Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout on Friday, December 16, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
5 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
26 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
9 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
30 |
Three stars
- T. Teravainen, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
- S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:46 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff Skinner (12) |
Derek Ryan (8), Victor Rask (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
06:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (14) |
Nicklas Backstrom (18), John Carlson (13) |
Power play |
WSH 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
11:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (7) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (14), Matt Niskanen (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
13:31 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Faulk (5) |
Sebastian Aho (10), Teuvo Teravainen (7) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
00:40 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Teuvo Teravainen (8) |
Sebastian Aho (11), Jaccob Slavin (10) |
Power play |
WSH 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
13:56 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (10) |
Dmitry Orlov (11), Matt Niskanen (12) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CAR 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho |
Saved |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
Goal (winner) |
| 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaccob Slavin |
Saved |
| 2 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Goal |
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
4 |
| Hits |
24 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/58 (43.1%) |
33/58 (56.9%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:19 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:32 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.2% |
20:32 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
14:31 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:21 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
14:33 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
16:07 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:51 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
65:00 |
Win |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
73.3% |
19:27 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:38 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
75% |
09:14 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:09 |
| Number 21 L. Stempniak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
09:17 |
| Number 25 V. Stalberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 33 D. Ryan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
17:05 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
19:21 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
35.3% |
16:18 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:26 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 26 M. Tennyson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:33 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:34 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:01 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
64:58 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:41 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Faulk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
16:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Derek Ryan |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:41 |
Washington Capitals |
Nate Schmidt |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Referees
- Tom Kowal, Evgeny Romasko
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Derek Amell
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Taylor Chorney, Andre Burakovsky
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Andrej Nestrasil, Klas Dahlbeck, Ryan Murphy
2016-2017 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2016-2017 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 12, 2016
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
1
at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 23, 2017
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
0
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
Other NHL games on Dec 16
Other NHL games on Friday, December 16, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
0
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 San Jose Sharks
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
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