Hurricanes 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 11, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Alexander Semin

2 G

7 shots · 20:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 A

6 shots · 23:36 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

22:55 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jiri Tlusty Go-ahead 1st · 02:01

Assists: Brandon Sutter, Tom Kostopoulos · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🌪️ Eric Staal 1st · 13:56

Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Aaron Ward · beat Jose Theodore

2–0

2nd period

🦅 Alexander Semin 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🦅 Alexander Semin Tying 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 3rd · 02:52

Assists: Mathieu Perreault, John Erskine · beat Cam Ward

2–3

🌪️ Tim Gleason SH Tying 3rd · 13:30

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

3–3

Overtime

🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead OT · 01:16

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Cullen 20:37

L2 Jokinen · Ruutu · Dwyer 16:41

L3 Tlusty · Sutter · Kostopoulos 12:31

L4 Yelle · Brind'Amour · Walker 9:13

D1 Pitkanen · Carson 26:18

D2 Harrison · Ward 20:26

D3 Alberts · Gleason 13:47

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:55

L2 Morrison · Laich · Knuble 15:35

L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Bradley 11:42

L4 Perreault · Fehr · Clark 10:06

D1 Green · Schultz 25:06

D2 Poti · Morrisonn 18:16

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

19 Shots on goal 40

19 Hits 11

28 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 15

13 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

CAR shooting 15.8% (3/19) WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 61:16 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 61:03 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

CAR WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 302009 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 Mar 212009 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 Mar 142009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO Mar 32009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Dec 72008 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–3

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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on December 11, 2009?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Jiri Tlusty, Tim Gleason.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Mike Green, Tomas Fleischmann.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 9 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 2–4 AfterDec 12 🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT 2–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 9 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 AfterDec 12 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–6

Also on December 11

🐆FLA 4–2 😈NJD 🪶CHI 1–2 ⚔️BUF 🦆ANA 2–3 🐙DET 🛢️EDM 5–3 🎵STL ⚡TBL 1–2 🏔️COL 🌲MIN 2–1 🔥CGY ⭐DAL 3–2 🦈SJS

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