Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

15-16-5, 6-9-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	0	0	1	1
Capitals WSH	0	2	1	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

23-10-3, 12-5-2 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Clark BishopC. Bishop#64
Micheal FerlandM. Ferland#79
Warren FoegeleW. Foegele#13
Janne KuokkanenJ. Kuokkanen#59
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Brock McGinnB. McGinn#23
Victor RaskV. Rask#49
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
Lucas WallmarkL. Wallmark#71
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
defensemen
Justin FaulkJ. Faulk#27
Dougie HamiltonD. Hamilton#19
Brett PesceB. Pesce#22
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											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	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	27	21:23	4:28	0:55	16:00	5	10	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:41	0:45	0:00	12:56	6	5	54.5
0	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	20	15:52	2:47	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	14:33	0:45	2:00	11:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:09	2:36	0:48	5:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:23	0:56	2:00	12:27	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	17	10:43	0:40	3:15	6:48	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	8:21	2:50	0:48	4:43	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	27	18:23	4:28	0:00	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:53	4:28	0:55	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:35	1:57	3:15	11:23	11	10	52.4
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:57	4:14	0:00	11:43	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	23:35	4:33	3:28	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	17:26	3:01	0:00	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	18:57	0:26	3:08	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:50	1:46	3:30	17:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	20	19:13	0:00	3:28	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	15	11:45	0:00	0:22	11:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
Petr MrazekP. Mrazek#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	23	1	6	0	0	58:23	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Travis BoydT. Boyd#72
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Jonas SiegenthalerJ. Siegenthaler#34

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	20:07	4:59	0:49	14:19	12	4	75.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	15	11:38	0:00	2:15	9:23	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:16	0:00	0:00	10:16	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	16	13:00	2:26	0:00	10:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	21	18:00	1:59	4:04	11:57	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	15:13	5:07	0:13	9:53	2	5	28.6
1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	19	17:48	4:32	0:00	13:16	3	4	42.9
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	21:08	6:33	0:00	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	15	12:13	0:00	2:05	10:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:58	0:00	2:54	10:04	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	14	12:44	1:51	0:00	10:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	18	13:58	0:00	3:40	10:18	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	19	16:38	0:00	1:55	14:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	25	25:05	5:52	3:37	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:42	0:00	2:26	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	20	16:54	0:25	2:28	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	23	21:35	1:06	3:39	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:14	0:00	1:55	12:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	1	28	.966	24	1	3	0	0	59:49	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
	Hurricanes	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	0	2	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			CAR	WSH
3:33		Chandler Stephenson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	0	1
18:16		T.J. Oshie (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (31), Alex Ovechkin (16)	0	2

3rd Period			CAR	WSH
12:25		Sebastian Aho (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Micheal Ferland (6)	1	2
19:09		John Carlson (6) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (32)	1	3

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 28 December 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Steve Miller
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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