Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
32 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
11 |
15 |
11 |
37 |
Three stars
- E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
- K. Versteeg, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)
- E. Lack, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
07:48 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Phillip Di Giuseppe (3) |
Joakim Nordstrom (6), Jordan Staal (8) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
09:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (11) |
Karl Alzner (8), Matt Niskanen (13) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 1 |
| 3rd |
00:51 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal (8) |
Elias Lindholm (11), Kris Versteeg (17) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
05:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff Skinner (15) |
Riley Nash (4), Victor Rask (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
14:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (21) |
Brooks Laich (4) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
19:42 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrej Nestrasil (4) |
Eric Staal (16), John-Michael Liles (7) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 2, CAR 4 |
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 |
37 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
2 |
| Hits |
35 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
13 |
16 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/59 (47.5%) |
31/59 (52.5%) |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
12:53 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
44.4% |
20:37 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:22 |
| Number 23 Z. Sill |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
10:33 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
11:45 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
11:37 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
19:54 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
40% |
14:26 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
28:25 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
22:56 |
| Number 58 C. Carrick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
09:58 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
23:36 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
59:09 |
Loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
47.6% |
15:20 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
66.7% |
23:04 |
| Number 15 A. Nestrasil |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:14 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
10:17 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:05 |
| Number 25 C. Terry |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 32 K. Versteeg |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
13:05 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:02 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 26 J. Liles |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:29 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 54 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 E. Lack |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:31 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:49 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrej Nestrasil |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Referees
- Mike Leggo, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
- Washington Capitals scratches
- John Carlson, Aaron Ness, Stanislav Galiev
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Brad Malone, 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
|
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Washington Capitals
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
|
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Washington Capitals
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
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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 31
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 31, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at Dallas Stars
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
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