Capitals 3–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Mar 25, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

4 shots · 23:40 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

11 shots · 27:07 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alexander Semin

1 G

4 shots · 20:19 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jeff Hamilton PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:46

Assists: Joe Corvo, Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Alexander Semin PP Tying 2nd · 07:15

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 09:41

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🌪️ Erik Cole PP Tying 2nd · 16:27

Unassisted · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 23:40

L2 Fedorov · Kozlov · Laich 20:01

L3 Cooke · Gordon · Bradley 14:42

L4 Fleischmann · Brashear · Fehr 8:14

D1 Green · Poti 28:26

D2 Morrisonn · Schultz 18:49

D3 Jurcina · Eminger 13:26

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Staal · Walker 23:18

L2 Samsonov · Bayda · Aucoin 19:02

L3 Ruutu · Hamilton · Letowski 14:06

L4 Jensen 4:23

D1 Gleason · Hedican 23:54

D2 Corvo · Wallin 20:58

D3 Wesley · Kaberle 18:22

D4 Conboy · Brookbank 3:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

44 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

21 Hits 41

17 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 12

4 Giveaways 5

8 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 6.8% (3/44) CAR shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Cristobal Huet

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

42/44

.955 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 4 goals located

WSH CAR

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-10-2 (20% win rate, 15 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-2 (85% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-5-4 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 4–3

Feb 232008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–6 Feb 82008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Nov 302007 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 Nov 242007 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Nov 52007 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–5

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on March 25, 2008?

Capitals won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Jeff Hamilton.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 42 saves on 44 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 4–3 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 21 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 5–3 AfterMar 27 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 2–1 AfterMar 28 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 1–7

Also on March 25

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