Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Thursday, December 4, 2014 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	30-41-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	1	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	10	10	8	28
Carolina Hurricanes	11	9	10	30

Three stars

E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Semin, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:19	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle (3)	Jason Chimera (4)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 0
3rd	03:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Semin (1)	Jay Harrison (3), John-Michael Liles (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
3rd	15:58	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, 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	28	30
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	2	6
Hits	35	33
Blocked shots	28	24
Giveaways	3	17
Takeaways	13	11
Faceoffs won	28/60 (46.7%)	32/60 (53.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		18:08
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	1	35.7%	15:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	57.9%	19:32
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	57.1%	13:40
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1		17:58
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	2	5	2	1	100%	13:09
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		16:21
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:50
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	23.1%	13:42
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	100%	10:02
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	3	100%	15:18
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:06
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		24:53
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	5		20:07
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		11:38
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	7	7		25:12
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		22:46
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		11:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	60%	21:50
Number 14 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	15:33
Number 15 A. Nestrasil	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		12:31
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	71.4%	16:57
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	46.7%	11:56
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:11
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	63.6%	14:31
Number 22 Z. Boychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		08:42
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	1	1		16:00
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2		12:06
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	20%	13:24
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		16:07
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3		20:39
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1		19:51
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		24:36
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	2		16:43
Number 47 M. Jordan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2		16:20
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	100%	22:00

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Khudobin	28	26	2	.929	57:03	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Semin	Tripping	2
1st	12:34	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Interference	2
2nd	02:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Riley Nash	Tripping	2
2nd	19:23	Carolina Hurricanes	John-Michael Liles	Boarding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Liam O'Brien
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Cam Ward, Andrej Sekera, Chris Terry, Brad Malone

2014-2015 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 8, 2014
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 27, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 31, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 4, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
New Jersey Devils 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Dallas Stars 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Arizona Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Boston Bruins 4 at San Jose Sharks 7	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 4, 2014

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