Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 on Monday, January 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 36-31-15
at Washington Capitals 6 55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Carolina Hurricanes 6 8 12 26
Washington Capitals 12 4 9 25

Three stars

  1. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  3. K. Alzner, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:39 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (10) Elias Lindholm (15), Sebastian Aho (14) Power play CAR 1, WSH 0
1st 11:49 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (3) Evgeny Kuznetsov (28), Andre Burakovsky (14) Power play CAR 1, WSH 1
1st 17:05 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (17) Karl Alzner (5), Matt Niskanen (22) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
2nd 08:06 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (4) Brett Connolly (2), Andre Burakovsky (15) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 3
2nd 18:40 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) Karl Alzner (6), Justin Williams (11) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 4
3rd 13:30 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (18) Alex Ovechkin (21), Nicklas Backstrom (34) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 5
3rd 17:13 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (7) Nate Schmidt (12), Andre Burakovsky (16) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 6

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 25
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 15
Hits 27 19
Blocked shots 11 20
Giveaways 11 11
Takeaways 13 8
Faceoffs won 25/61 (41%) 36/61 (59%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 T. Rattie R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 12:20
Number 11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 1 50% 18:02
Number 16 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 55.6% 17:37
Number 20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 14:38
Number 21 L. Stempniak R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 16:36
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 14:50
Number 25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 11:25
Number 33 D. Ryan C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 47.1% 16:12
Number 42 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 -1 5 1 4 0 0 13:13
Number 49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 23.1% 14:42
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 15:16
Number 86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 12:04
Number 5 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 19:59
Number 22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 17:10
Number 26 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 1 0 14:33
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 2 0 22:16
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 1 0 20:45
Number 74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 23:13
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 25 19 6 .760 59:36 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 16:13
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 12:18
Number 14 J. Williams R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 14:47
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 61.5% 16:44
Number 20 L. Eller C 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 2 0 64.3% 14:59
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 12:58
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 12:35
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 3 3 +2 0 3 0 0 0 12:23
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 1 0 100% 15:42
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 63.2% 13:23
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 0 16:52
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 36.4% 15:51
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 1 0 22:22
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 0 0 0 13:27
Number 9 D. Orlov D 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 4 1 22:40
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 4 5 0 19:55
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 3 0 21:32
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 17:20
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 26 25 1 .962 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:33 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Holding 2
1st 10:16 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk Holding 2
1st 19:30 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Tripping 2
2nd 11:32 Carolina Hurricanes Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 14:31 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Tripping 2
3rd 03:48 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking 2
3rd 14:02 Carolina Hurricanes Matt Tennyson Roughing 2
3rd 14:02 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Fighting (major) 5
3rd 20:00 Carolina Hurricanes Joakim Nordstrom Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Bill Peters
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Brad Meier, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Devin Berg
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jay McClement, Klas Dahlbeck, Ryan Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
John Carlson

2016-2017 season series

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