Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 46-29-7
at Washington Capitals 4 48-26-8

Goals by period

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

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 7 11 28
Washington Capitals 10 11 7 28

Three stars

  1. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:29 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (23) Evgeny Kuznetsov (46), Carl Hagelin (12) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
2nd 15:38 Carolina Hurricanes Dougie Hamilton (15) Justin Williams (27), Nino Niederreiter (27) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 1
3rd 04:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (49) Tom Wilson (17), Evgeny Kuznetsov (47) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 11:16 Washington Capitals John Carlson (13) Dmitry Orlov (25), Evgeny Kuznetsov (48) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 3
3rd 17:33 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (19) Alex Ovechkin (37), John Carlson (54) Even strength, Empty net CAR 1, WSH 4

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 28 28
Power play 0 of 0 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 0
Hits 25 20
Blocked shots 14 16
Giveaways 13 16
Takeaways 8 11
Faceoffs won 35/61 (57.4%) 26/61 (42.6%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 S. Maenalanen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 10:31
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 68.2% 17:48
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 17:50
Number 20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 78.6% 17:57
Number 21 N. Niederreiter R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 0 17:20
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:33
Number 37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 14:20
Number 42 G. McKegg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 11:26
Number 48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 2 13:58
Number 71 L. Wallmark C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 38.5% 12:23
Number 79 M. Ferland L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 14:02
Number 86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:54
Number 19 D. Hamilton D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 1 19:10
Number 22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 22:34
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 24:10
Number 44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:21
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 16:12
Number 74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 20:33
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 P. Mrazek 27 24 3 .889 58:58 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +3 0 5 2 0 20:48
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 15:37
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:37
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 34.8% 18:52
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 58.3% 14:20
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 77.8% 09:12
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 0 18:41
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13:14
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:21
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:37
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 17:05
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 3 3 +2 0 3 0 2 28.6% 19:17
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 20:43
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 19:44
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 3 0 20:55
Number 29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:25
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 4 17:54
Number 74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 1 21:48
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 28 27 1 .964 59:50 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:21 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Hooking 2
2nd 08:57 Carolina Hurricanes Petr Mrazek Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Warren Foegele
Washington Capitals scratches
Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Jonas Siegenthaler, Michal Kempny

2018-2019 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/SO Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 14, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 11, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 13, 2019
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Playoffs Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Playoffs Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Apr 18, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Playoffs Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 20, 2019
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Playoffs Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 22, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 24, 2019

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