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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 3 53-22-7
at Washington Capitals 4 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 2 1 0 0 3
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 12 5 5 0 22
Washington Capitals 19 7 13 3 42

Three stars

  1. J. Sourdif, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:27 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski (5) William Carrier (6), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (7) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 0
1st 17:51 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (18) Unassisted Even strength CAR 2, WSH 0
2nd 04:16 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (9) Jordan Martinook (11), Jordan Staal (11) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 0
2nd 07:52 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre (2) Sonny Milano (4) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 1
2nd 14:58 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (16) Aliaksei Protas (17), Jakob Chychrun (24) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 2
3rd 13:18 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (19) Aliaksei Protas (18), Tom Wilson (25) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 3
OT 01:42 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (12) John Carlson (35), Ethen Frank (11) Even strength CAR 3, WSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 22 42
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 29 24
Blocked shots 18 10
Giveaways 16 18
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 29/58 (50%) 29/58 (50%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 7 0 50% 15:19
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 60% 19:25
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 22.2% 13:37
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 50% 18:48
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 14:58
28 W. Carrier L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 11:04
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 15:16
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 16:00
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 13:54
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 2 13:41
77 M. Jankowski L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 1 61.5% 12:42
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 12:26
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 15:59
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 23:09
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 22:43
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 13:14
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 22:10
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 22:41
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 42 38 4 .905 61:42 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18:25
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 16:41
15 S. Milano L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 08:29
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 68.2% 21:48
21 A. Protas L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 0 19:15
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 08:59
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 50% 14:13
29 H. Lapierre C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 33.3% 06:13
34 J. Sourdif C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 3 1 25% 18:40
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 3 0 21:24
53 E. Frank R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 15:47
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 100% 16:18
6 J. Chychrun D 1 1 2 +1 2 6 0 1 28:02
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 20:50
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 10:04
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 09:15
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 18:46
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 1 27:57
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
33 C. Stevenson 22 19 3 .864 61:42 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:21 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Hooking 2
2nd 09:49 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Interference 2
2nd 10:53 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Interference 2
2nd 11:21 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Interference 2
2nd 18:27 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:59 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Michel Cormier
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, Eric Robinson
Washington Capitals scratches
Logan Thompson, Martin Fehérváry, Bogdan Trineyev

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 7 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page

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