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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Carolina Hurricanes 3 33-33-16
at Washington Capitals 4 42-32-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 2 0 3
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 10 8 9 4 31
Washington Capitals 7 17 11 1 36

Three stars

  1. M. Green, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 12:16 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Jussi Jokinen (1), Jeff Skinner (1) Power play CAR 1, WSH 0
2nd 14:28 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) John Carlson (1) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 1
2nd 19:39 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Joel Ward (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 00:18 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (2) Jeff Skinner (2), Joni Pitkanen (1) Power play CAR 2, WSH 2
3rd 16:15 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1) Power play CAR 2, WSH 3
3rd 18:41 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (1) Jeff Skinner (3), Eric Staal (1) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 3
OT 02:24 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Dennis Wideman (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2) Power play CAR 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 36
Power play 2 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 29 27
Blocked shots 22 17
Giveaways 11 5
Takeaways 8 14
Faceoffs won 31/68 (45.6%) 37/68 (54.4%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
12 E. Staal C 2 1 3 -1 0 6 1 0 2 40.7% 22:10
13 A. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:04
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 14:37
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 60% 17:52
19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 10:15
22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 07:50
23 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 +1 2 4 2 0 0 16:16
36 J. Jokinen L 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 2 0 33.3% 16:50
37 T. Brent C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 11:17
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:08
53 J. Skinner L 0 3 3 -1 0 3 2 0 0 19:53
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 15:20
5 B. Allen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:26
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 22:54
25 J. Pitkanen D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 1 0 25:07
28 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 5 0 19:16
44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 16:36
51 T. Kaberle D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 21:00
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
33 B. Boucher 36 32 4 .889 62:07 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 20:38
15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 41.7% 11:14
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 60% 20:47
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 6 0 0 14:24
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 62.5% 21:27
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 100% 18:28
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:20
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 100% 09:59
28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 4 3 0 0 0 15:22
42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 15:29
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:03
85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 20% 12:50
6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 20:51
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 18:49
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 23:18
52 M. Green D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:48
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:47
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 4 3 0 0 0 18:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 31 28 3 .903 62:19 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:27 Carolina Hurricanes Alexei Ponikarovsky Holding 2
1st 09:39 Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Slashing 2
1st 13:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Cross checking 2
2nd 10:38 Washington Capitals John Carlson Tripping 2
2nd 19:49 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:08 Carolina Hurricanes Joni Pitkanen Boarding 2
3rd 15:45 Carolina Hurricanes Brandon Sutter Tripping 2
OT 00:00 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Boarding 2
OT 01:29 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen Holding 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Derek Joslin, Jamie McBain, Ryan Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
DJ King, Marcus Johansson

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 8

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page

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