Hurricanes 4-2 Capitals (31 Dec, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

28-7-2, 13-4-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2
CAR	0	1	3	4

Carolina Hurricanes

16-17-5, 8-8-3 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Michael LattaM. Latta#46
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Zach SillZ. Sill#23
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
Connor CarrickC. Carrick#58
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	25	20:37	0:00	1:45	18:52	8	10	44.4
0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	12:18	0:00	0:00	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:49	0:00	1:11	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	15:26	0:00	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	20	14:26	0:00	0:00	14:26	4	6	40.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	12:22	0:00	2:48	9:34	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:37	0:00	0:00	11:37	7	8	46.7
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	25	19:54	0:00	1:46	18:08	2	2	50.0
1	0	-1	6	2	0	0	0	4	1	2	24	20:05	0:00	0:00	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:33	0:00	1:28	9:05	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	19	12:53	0:00	1:37	11:16	2	0	100.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	18	11:45	0:00	1:25	10:20	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	4	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	29	22:56	0:00	3:57	18:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:41	0:00	1:21	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	31	28:25	0:00	4:07	24:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	30	21:30	0:00	0:42	20:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	23:36	0:00	1:53	21:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	0	0	0	0	0	59:09	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Phillip Di GiuseppeP. Di Giuseppe#34
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#16
Jay McClementJ. McClement#18
Riley NashR. Nash#20
Andrej NestrasilA. Nestrasil#15
Joakim NordstromJ. Nordstrom#42
Victor RaskV. Rask#49
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Eric StaalE. Staal#12
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Chris TerryC. Terry#25
Kris VersteegK. Versteeg#32
defensemen
Justin FaulkJ. Faulk#27
Ron HainseyR. Hainsey#65
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#5
John-Michael LilesJ. Liles#26
Brett PesceB. Pesce#54
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	21	13:05	0:00	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	20:14	3:41	0:00	16:33	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:17	0:00	0:00	10:17	5	5	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	24	15:55	2:19	0:00	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	23	14:23	0:00	0:00	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	15:02	3:29	0:00	11:33	6	6	50.0
1	0	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:43	2:31	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	26	23:04	3:52	0:00	19:12	6	3	66.7
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	26	15:20	2:08	0:00	13:12	10	11	47.6
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	9:51	0:00	0:00	9:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	22	18:01	0:00	0:00	18:01	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	27	22:51	3:48	0:00	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	20:55	0:00	0:00	20:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	18	17:55	3:58	0:00	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	29	21:29	2:02	0:00	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:10	2:12	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	19:40	0:00	0:00	19:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Eddie LackE. Lack#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Hurricanes	0	1	3	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	CAR
7:48		Phillip Di Giuseppe (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joakim Nordstrom (6), Jordan Staal (8)	0	1
9:49		Nicklas Backstrom (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Karl Alzner (8), Matt Niskanen (13)	1	1

3rd Period		WSH	CAR
0:51	Eric Staal (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Elias Lindholm (11), Kris Versteeg (17)	1	2
5:16	Jeff Skinner (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Riley Nash (4), Victor Rask (15)	1	3
14:16	Alex Ovechkin (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Laich (4)	2	3
19:42	Andrej Nestrasil (4) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Eric Staal (16), John-Michael Liles (7)	2	4

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
4

Game 1

18/10

Capitals
2
Hurricanes
1

Game 2

22/12

Capitals
2
Hurricanes
4

Game 3

31/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
2

Game 4

15/3

Lenovo Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2015

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 14,134

Referees:
Mike Leggo
Steve Kozari

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	33	10	5	71
Carolina	30	16	3	63
New Jersey	27	17	6	60
Columbus	23	19	7	53
NY Rangers	24	20	4	52
Philadelphia	22	21	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	22	8	48
NY Islanders	19	20	7	45

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

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