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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 46-29-7
at Washington Capitals 3 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 1 1
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 8 8 13 29
Washington Capitals 16 9 8 33

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:33 Washington Capitals Chandler Stephenson (4) Unassisted Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
2nd 18:16 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (11) John Carlson (31), Alex Ovechkin (16) Power play CAR 0, WSH 2
3rd 12:25 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (15) Micheal Ferland (6) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 19:09 Washington Capitals John Carlson (6) Nicklas Backstrom (32) Even strength, Empty net CAR 1, WSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 29 33
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 24 30
Blocked shots 8 13
Giveaways 10 18
Takeaways 7 14
Faceoffs won 27/60 (45%) 33/60 (55%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
13 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 14:33
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 15:57
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 33.3% 21:23
23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 100% 10:43
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 18:23
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 15:23
49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 08:21
59 J. Kuokkanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:09
64 C. Bishop C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 54.5% 13:41
71 L. Wallmark C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 52.4% 16:35
79 M. Ferland L 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 15:52
86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:53
19 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:26
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 18:57
27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 23:35
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 19:13
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 11:45
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 22:50
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
34 P. Mrazek 32 30 2 .938 58:23 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 21:08
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 13:00
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 100% 12:44
18 C. Stephenson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 12:58
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 75% 20:07
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 57.1% 18:00
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 1 0 12:13
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 100% 13:58
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:16
72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 44.4% 11:38
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 42.9% 17:48
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28.6% 15:13
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 16:54
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 18:42
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 2 0 21:35
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 16:38
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 14:14
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 25:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 29 28 1 .966 59:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:50 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Slashing 2
1st 09:35 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Tripping 2
1st 13:56 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Hooking 2
1st 16:25 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Interference 2
2nd 04:16 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 06:18 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Interference 2
2nd 17:18 Carolina Hurricanes Brett Pesce Hooking 2
3rd 16:12 Washington Capitals Michal Kempny High sticking 2
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Bench Game misconduct head coach (game misconduct) 0

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Devin Berg, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jordan Staal, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Haydn Fleury
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Tyler Lewington

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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