Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 6–4 on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
7 |
13 |
9 |
29 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
11 |
7 |
11 |
29 |
Three stars
- W. Foegele, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
- D. Hamilton, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- J. Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:38 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Lucas Wallmark (8) |
Nino Niederreiter (15), Ryan Dzingel (16) |
Power play |
WSH 0, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
00:08 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Warren Foegele (7) |
Jordan Staal (10), Jaccob Slavin (16) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
03:26 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd (4) |
John Carlson (36), Garnet Hathaway (6) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
05:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Dougie Hamilton (13) |
Warren Foegele (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CAR 3 |
| 2nd |
09:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (24) |
Dmitry Orlov (15), Lars Eller (13) |
Power play |
WSH 2, CAR 3 |
| 2nd |
13:02 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Warren Foegele (8) |
Jordan Martinook (7), Haydn Fleury (3) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 2, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
02:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (13) |
Nicklas Backstrom (21), John Carlson (37) |
Power play |
WSH 3, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
03:20 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Necas (9) |
Erik Haula (5), Ryan Dzingel (17) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CAR 5 |
| 3rd |
15:58 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov (17) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 3, CAR 6 |
| 3rd |
18:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Richard Panik (4) |
Radko Gudas (11), Carl Hagelin (8) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, CAR 6 |
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 |
29 |
29 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
29 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/60 (53.3%) |
28/60 (46.7%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:07 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
17:41 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
10:10 |
| Number 28 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:36 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:55 |
| Number 72 T. Boyd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12.5% |
16:58 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:55 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
17:51 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:50 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:14 |
| Number 33 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:04 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
59:36 |
Loss |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
14:47 |
| Number 13 W. Foegele |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 18 R. Dzingel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:08 |
| Number 21 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
15:27 |
| Number 71 L. Wallmark |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
44.4% |
14:18 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:52 |
| Number 4 H. Fleury |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:05 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 19 D. Hamilton |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:36 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 51 J. Gardiner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 P. Mrazek |
29 |
25 |
4 |
.862 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Travis Boyd |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
09:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Nick Jensen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
11:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Teuvo Teravainen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Joel Edmundson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Nick Jensen |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:29 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Warren Foegele |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Tyson Baker, Kory Nagy
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Tom Wilson, Michal Kempny
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Trevor van Riemsdyk
2019-2020 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2019-2020 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Carolina Hurricanes
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 3, 2020
|
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Carolina Hurricanes
0
at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 13, 2020
|
Other NHL games on Dec 28
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 28, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Rangers
5
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Montreal Canadiens
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Detroit Red Wings
4
 at Florida Panthers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at San Jose Sharks
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
|
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