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2009-10 regular season

Hurricanes at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Capitals beat Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 10, 2010.

CAR – WSH
31–39
Shots on goal
1/5–2/4
Power play
29–24
Hits
23–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
2 G
4 shots · 26:22 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 A
5 shots · 21:23 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Tuomo Ruutu
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:49 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 02:24
Assists: Brendan Morrison, John Carlson · beat Manny Legace
0–1
🦅 Mike Green PP 1st · 17:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Manny Legace
0–2
🌪️ Patrick Dwyer 1st · 18:17
Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Jay Harrison · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
2nd period
🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu Tying 2nd · 08:43
Assists: Chad LaRose · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
🦅 Mike Green PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:02
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich · beat Manny Legace
2–3
🌪️ Jussi Jokinen PP Tying 2nd · 15:03
Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Joni Pitkanen · beat Jose Theodore
3–3
Overtime
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead OT · 03:20
Unassisted · beat Manny Legace
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Jokinen · Staal 22:32
L2 Ruutu · Sutter · LaRose 17:47
L3 Samsonov · Kostopoulos · Dwyer 12:25
L4 Boychuk · Osala · Brind'Amour 9:10
D1 Pitkanen · Pothier 28:22
D2 Gleason · Carson 21:46
D3 Harrison · Picard 13:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 21:23
L2 Belanger · Semin · Knuble 17:29
L3 Fleischmann · Morrison · Gordon 14:06
L4 Steckel · Walker · Bradley 9:47
D1 Green · Poti 24:39
D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 20:16
D3 Corvo · Carlson 15:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR WSH🦅
31 Shots on goal 39
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
29 Hits 24
23 Blocked shots 11
3 Takeaways 12
5 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 10
CAR shooting 9.7% (3/31) WSH shooting 10.3% (4/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Manny Legace
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 63:20 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 63:07 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Alexander Semin · 1st 02:24 · 0–1 Mike Green · 1st 17:59 · 0–2 Patrick Dwyer · 1st 18:17 · 1–2 Tuomo Ruutu · 2nd 08:43 · 2–2 Mike Green · 2nd 11:02 · 2–3 Jussi Jokinen · 2nd 15:03 · 3–3 Tomas Fleischmann · OT 03:20 · 3–4
CAR WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-9-3 (8% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-5-4 (50% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 3-8-2 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-5-3 (56% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Dec 282009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Dec 112009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Nov 302009 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 Mar 212009 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 Mar 142009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO
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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on March 10, 2010?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jussi Jokinen, Patrick Dwyer, Tuomo Ruutu.

Who scored for Capitals?

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

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Manny Legace made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 7 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 4–0 AfterMar 11 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 8 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterMar 12 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–2
Also on March 10
⭐DAL 3–5 ⚔️BUF 🗽NYR 3–6 😈NJD 👑LAK 2–3 🪶CHI 🐋VAN 3–4 🌵PHX
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