Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Monday, December 21, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
7 |
8 |
6 |
21 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
12 |
7 |
13 |
32 |
Three stars
- J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (1 assist)
- K. Versteeg, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Michael Latta (3) |
Andre Burakovsky (6), Dmitry Orlov (10) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
12:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Jason Chimera (9) |
John Carlson (21), Jay Beagle (6) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CAR 0 |
| 3rd |
02:18 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Kris Versteeg (5) |
John-Michael Liles (5), Eric Staal (14) |
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 |
21 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
24 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
27 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/43 (60.5%) |
17/43 (39.5%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
21:04 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
19:33 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:40 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:18 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:03 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
100% |
18:06 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
77.8% |
15:27 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
16:22 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
20:45 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
24:57 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:57 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
32 |
31 |
1 |
.969 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:20 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
21:07 |
| Number 15 A. Nestrasil |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
33.3% |
20:13 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
08:27 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:48 |
| Number 24 B. Malone |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:46 |
| Number 32 K. Versteeg |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
22.2% |
17:23 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 26 J. Liles |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
25:33 |
| Number 54 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
23:00 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
18:29 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
57:59 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Karl Alzner |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Jay Beagle |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:08 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff Skinner |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:29 |
Washington Capitals |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Referees
- Ghislain Hebert, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Bryan Pancich, John Grandt
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Stanislav Galiev, Connor Carrick
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Chris Terry, Michal Jordan
2015-2016 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Dec 21
Other NHL games on Monday, December 21, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Nashville Predators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 Dallas Stars
6
 at Minnesota Wild
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
7
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
 Winnipeg Jets
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
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