Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Carolina Hurricanes 2 40-31-11
at Washington Capitals 3 48-23-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Carolina Hurricanes 7 6 12 3 0 28
Washington Capitals 17 7 14 2 0 40

Three stars

  1. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 assist)
  3. S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:00 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (1) Eric Fehr (1) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
1st 18:49 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 2
2nd 00:50 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole (1) Eric Staal (1) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 19:57 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Jussi Jokinen (1), Joni Pitkanen (1) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Saved
1 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Goal (winner)
2 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen Saved
2 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Saved
3 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 28 40
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 20 23
Blocked shots 14 25
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 23/56 (41.1%) 33/56 (58.9%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 1 2 +1 0 7 0 0 48% 26:08
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23:49
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 17:44
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 42.9% 16:10
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 05:04
Number 20 T. Bodie R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 05:59
Number 26 E. Cole L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 23:16
Number 29 R. Carter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 66.7% 06:33
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 100% 17:58
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:54
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 14:38
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:42
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:54
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 21:59
Number 7 I. White D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 3 25:06
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 3 31:54
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:43
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 25:24
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 40 38 2 .950 64:05 OT loss

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 7 1 0 21:27
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:36
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 69.2% 13:10
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 10:28
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 50% 21:46
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 66.7% 20:47
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:43
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:00
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 11:07
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 22:05
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 72.7% 12:11
Number 90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 13:42
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 17:51
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:25
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 23:08
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 3 25:03
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 23:22
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 25:09
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Varlamov 28 26 2 .929 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:14 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Hooking 2
2nd 04:49 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Interference 2
3rd 04:32 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Tripping 2
3rd 10:59 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Brad Watson, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Boyd Gordon, DJ King

2010-2011 season series

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