Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, September 23, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	36-35-11
at Washington Capitals	1	49-26-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	2	4
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	1

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	10	14	8	32
Washington Capitals	6	14	4	24

Three stars

T. Carrick, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
A. Chiasson, 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
1st	10:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (2)	Jordan Staal (1), Justin Faulk (1)	Power play	CAR 1, WSH 0
1st	16:59	Washington Capitals	Alex Chiasson (1)	Jakub Vrana (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)	Power play	CAR 1, WSH 1
2nd	12:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Trevor Carrick (1)	Valentin Zykov (1), Marcus Kruger (1)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 1
3rd	02:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Julien Gauthier (1)	Valentin Zykov (2), Trevor Carrick (3)	Even strength	CAR 3, WSH 1
3rd	17:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Faulk (1)	Teuvo Teravainen (2)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 4, WSH 1

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	32	24
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	12	17
Blocked shots	16	13
Giveaways	3	4
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	32/61 (52.5%)	29/61 (47.5%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	55.6%	17:50
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	1		17:40
Number 15 A. Saarela	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		12:22
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0	58.8%	16:02
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		14:04
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	13:44
Number 44 J. Gauthier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	11:04
Number 59 J. Kuokkanen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	15:29
Number 71 L. Wallmark	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	3	0	40%	11:50
Number 73 V. Zykov	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	0		10:32
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	18:16
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	15:46
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:27
Number 6 K. Dahlbeck	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	2	2	0		15:55
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	1	1	2	+1	0	8	0	1	0		24:30
Number 46 T. Carrick	D	1	1	2	+2	2	1	2	2	0		17:09
Number 55 R. McKeown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:35
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		20:39

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	2	0	0		19:29
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		14:54
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:40
Number 16 J. Albert	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	50%	10:15
Number 24 R. Barber	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		09:50
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:06
Number 39 A. Chiasson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		19:17
Number 42 W. Simpson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		10:45
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	58.3%	13:57
Number 79 N. Walker	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		14:44
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	55%	15:06
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0	35%	21:06
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0		20:18
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		21:58
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		18:00
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		17:24
Number 36 C. Hobbs	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0		19:26
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Copley	10	9	1	.900	20:00
Number 31 P. Grubauer	21	19	2	.905	39:21	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	Washington Capitals	Riley Barber	Slashing	2
1st	04:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Aleksi Saarela	Slashing	2
1st	09:29	Washington Capitals	Wayne Simpson	Slashing	2
1st	15:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Lucas Wallmark	Holding	2
1st	18:34	Washington Capitals	Nathan Walker	Tripping	2
2nd	07:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Lucas Wallmark	High sticking	2
2nd	09:05	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	High sticking	2
2nd	17:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Klas Dahlbeck	Slashing	2
3rd	09:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Trevor Carrick	Slashing	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Furman South
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Lee Stempniak, Scott Darling, Philip Samuelsson, Jeff Skinner, Brenden Kichton, Dennis Robertson, Gregory Hofmann, Victor Rask, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Andrew Miller, Tyler Ganly, Brett Pesce, Keegan Kanzig, Elias Lindholm, Sergey Tolchinsky, Josh Jooris, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Jake Chelios, Patrick Brown, Haydn Fleury, Alex Nedeljkovic, Warren Foegele, Josh Wesley, Clark Bishop, Sebastian Aho, Nicolas Roy, Callum Booth, David Cotton, Derek Ryan, Luke Stevens, Spencer Smallman, Steven Lorentz, Andrew Poturalski, Max Zimmer, Matt Filipe, Jake Bean, Hudson Elynuik, Jeremy Helvig, Noah Carroll, Jack LaFontaine, Morgan Geekie, Stelio Mattheos, Luke Martin, Eetu Luostarinen, Eetu Makiniemi, Brendan De Jong, Ville Rasanen, Mac Hollowell
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney, Nicklas Backstrom, Anthony Peluso, Lars Eller, John Carlson, Aaron Ness, Braden Holtby, Zach Sill, Adam Morrison, Garrett Mitchell, Hubert Labrie, Jyrki Jokipakka, Garrett Haar, Tyler Graovac, Tom Wilson, Chandler Stephenson, Robert Baillargeon, Sergey Kostenko, Liam O'Brien, Dustin Gazley, Tommy Hughes, Brian Pinho, Tyler Lewington, Andre Burakovsky, Madison Bowey, Parker Milner, MacKenzie Shields, Vitek Vanecek, Shane Gersich, Steven Spinner, Kevin Elgestal, Ilya Samsonov, Colby Williams, Tim McGauley, Mark Simpson, Adam Carlson, Lucas Johansen, Beck Malenstyn, Garrett Pilon, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Damien Riat, Chase Priskie, Dmitriy Zaitsev, Tanner Jeannot, Mason Mitchell, Kris Bindulis, Hampus Gustafsson, Stephen Collins, Jimmy Devito, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Brendan Semchuk, Mathias Bau

2017-2018 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Sep 29, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
San Jose Sharks 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Sep 23, 2017