Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Sunday, September 29, 2019, 1:30 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 on Sunday, September 29, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals	4	41-20-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	38-25-5

Goals by period

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

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	12	5	6	23
Carolina Hurricanes	12	9	10	31

Three stars

J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
A. Svechnikov, 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	03:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho (1)	Andrei Svechnikov (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, CAR 1
1st	07:59	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (1)	Chandler Stephenson (2), Radko Gudas (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
1st	11:02	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (2)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Michael Sgarbossa (2)	Power play	WSH 2, CAR 1
2nd	07:24	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (2), John Carlson (3)	Power play	WSH 3, CAR 1
3rd	01:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Nino Niederreiter (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 3, CAR 2
3rd	04:57	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (3)	Chandler Stephenson (3), Dmitry Orlov (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, CAR 2
3rd	09:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho (2)	Andrei Svechnikov (2), Erik Haula (1)	Power play	WSH 4, CAR 3

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	23	31
Power play	2 of 6	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	25	17
Hits	34	14
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	10	9
Takeaways	12	17
Faceoffs won	25/60 (41.7%)	35/60 (58.3%)

Box score

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 13 J. Vrana	L	2	0	2	+1	2	3	1	0	1		15:30
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		11:44
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	18:44
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	16:18
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	6	0	0	50%	14:04
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	14:03
Number 28 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	09:41
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	14	2	2	2	0		15:36
Number 63 S. Gersich	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	13:34
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	14:28
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	2	0	2	+1	2	3	4	2	1	100%	19:10
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	14:43
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		16:03
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:14
Number 33 R. Gudas	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:30
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0		20:23
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	3	0		18:19
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:11

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	31	28	3	.903	59:52	Win

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 13 W. Foegele	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:55
Number 20 S. Aho	C	2	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	1	53.8%	22:01
Number 21 N. Niederreiter	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		09:20
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1	0		11:59
Number 29 B. Gibbons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:33
Number 37 A. Svechnikov	R	0	2	2	0	2	3	1	2	0		19:18
Number 44 J. Gauthier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		10:59
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	13:09
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	24:23
Number 64 C. Bishop	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	04:04
Number 71 L. Wallmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	69.2%	13:53
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	100%	22:39
Number 4 H. Fleury	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:49
Number 6 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1	0		17:54
Number 19 D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		23:10
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		20:44
Number 55 R. McKeown	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	1	0		12:59
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		20:16

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	23	19	4	.826	58:27	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Joel Edmundson	Slashing	2
1st	15:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrei Svechnikov	Interference	2
1st	17:26	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana	Hooking	2
2nd	05:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Teuvo Teravainen	Interference	2
2nd	05:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Brock McGinn	Illegal check to head	2
2nd	06:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Dougie Hamilton	Slashing	2
2nd	08:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho	High sticking	2
2nd	11:33	Washington Capitals	Garnet Hathaway	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Roland McKeown	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:29	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Hooking	2
2nd	18:43	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	18:43	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:34	Washington Capitals	Richard Panik	Boarding	2
3rd	17:45	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Alex Ovechkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Carl Hagelin, Lars Eller, Nic Dowd, Garrett Haar, Sergey Kostenko, Christian Djoos, Liam O'Brien, Brian Pinho, Tyler Lewington, Philippe Maillet, Pheonix Copley, Vitek Vanecek, Connor Hobbs, Colby Williams, Lucas Johansen, Beck Malenstyn, Michal Kempny, Garrett Pilon, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Damien Riat, Kris Bindulis, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Riley Sutter, Kody Clark, Eric Florchuk, Alexander Alexeyev, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Mitchell Gibson, Joe Snively, Bobby Nardella, Brett Leason, Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas, Martin Has
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jordan Staal, Jake Gardiner, Ryan Dzingel, Max McCormick, Anton Forsberg, Gregory Hofmann, Fredrik Claesson, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Alex Nedeljkovic, Alex Lintuniemi, Kyle Wood, Gustav Forsling, Callum Booth, David Cotton, Luke Stevens, Spencer Smallman, Steven Lorentz, Max Zimmer, Matt Filipe, Jake Bean, Janne Kuokkanen, Jeremy Helvig, Jack LaFontaine, Chase Priskie, Morgan Geekie, Stelio Mattheos, Martin Necas, Luke Martin, Eetu Luostarinen, Eetu Makiniemi, Ville Rasanen, Dominik Bokk, Jack Drury, Luke Henman, Lenni Killinen, Jesper Sellgren, Jacob Kucharski, Jacob Pritchard, Domenick Fensore, Cade Webber, Patrik Puistola, Ryan Suzuki, Jamieson Rees, Pyotr Kochetkov, Anttoni Honka, Blake Murray, Tuukka Tieksola, Kirill Slepets, Kevin Wall, Massimo Rizzo

2019-2020 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Washington Capitals 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Sep 29, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jul 29, 2020

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Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Berlin Eisbaren 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Berlin Eisbaren, Sun, Sep 29, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Sep 29, 2019
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Sep 29, 2019