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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Sunday, December 26, 2010 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 16 6 30
Carolina Hurricanes 16 12 7 35

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. T. Ruutu, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:33 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault (1) Alexander Semin (1), Brooks Laich (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 0
2nd 07:32 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (1) Tuomo Ruutu (1), Jeff Skinner (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 1
2nd 10:26 Washington Capitals David Steckel (1) Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 1
2nd 18:02 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Green (1) Even strength WSH 3, CAR 1
3rd 00:30 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (1) Jay Harrison (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) Even strength WSH 3, CAR 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 30 35
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 17
Hits 19 21
Blocked shots 14 16
Giveaways 2 13
Takeaways 12 14
Faceoffs won 22/45 (48.9%) 23/45 (51.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +2 2 8 1 1 100% 22:01
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 33.3% 22:19
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 33.3% 16:23
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 21:02
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 12:52
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 10:21
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 16:47
39 D. Steckel C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 68.8% 15:33
63 A. Gordon R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:48
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 10:43
85 M. Perreault C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 66.7% 03:19
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.6% 13:31
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 11:56
23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 23:37
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 1 21:03
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 4 29:43
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 4 22:11
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 10:02
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 35 33 2 .943 59:58 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:23
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 38.5% 22:21
14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 19:34
15 T. Ruutu L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 2 16:11
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 56.3% 17:23
20 T. Bodie R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:38
26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 18:58
29 R. Carter L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 75% 06:51
36 J. Jokinen L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 1 50% 16:14
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 16:42
53 J. Skinner L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 57.1% 13:16
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 16:29
4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 1 17:22
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 15 0 0 1 05:42
7 I. White D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 21:21
25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 33:20
44 J. Harrison D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 3 16:33
77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 26:00
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 30 27 3 .900 58:39 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:25 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Tripping 2
1st 14:58 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
1st 18:54 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Charging (major) 5
1st 18:54 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Roughing 2
1st 18:54 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 02:20 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 04:50 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner High sticking 2
3rd 16:05 Carolina Hurricanes Jamie McBain Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Paul Devorski, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Tom Poti, Eric Fehr
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jiri Tlusty

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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