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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Friday, October 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Washington Capitals 5 5-3-0
at Carolina Hurricanes 2 6-1-1

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 3 2 0 5
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 9 3 27
Carolina Hurricanes 11 16 6 33

Three stars

  1. A. Tuch, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:33 Washington Capitals Alex Tuch (1) Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 0
1st 11:33 Washington Capitals Cole Hutson (1) Ilya Protas (1), Aliaksei Protas (1) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 0
1st 14:23 Washington Capitals Alex Tuch (2) Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (1) Even strength WSH 3, CAR 0
2nd 01:36 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (1) Dylan Strome (1) Power play WSH 4, CAR 0
2nd 16:50 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (1) Andrei Svechnikov (1), Jackson Blake (1) Power play WSH 4, CAR 1
2nd 16:58 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (1) Dylan Strome (2), Jakob Chychrun (1) Even strength WSH 5, CAR 1
3rd 10:50 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (1) K'Andre Miller (1), William Carrier (1) Even strength WSH 5, CAR 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 27 33
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 16 18
Hits 19 32
Blocked shots 28 9
Giveaways 18 12
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 33/62 (53.2%) 29/62 (46.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 12:46
9 R. Leonard R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 0 12:08
17 D. Strome C 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 61.5% 13:11
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 66.7% 17:36
22 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 76.5% 16:18
25 J. Kyrou R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:16
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13:00
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 3 0 16:37
62 I. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 20% 11:32
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:55
80 P. Dubois C 0 2 2 +2 4 1 1 1 0 53.8% 12:08
89 A. Tuch R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 25% 16:38
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 22:29
6 J. Chychrun D 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 1 1 18:51
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 18:48
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 19:29
44 C. Hutson D 1 0 1 +2 4 3 1 2 0 17:08
73 V. Desharnais D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 3 0 21:15
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 33 31 2 .939 59:53 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 52.4% 14:54
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 63.6% 18:39
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 0 0 23.1% 20:15
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 19:02
28 W. Carrier L 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 11:30
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 1 0 19:51
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 0 09:25
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 100% 12:47
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:44
53 J. Blake R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 19:27
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 100% 13:34
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 46.2% 12:35
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 22:40
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 17:33
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 2 0 22:11
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 0 19:05
62 C. Legault D 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 1 0 11:07
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 18:32
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 27 22 5 .815 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:21 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Roughing 2
1st 02:21 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Roughing 2
2nd 01:09 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault Slashing 2
2nd 04:38 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Cross checking 2
2nd 08:57 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Tripping 2
2nd 15:30 Washington Capitals Cole Hutson Interference 2
2nd 18:21 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 01:58 Washington Capitals Cole Hutson Holding 2
3rd 07:17 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Cross checking 2
3rd 13:15 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Tripping 2
3rd 19:18 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif Cross checking 2
3rd 19:18 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Roughing 2
3rd 19:18 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Ryan Jackson
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ethen Frank
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals 7:00 PM ET Game page
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 2

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page

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