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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, December 11, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 3 53-22-7
at Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 13 16 10 0 0 39
Washington Capitals 4 5 13 3 0 25

Three stars

  1. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Bussi, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  3. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 05:00 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (5) Alex Ovechkin (16), Rasmus Sandin (6) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
2nd 13:43 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (7) Logan Stankoven (8), Alexander Nikishin (7) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 1
3rd 11:32 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (2) Rasmus Sandin (7), Connor McMichael (12) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd 17:45 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (6) Nikolaj Ehlers (14), Jalen Chatfield (5) Even strength CAR 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Saved
1 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis Goal (winner)
2 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Saved
2 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Saved
3 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano Saved

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 39 25
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 7 9
Hits 29 21
Blocked shots 10 21
Giveaways 16 10
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 30/46 (65.2%) 16/46 (34.8%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 75% 17:46
20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 57.1% 21:19
22 L. Stankoven C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 2 0 80% 16:54
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 20:30
27 N. Ehlers L 1 1 2 +2 0 6 0 0 17:54
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 13:21
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 19:51
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 5 4 3 0 13:26
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 10:56
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 20:24
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 11:31
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 75% 08:06
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 23:41
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 22:57
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 23:04
21 A. Nikishin D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 16:37
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 22:42
64 J. Nystrom D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 12:05
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 25 23 2 .920 64:56 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 17:12
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 06:09
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 28.6% 20:01
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 22:05
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 07:55
24 C. McMichael L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 14.3% 18:27
26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 -1 7 1 5 2 57.1% 14:33
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 66.7% 04:58
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 27.3% 19:38
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 23:29
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:43
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 18:52
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 21:58
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 25:27
38 R. Sandin D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 2 18:54
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 16:31
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 19:21
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 20:47
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 39 37 2 .949 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:55 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif Roughing 2
2nd 17:29 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Cross checking 2
3rd 00:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook Fighting (major) 5
3rd 00:02 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:35 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Interference 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Furman South, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Trent Knorr
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Frederik Andersen, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm, 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

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Matchup Status Details
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Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
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Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page

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