Capitals 6-5 Hurricanes (15 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

19-9-3, 10-5-1 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
WSH	1	3	1	1	6
CAR	2	2	1	0	5

Carolina Hurricanes

13-13-5, 7-5-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
T. Boyd C
B. Connolly RW
N. Dowd RW
L. Eller C
D. Jaskin RW
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
D. Smith-Pelly RW
J. Vrana LW
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
M. Bowey D
J. Carlson D
M. Kempny D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D
J. Siegenthaler D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	26	18:35	1:39	1:26	15:30	9	10	47.4
1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	8:57	0:00	1:20	7:37	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	12:08	0:48	0:00	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	15	11:06	0:00	2:52	8:14	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20	16:28	0:36	3:17	12:35	8	9	47.1
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	9:06	0:00	1:30	7:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	22	18:21	1:32	0:00	16:49	1	7	12.5
0	0	1	4	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	25	19:43	1:27	1:52	16:24	0	3	0.0
3	0	1	5	6	0	1	2	2	1	2	26	21:10	1:32	0:00	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	11:57	0:00	2:22	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:03	0:36	0:00	15:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	23	15:37	0:00	3:00	12:37	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	1	4	2	4	1	0	0	18	13:13	0:07	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	3	0	5	0	0	3	0	2	32	25:47	1:39	5:04	19:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	4	0	27	21:46	0:07	3:40	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	29	24:57	0:36	4:33	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	27	24:49	0:36	2:36	21:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	21	15:01	0:00	3:21	11:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	5	22	.815	17	0	5	6	5	65:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
S. Aho C
C. Bishop C
P. Di Giuseppe LW
W. Foegele LW
J. Kuokkanen C
J. Martinook LW
B. McGinn LW
V. Rask C
A. Svechnikov RW
T. Teravainen LW
L. Wallmark C
J. Williams RW
defensemen
J. Faulk D
D. Hamilton D
B. Pesce D
J. Slavin D
C. de Haan D
T. van Riemsdyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	2	1	6	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	27	23:53	6:07	0:14	17:32	8	8	50.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	8:18	0:00	0:00	8:18	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	11:26	0:00	0:00	11:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	15	9:34	0:00	0:30	9:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	15	12:23	4:09	0:00	8:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	2	2	1	2	3	2	0	20	15:30	0:00	0:42	14:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:57	0:00	1:31	8:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	14:06	3:53	0:00	10:13	4	2	66.7
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	25	22:33	5:57	0:00	16:36	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	27	21:48	5:53	0:14	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	29	21:22	3:32	1:19	16:31	17	8	68.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	26	19:34	3:40	0:00	15:54	1	3	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	29	23:12	6:07	0:40	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	25	20:14	3:30	0:00	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	26	20:13	0:00	1:19	18:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	31	25:51	3:42	1:35	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	1	3	0	0	4	1	1	22	17:26	0:00	0:56	16:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:48	0:00	0:00	14:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
S. Darling G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	5	24	.828	22	1	1	6	4	64:58	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Capitals	1	3	1	1	6
	Hurricanes	2	2	1	0	5

1st Period		WSH	CAR
0:47	Jordan Martinook (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sebastian Aho (21), Calvin de Haan (4)	0	1
3:56	Alex Ovechkin (26) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonas Siegenthaler (1), Nic Dowd (6)	1	1
13:18	Sebastian Aho (10) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Teuvo Teravainen (17)	1	2

2nd Period		WSH	CAR
4:39	Sebastian Aho (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Faulk (8), Teuvo Teravainen (18)	1	3
6:41	Teuvo Teravainen (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Andrei Svechnikov (8), Sebastian Aho (22)	1	4
12:37	Tom Wilson (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (23)	2	4
17:25	Alex Ovechkin (27) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nic Dowd (7), John Carlson (28)	3	4
18:19	Travis Boyd (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (29), Nic Dowd (8)	4	4

3rd Period			WSH	CAR
9:49		Alex Ovechkin (28) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (30), Nicklas Backstrom (29)	5	4
13:48		Justin Williams (7) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Unassisted	5	5

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	CAR
			0	1
			1	1
			2	1

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
6
Hurricanes
5

Game 1

15/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

28/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
4

Game 3

26/3

Capitals
3
Hurricanes
2

Game 4

28/3

PNC Arena

12:30 AM, 15 December 2018

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 14,446

Referees:
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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