Hurricanes 4–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 14, 2009)

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

1 G, 3 A

6 shots · 21:33 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 24:40 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ray Whitney

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 22:01 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 09:53

Assists: Eric Staal, Ray Whitney · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🦅 Mike Green Tying 1st · 10:59

Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:01

Assists: Mike Green, Alexander Semin · beat Cam Ward

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Alexander Semin PP 2nd · 01:30

Assists: Brooks Laich, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward

1–3

🌪️ Eric Staal 2nd · 05:57

Assists: Ray Whitney, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Jose Theodore

2–3

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 2nd · 12:27

Assists: Michael Nylander, Alexander Semin · beat Cam Ward

2–4

🌪️ Ray Whitney 2nd · 19:52

Assists: Erik Cole, Eric Staal · beat Jose Theodore

3–4

3rd period

🌪️ Niclas Wallin Tying 3rd · 10:47

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Matt Cullen · beat Jose Theodore

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Cullen 23:39

L2 Ruutu · Cole · LaRose 21:34

L3 Samsonov · Jokinen · Brind'Amour 15:37

L4 Bayda · Eaves 3:47

D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 26:16

D2 Babchuk · Gleason 20:44

D3 Seidenberg · Wallin 15:30

D4 Conboy 2:36

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:04

L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Gordon 16:57

L3 Steckel · Kozlov · Nylander 14:05

L4 Aucoin · Fehr · Bradley 8:22

D1 Green · Poti 24:18

D2 Morrisonn · Schultz 20:30

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 16:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 31

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

26 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 25

9 Takeaways 8

9 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 12

CAR shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 64:33 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 8 goals located

CAR WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-7-4 (35% win rate, 17 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 18-3-3 (75% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-7-2 (36% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-3-1 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2

Mar 32009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Dec 72008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 Nov 122008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Nov 62008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Apr 12008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on March 14, 2009?

Capitals won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Hurricanes 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Niclas Wallin, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 12 🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL 2–3 AfterMar 18 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 2–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 12 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 2–1 AfterMar 16 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 1–5

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