Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, March 28, 2019, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Thursday, March 28, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals	3	48-26-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	46-29-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	9	4	20
Carolina Hurricanes	5	11	10	26

Three stars

J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
N. Niederreiter, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
N. Dowd, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Nino Niederreiter (22)	Justin Williams (28), Sebastian Aho (51)	Even strength	WSH 0, CAR 1
1st	05:13	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly (22)	Brooks Orpik (7)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
2nd	12:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Warren Foegele (8)	Justin Faulk (24), Brett Pesce (20)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 2
3rd	01:35	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (23)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (49), Christian Djoos (8)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 2
3rd	15:04	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd (7)	Nick Jensen (17)	Even strength	WSH 3, CAR 2

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	20	26
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	2
Hits	19	25
Blocked shots	13	10
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	13	12
Faceoffs won	18/46 (39.1%)	28/46 (60.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1		22:10
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		13:49
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	1		16:10
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	100%	10:28
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	31.6%	19:36
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	44.4%	15:57
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	60%	09:22
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	100%	18:03
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		15:42
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:23
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		08:04
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	30%	15:28
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		20:00
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:00
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		21:39
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		17:18
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	6	1		19:28
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		24:25

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	26	24	2	.923	59:58	Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	75%	19:05
Number 13 W. Foegele	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		10:02
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		19:38
Number 20 S. Aho	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	58.8%	20:25
Number 21 N. Niederreiter	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1		19:19
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:48
Number 37 A. Svechnikov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:44
Number 42 G. McKegg	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60%	10:01
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		13:32
Number 71 L. Wallmark	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	42.9%	11:57
Number 79 M. Ferland	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0		13:13
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:11
Number 19 D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		22:04
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	3		20:44
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1		21:10
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		15:19
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		14:09
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		25:31

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. McElhinney	20	17	3	.850	58:08	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	16:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Tripping	2
3rd	15:45	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: T.J. Oshie, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Michal Kempny
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Saku Maenalanen

2018-2019 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 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

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 28, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Florida Panthers 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
New York Islanders 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 28, 2019

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