Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3–0 on Friday, January 20, 2012 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 0 42-32-8
at Carolina Hurricanes 3 33-33-16

Goals by period

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

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 8 8 7 23
Carolina Hurricanes 10 15 8 33

Three stars

  1. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  2. J. Jokinen, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  3. E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:43 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (1) Eric Staal (1) Shorthanded WSH 0, CAR 1
2nd 19:42 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (2) Jay Harrison (1), Tim Brent (1) Power play WSH 0, CAR 2
3rd 19:30 Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty (1) Eric Staal (2), Tim Gleason (1) Power play WSH 0, CAR 3

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 23 33
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 21 20
Blocked shots 18 15
Giveaways 8 6
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 28/59 (47.5%) 31/59 (52.5%)

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 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 24:37
Number 15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83.3% 11:08
Number 20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 33.3% 18:21
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 41.2% 15:29
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 11:13
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 11:39
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 0 0 09:56
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:20
Number 42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:05
Number 50 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:40
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 83.3% 13:14
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 42.9% 22:07
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 24:37
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19:20
Number 36 T. Kundratek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:10
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:06
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 5 0 21:40
Number 81 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:48
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 T. Vokoun 33 30 3 .909 59:46 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 0 0 41.2% 20:03
Number 13 A. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:10
Number 14 A. Nodl R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:08
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 100% 16:13
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 57.9% 16:04
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 100% 16:49
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 13:23
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 12:04
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 55.6% 15:36
Number 37 T. Brent C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 09:51
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17:10
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 40% 16:05
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:45
Number 5 B. Allen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 3 0 22:04
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 21:16
Number 27 D. Joslin D 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 11:31
Number 28 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 23:24
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 23:32
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 23 23 0 1.000 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:53 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:53 Carolina Hurricanes Derek Joslin Fighting (major) 5
1st 11:22 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk Tripping 2
1st 15:14 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu High sticking 2
2nd 06:17 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble Holding 2
2nd 18:11 Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman Interference 2
3rd 13:00 Carolina Hurricanes Brandon Sutter Hooking 2
3rd 18:59 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Dale Hunter
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Kirk Muller
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
John Erskine, Jeff Schultz, Jay Beagle
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jaroslav Spacek, Chad LaRose, Jerome Samson

2011-2012 season series

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