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2009-10 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2

Hurricanes beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at PNC Arena on March 18, 2010.

WSH – CAR
28–29
Shots on goal
1/3–1/5
Power play
19–28
Hits
12–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:44 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Jussi Jokinen
2 A
1 shots · 16:20 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Joni Pitkanen
2 A
29:28 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Joe Corvo Go-ahead 2nd · 00:30
Assists: Matt Bradley, Scott Walker · beat Justin Peters
1–0
🌪️ Eric Staal PP Tying 2nd · 04:36
Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Joni Pitkanen · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–1
🦅 Joe Corvo PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:48
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Laich · beat Justin Peters
2–1
3rd period
🌪️ Brett Carson Tying 3rd · 12:44
Assists: Joni Pitkanen · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–2
🌪️ Chad LaRose Go-ahead 3rd · 18:25
Assists: Jussi Jokinen · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–3
🦅 Eric Fehr Tying 3rd · 19:50
Assists: Brendan Morrison, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Justin Peters
3–3
Overtime
🌪️ Ray Whitney Go-ahead OT · 04:02
Unassisted · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Laich · Semin 19:25
L2 Chimera · Morrison · Belanger 15:26
L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Knuble 14:23
L4 Fehr · Bradley · Walker 10:49
D1 Green · Corvo 25:44
D2 Poti · Schultz 21:38
D3 Morrisonn · Carlson 16:14
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Staal · Sutter 20:44
L2 Jokinen · Ruutu · LaRose 15:58
L3 Cole · Brind'Amour · Dwyer 13:46
L4 Samsonov · Boychuk · Kostopoulos 11:21
D1 Pitkanen · McBain 27:28
D2 Pothier · Carson 21:10
D3 Harrison · Picard 14:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
28 Shots on goal 29
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
19 Hits 28
12 Blocked shots 16
5 Takeaways 9
1 Giveaways 9
12 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) CAR shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 62:30 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Justin Peters
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 64:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Joe Corvo · 2nd 00:30 · 1–0 Eric Staal · 2nd 04:36 · 1–1 Joe Corvo · 2nd 19:48 · 2–1 Brett Carson · 3rd 12:44 · 2–2 Chad LaRose · 3rd 18:25 · 2–3 Eric Fehr · 3rd 19:50 · 3–3 Ray Whitney · OT 04:02 · 3–4
WSH CAR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 16-2-4 (73% win rate, 22 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 8-11-1 (40% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-6-1 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2
Mar 102010 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT 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
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on March 18, 2010?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Joe Corvo (2), Eric Fehr.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brett Carson, Chad LaRose, Eric Staal, Ray Whitney.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Justin Peters made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 16 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 7–3 AfterMar 20 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–1
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 16 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 5–2 AfterMar 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 3–2
Also on March 18
🐧PIT 3–0 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 3–6 🐦ATL 🎵STL 4–3 🗽NYR ⚔️BUF 6–2 ⚡TBL 🌵PHX 4–3 🐆FLA 😈NJD 1–2 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 0–5 🐯NSH 🔔PHI 3–2 ⭐DAL
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