Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, April 5, 2024, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Friday, April 5, 2024 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals	2	40-31-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-23-7

News about this game

Capitals versus Hurricanes: Will Washington Snap Their Four-Game Losing Streak?

Fri, Apr 5, 2024

Hurricanes (47-22-7) face Capitals (36-29-10) at home. Carolina favored; Washington aims to break a 4-game losing streak. Aho tops Canes with 85 points; Wilson leads Caps with 32.
Hurricanes Triumph Over Capitals with a 4-2 Victory, Thanks to Sebastian Aho's Decisive Goal

Fri, Apr 5, 2024

Sebastian Aho scores a late power-play goal, lifting the Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Capitals. Jake Guentzel nets two, and Ovechkin scores both for Washington.

Goals by period

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

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	6	4	6	16
Carolina Hurricanes	18	14	13	45

Three stars

J. Guentzel, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
M. Necas, Carolina Hurricanes (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	03:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (28)	Dylan Strome (37), Trevor van Riemsdyk (12)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 0
1st	19:15	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (29)	John Carlson (40), Dylan Strome (38)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 0
2nd	14:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Jake Guentzel (26)	Jaccob Slavin (26), Jesper Fast (13)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 1
3rd	11:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Necas (24)	Brady Skjei (31), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16)	Power play	WSH 2, CAR 2
3rd	18:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho (34)	Brent Burns (30), Jake Guentzel (45)	Power play	WSH 2, CAR 3
3rd	19:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Jake Guentzel (27)	Jaccob Slavin (27)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, CAR 4

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	16	45
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	21	16
Blocked shots	19	7
Giveaways	1	2
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	25/62 (40.3%)	37/62 (59.7%)

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	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	1		19:37
Number 15 S. Milano	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:52
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	48.1%	20:08
Number 21 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2		13:36
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:06
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	16:57
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25%	16:30
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	37.5%	12:33
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	1		19:22
Number 47 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2		15:55
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		11:30
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	2		16:17
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		20:50
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		09:57
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2		22:39
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		21:12
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		13:30
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5		25:09

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	44	41	3	.932	59:26	Loss

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 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	70.6%	14:12
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	81.8%	11:35
Number 20 S. Aho	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	1	1	50%	21:45
Number 23 S. Noesen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		10:05
Number 24 S. Jarvis	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0	40%	19:50
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		13:48
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	0	0		17:47
Number 71 J. Fast	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		13:28
Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	09:57
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		16:33
Number 88 M. Necas	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	100%	15:35
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	60%	13:47
Number 5 J. Chatfield	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:38
Number 7 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		17:44
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0		22:16
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:02
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	2	2	0	2	6	2	1	0		20:27
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0		20:43

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 52 P. Kochetkov	16	14	2	.875	59:48	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Holding	2
2nd	01:59	Washington Capitals	Max Pacioretty	Holding the stick	2
2nd	11:28	Washington Capitals	Trevor van Riemsdyk	Tripping	2
2nd	16:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaccob Slavin	Holding	2
3rd	09:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Stefan Noesen	Interference	2
3rd	11:14	Washington Capitals	Sonny Milano	Interference	2
3rd	17:41	Washington Capitals	Rasmus Sandin	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Referees: Chris Rooney, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Ben O'Quinn
Washington Capitals scratches: T.J. Oshie, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Ethan Bear, Matthew Phillips, Hunter Shepard, Vincent Iorio
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Frederik Andersen, Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux, Andrei Svechnikov, Scott Morrow

2023-2024 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 17, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 5, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Washington Capitals 7	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 22, 2024
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Apr 5, 2024

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