanes Jamie McBain Tripping 2
2nd 00:36 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Charging 2
2nd 00:36 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 07:18 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Slashing 2
2nd 15:55 Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov Hooking 2
2nd 18:46 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Hooking 2
3rd 06:48 Washington Capitals John Erskine Tripping 2
3rd 08:23 Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty Tripping 2
3rd 12:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Stephen Walkom, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches
Mike Knuble, DJ King, Mike Green
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jon Matsumoto

2010-2011 season series

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