Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
8 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
26 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
31 |
Three stars
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- E. Lack, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
- J. Williams, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
01:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (21) |
Jason Chimera (17) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
10:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal (18) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
CAR 1, WSH 1 |
| OT |
01:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (42) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (50) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, WSH 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
17 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
20/44 (45.5%) |
24/44 (54.5%) |
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
43.8% |
18:51 |
| Number 14 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:35 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
15:23 |
| Number 24 B. Malone |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 25 C. Terry |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:40 |
| Number 48 B. Sutter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:28 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
16:07 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 7 R. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:55 |
| Number 46 T. Carrick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 47 M. Jordan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 54 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
22:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 E. Lack |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.936 |
61:27 |
OT loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28.6% |
11:30 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
15:39 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
53.3% |
17:03 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:00 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:20 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:10 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:41 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:16 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
25:27 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
61:33 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
03:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:45 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Michal Jordan |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:02 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Ron Hainsey, Andrej Nestrasil, Justin Faulk
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
2015-2016 season series
Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 17, 2015
|
|
Washington Capitals
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
|
Washington Capitals
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
1
at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
Other NHL games on Mar 15
Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
1
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Florida Panthers
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Ottawa Senators
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
5
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 15, 2016
|
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