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2008-09 regular season

Hurricanes at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Hurricanes 3–2 at Capital One Arena on November 6, 2008.

CAR – WSH
34–33
Shots on goal
19–21
Hits
17–9
Blocked shots
5–17
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 A
2 shots · 22:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alexander Semin
2 G
5 shots · 21:42 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brent Johnson
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Scott Walker Go-ahead 1st · 02:59
Assists: Josef Melichar, Anton Babchuk · beat Brent Johnson
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Sergei Fedorov Tying 2nd · 03:05
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz · beat Cam Ward
1–1
🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu Go-ahead 2nd · 12:13
Assists: Joe Corvo · beat Brent Johnson
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Alexander Semin Tying 3rd · 17:17
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Poti · beat Cam Ward
2–2
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 3rd · 19:49
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Cam Ward
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Bayda · Staal · Brind'Amour 20:47
L2 Whitney · Samsonov · Ruutu 15:34
L3 Helminen · Walker · Eaves 12:35
L4 LaRose · Dwyer 8:45
D1 Seidenberg · Gleason 26:46
D2 Wallin · Corvo 23:02
D3 Babchuk · Melichar 11:02
D4 Brookbank 2:40
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 21:42
L2 Laich · Nylander · Kozlov 15:42
L3 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Gordon 13:31
L4 Brashear · Bradley · Clark 8:57
D1 Green · Poti 27:06
D2 Schultz · Erskine 19:27
D3 Jurcina · Morrisonn 10:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 33
19 Hits 21
17 Blocked shots 9
5 Takeaways 17
15 Giveaways 22
13 Penalty minutes 11
CAR shooting 5.9% (2/34) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Apr 12008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Mar 252008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 SO Feb 232008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–6 Feb 82008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Nov 302007 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4
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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on November 6, 2008?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Scott Walker, Tuomo Ruutu.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Sergei Fedorov.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeNov 4 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 5–4 AfterNov 7 🏛️OTT @ 🌪️CAR 1–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 4 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 AfterNov 8 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–3
Also on November 6
🍁TOR 2–5 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 2–5 🗽NYR 🏝️NYI 3–4 🐦ATL 🛢️EDM 4–5 🐧PIT 🔔PHI 1–4 🏛️OTT 🌲MIN 3–1 🏔️COL 🐯NSH 6–7 🔥CGY 🌵PHX 0–1 🐋VAN
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