Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, November 4, 2011, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Friday, November 4, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	5	42-32-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	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	2	3	5
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1

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	15	8	9	32
Carolina Hurricanes	10	10	5	25

Three stars

C. Eakin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Brouwer, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Anthony Stewart (1)	Jay Harrison (1), Jeff Skinner (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, CAR 1
2nd	01:28	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (1)	Mike Knuble (1), Karl Alzner (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
2nd	02:37	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer (1)	Marcus Johansson (1), Cody Eakin (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 1
3rd	03:15	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	WSH 3, CAR 1
3rd	10:49	Washington Capitals	Cody Eakin (1)	Alexander Semin (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, CAR 1
3rd	15:52	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Alex Ovechkin (2), Troy Brouwer (1)	Even strength	WSH 5, CAR 1

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	32	25
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	6	27
Blocked shots	15	25
Giveaways	5	9
Takeaways	9	2
Faceoffs won	29/58 (50%)	29/58 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		20:13
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	12:56
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0	64.3%	19:17
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	2	0		12:52
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	54.5%	18:52
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		15:40
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	12:37
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1	0	42.9%	13:58
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1	0		17:24
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	50%	12:51
Number 50 C. Eakin	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1	0		08:45
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0	25%	12:27
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:55
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		22:06
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:41
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	2	0		19:27
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:25
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	4	1		21:24

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	25	24	1	.960	59:47	Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 Z. Boychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	06:34
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	0	50%	20:49
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:51
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	2	0	50%	15:06
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	61.5%	18:18
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0	100%	16:33
Number 21 D. Bowman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:37
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	1	0		16:06
Number 37 T. Brent	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16.7%	07:31
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	3	0		16:23
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0		17:30
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0	0		19:29
Number 4 J. McBain	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	0	2	0		17:46
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	4	0		19:49
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		20:02
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2	0		19:01
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		22:09
Number 51 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		21:13

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	32	27	5	.844	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Cam Ward	Tripping	2
2nd	04:36	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	07:31	Washington Capitals	Roman Hamrlik	Holding	2
2nd	12:59	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Interference	2
3rd	02:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Boarding	2
3rd	18:37	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches: DJ King, Mike Green, Mathieu Perreault
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jussi Jokinen, Derek Joslin

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 8, 2011
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 15, 2012
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 6, 2012

Other NHL games on Nov 4

Other NHL games on Friday, November 4, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Dallas Stars 7	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 4, 2011

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