Capitals 5–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Nov 12, 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

Alexander Semin

2 G, 3 A

2 shots · 17:26 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 16:31 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 18:03 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 05:11

Assists: Alexander Semin · beat Michael Leighton

1–0

🦅 Alexander Semin 1st · 10:32

Assists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Michael Leighton

2–0

🌪️ Scott Walker PP 1st · 11:51

Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Brent Johnson

2–1

🦅 Mike Green PP 1st · 14:25

Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Michael Leighton

3–1

2nd period

🦅 Alexander Semin 2nd · 10:04

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Michael Leighton

4–1

3rd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 08:36

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin · beat Michael Leighton

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Steckel 18:03

L2 Fleischmann · Backstrom · Semin 16:31

L3 Kozlov · Nylander · Clark 13:50

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Bradley 11:07

D1 Green · Poti 22:32

D2 Sloan · Schultz 17:50

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 15:40

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Brind'Amour 18:55

L2 Ruutu · Bayda · Walker 17:27

L3 Samsonov · Cullen · Dwyer 13:29

L4 Sutter · LaRose 11:50

D1 Gleason · Seidenberg 22:34

D2 Corvo · Pitkanen 21:22

D3 Wallin · Babchuk 14:33

D4 Brookbank 1:51

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

37 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

18 Hits 27

18 Blocked shots 16

9 Takeaways 20

2 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 13.5% (5/37) CAR shooting 3.7% (1/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore Shutout

13/13

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 40:00 TOI

Brent Johnson

13/14

.929 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Michael Leighton

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 59:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located

WSH CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 62008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–3 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

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on November 12, 2008?

Capitals won 5–1. The final score was Capitals 5, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Scott Walker.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 13 saves on 13 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 10 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 AfterNov 14 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeNov 9 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 5–2 AfterNov 14 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 2–3

Also on November 12

🎵STL 3–4 ⚔️BUF 🗽NYR 5–2 😈NJD 🌵PHX 5–2 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 0–4 🐆FLA 🐻BOS 2–1 🪶CHI 🏔️COL 2–1 🐋VAN

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