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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 47-30-5
at Washington Capitals 3 51-22-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 7 4 17 28
Washington Capitals 5 9 7 21

Three stars

  1. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 02:16 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (4) Unassisted Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
3rd 01:54 Washington Capitals John Carlson (1) Tom Wilson (4), Dylan Strome (8) Power play CAR 0, WSH 2
3rd 09:26 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (2) Seth Jarvis (4), Sebastian Aho (6) Power play CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 19:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (3) Aliaksei Protas (1) 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 28 21
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 36 26
Blocked shots 10 33
Giveaways 10 21
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 38.9% 16:47
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 2 0 52.9% 19:22
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:43
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 6 0 0 16:26
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 100% 08:20
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 18:45
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:02
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 06:58
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19:05
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 15:08
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 83.3% 12:05
96 J. Roslovic C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 60% 14:40
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 0 1 -2 0 6 1 0 1 18:29
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 18:14
7 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 19:20
8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 20:26
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 18:27
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:46
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 20 18 2 .900 58:35 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:36
16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:43
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 38.5% 17:31
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 09:06
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 16:20
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 15:02
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 50% 17:37
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 43.8% 15:17
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 5 2 0 19:34
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 11:28
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 0 0 61.9% 17:18
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 11:28
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 1 0 22:46
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 24:23
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 09:42
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 21:11
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17:01
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 2 1 25:07
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:11 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Hooking 2
1st 19:23 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Hooking 2
2nd 11:45 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Tripping 2
2nd 15:08 Carolina Hurricanes Dmitry Orlov Holding 2
3rd 01:32 Carolina Hurricanes Brent Burns Hooking 2
3rd 08:36 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Ryan Daisy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mark Jankowski, Tyson Jost, Riley Stillman, Ty Smith, Alexander Nikishin, Scott Morrow, Juha Jaaska
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Charlie Lindgren, Martin Fehérváry, Ethen Frank, Ryan Leonard

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes Not needed Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on May 8

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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