Capitals 1–4 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Mar 21, 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 🌪️ CAR

Joe Corvo

1 G

5 shots · 23:57 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Anton Babchuk

1 G

4 shots · 19:57 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Cam Ward

31 saves

0.969 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Sergei Samsonov · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🦅 Mike Green Tying 2nd · 19:26

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward

1–1

3rd period

🌪️ Joni Pitkanen Go-ahead 3rd · 04:42

Assists: Eric Staal, Chad LaRose · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

🌪️ Anton Babchuk 3rd · 13:43

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Ray Whitney · beat Jose Theodore

1–3

🌪️ Joe Corvo SH Empty net 3rd · 19:01

Unassisted

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 21:27

L2 Fedorov · Kozlov · Semin 16:07

L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Fehr 11:33

L4 Bourque · Nylander · Bradley 8:42

D1 Green · Poti 22:33

D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:16

D3 Pothier · Erskine 16:29

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Ruutu · Staal 23:26

L2 Whitney · Brind'Amour · LaRose 16:50

L3 Samsonov · Jokinen · Cullen 13:54

L4 Helminen · Eaves 5:20

D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 24:14

D2 Babchuk · Seidenberg 19:43

D3 Gleason · Wallin 16:09

D4 Conboy 3:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

32 Shots on goal 30

26 Hits 24

13 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 9

3 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 3.1% (1/32) CAR shooting 13.3% (4/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

31/32

.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-5-3 (56% win rate, 18 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 13-4 (76% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-3-4 (63% win rate, 19 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3

Mar 142009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO Mar 32009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Dec 72008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 Nov 122008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Nov 62008 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–3

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on March 21, 2009?

Hurricanes won 4–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Green.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Anton Babchuk, Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkanen, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 19 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–2 AfterMar 24 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 20 🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR 4–5 AfterMar 23 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 3–2

Also on March 21

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