Sonny Milano's hat trick and Ovechkin's streak powered the Capitals to a 7-6 win over the Hurricanes, ending their 5-game streak and pushing for playoffs.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
SOShootout
Total
Carolina Hurricanes
2
2
2
0
0
6
Washington Capitals
1
2
3
0
1
7
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
SOShootout
Total
Carolina Hurricanes
10
12
7
2
0
31
Washington Capitals
4
9
10
2
0
25
Three stars
S. Milano, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (3 goals)
D. Strome, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
06:53
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (28)
Jake Guentzel (37), Jaccob Slavin (25)
Even strength
CAR 1, WSH 0
1st
12:45
Washington Capitals
Sonny Milano (11)
Connor McMichael (14)
Power play
CAR 1, WSH 1
1st
19:12
Carolina Hurricanes
Jaccob Slavin (5)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (14), Stefan Noesen (20)
Even strength
CAR 2, WSH 1
2nd
13:59
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin (24)
Dylan Strome (32), Ivan Miroshnichenko (3)
Power play
CAR 2, WSH 2
2nd
14:40
Washington Capitals
Sonny Milano (12)
Dylan Strome (33)
Even strength
CAR 2, WSH 3
2nd
15:23
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (29)
Jake Guentzel (38)
Even strength
CAR 3, WSH 3
2nd
19:54
Carolina Hurricanes
Brady Skjei (11)
Martin Necas (28)
Even strength
CAR 4, WSH 3
3rd
03:45
Washington Capitals
John Carlson (6)
Hendrix Lapierre (8), Alex Ovechkin (32)
Power play
CAR 4, WSH 4
3rd
08:19
Washington Capitals
Sonny Milano (13)
Rasmus Sandin (20), Dylan Strome (34)
Even strength
CAR 4, WSH 5
3rd
09:35
Carolina Hurricanes
Seth Jarvis (27)
Jake Guentzel (39), Andrei Svechnikov (29)
Power play
CAR 5, WSH 5
3rd
13:53
Washington Capitals
Connor McMichael (16)
Trevor van Riemsdyk (11), Ivan Miroshnichenko (4)
Even strength
CAR 5, WSH 6
3rd
17:39
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (30)
Martin Necas (29), Brent Burns (28)
Even strength
CAR 6, WSH 6
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
Round
Team
Shooter
Result
1
Carolina Hurricanes
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Saved
1
Washington Capitals
Sonny Milano
Saved
2
Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov
Saved
2
Washington Capitals
Connor McMichael
Saved
3
Carolina Hurricanes
Jake Guentzel
Saved
3
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin
Saved
4
Carolina Hurricanes
Teuvo Teravainen
Saved
4
Washington Capitals
John Carlson
Saved
5
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho
Saved
5
Washington Capitals
Dylan Strome
Goal (winner)
Team stats
Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Stat
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
Shots on goal
31
25
Power play
1 of 2
3 of 6
Penalty minutes
12
6
Hits
16
30
Blocked shots
22
17
Giveaways
8
16
Takeaways
12
17
Faceoffs won
33/75 (44%)
42/75 (56%)
Box score
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
0
0
-1
0
0
1
2
0
48.1%
16:12
Number 20 S. Aho
C
3
0
3
+3
4
4
0
0
0
40%
21:33
Number 23 S. Noesen
R
0
1
1
+1
0
1
2
0
0
06:39
Number 24 S. Jarvis
R
1
0
1
+2
0
2
0
2
1
33.3%
21:38
Number 28 B. Lemieux
L
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
1
0
06:16
Number 37 A. Svechnikov
R
0
1
1
-1
2
4
0
0
0
16:55
Number 48 J. Martinook
L
0
0
0
-2
2
0
0
0
0
33.3%
13:04
Number 59 J. Guentzel
C
0
3
3
+2
0
4
0
2
0
18:35
Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi
C
0
1
1
+1
0
0
1
1
0
66.7%
09:39
Number 86 T. Teravainen
C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
2
0
16:42
Number 88 M. Necas
C
0
2
2
+1
0
3
2
0
0
20:23
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov
C
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
47.1%
16:21
Number 5 J. Chatfield
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
2
2
0
17:22
Number 7 D. Orlov
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
2
1
0
16:53
Number 8 B. Burns
D
0
1
1
+1
0
2
2
2
0
22:02
Number 22 B. Pesce
D
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
0
23:15
Number 74 J. Slavin
D
1
1
2
+1
0
1
1
2
0
19:30
Number 76 B. Skjei
D
1
0
1
0
2
3
0
1
0
23:19
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 52 P. Kochetkov
25
19
6
.760
64:41
OT loss
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
1
2
0
2
5
2
0
1
22:08
Number 15 S. Milano
L
3
0
3
+2
0
4
1
0
1
19:11
Number 17 D. Strome
C
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
64%
25:06
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa
C
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
100%
10:04
Number 24 C. McMichael
L
1
1
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
54.5%
18:58
Number 26 N. Dowd
C
0
0
0
-3
2
1
6
1
0
52%
16:18
Number 29 H. Lapierre
C
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
16:50
Number 45 M. Phillips
R
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
04:15
Number 47 B. Malenstyn
L
0
0
0
-2
0
2
5
0
0
17:09
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko
L
0
2
2
+1
0
2
2
0
0
13:07
Number 67 M. Pacioretty
L
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
16:19
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel
R
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
12:40
Number 3 N. Jensen
D
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
2
0
15:39
Number 27 A. Alexeyev
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
07:59
Number 38 R. Sandin
D
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
23:55
Number 42 M. Fehérváry
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
21:03
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk
D
0
1
1
+1
2
1
1
3
0
19:26
Number 74 J. Carlson
D
1
0
1
-2
0
3
1
4
1
29:57
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 35 D. Kuemper
22
18
4
.818
39:54
Number 79 C. Lindgren
9
7
2
.778
25:00
Win
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
04:15
Washington Capitals
Nic Dowd
Tripping
2
1st
11:05
Carolina Hurricanes
Brett Pesce
Tripping
2
2nd
12:57
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Martinook
Interference
2
2nd
17:11
Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov
Slashing
2
2nd
18:07
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin
Slashing
2
2nd
19:07
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho
High sticking double minor
4
3rd
03:26
Carolina Hurricanes
Brady Skjei
Holding
2
3rd
08:33
Washington Capitals
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Interference
2
Game information
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Kilian McNamara
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jesper Fast, Frederik Andersen, Tony DeAngelo, Jack Drury
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, Ethan Bear, Aliaksei Protas
2023-2024 season series
Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2023-2024 season