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2010-11 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Hurricanes 3–0 at PNC Arena on October 27, 2010.

WSH – CAR
33–29
Shots on goal
20–23
Hits
16–20
Blocked shots
5–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Nicklas Backstrom
2 G
4 shots · 18:24 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Knuble
2 A
3 shots · 15:52 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Matt Hendricks
1 G
3 shots · 16:24 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Matt Hendricks Go-ahead 1st · 10:47
Assists: David Steckel, John Erskine · beat Cam Ward
1–0
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 12:23
Assists: Mike Knuble, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward
2–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom SH Empty net 3rd · 18:32
Assists: Mike Knuble, Jeff Schultz
3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 17:09
L2 Hendricks · Laich · Knuble 16:22
L3 Chimera · Fleischmann · Steckel 12:42
L4 Perreault · Fehr · Bradley 11:18
D1 Green · Schultz 23:23
D2 Carlson · Alzner 18:50
D3 Sloan · Erskine 15:48
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Jokinen · Staal · LaRose 21:16
L2 Samsonov · Ruutu · Skinner 16:57
L3 Cole · Sutter · Kostopoulos 15:31
L4 Bowman · Dalpe · Dwyer 4:37
D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 24:42
D2 McBain · Babchuk 19:43
D3 Gleason · Harrison 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
33 Shots on goal 29
20 Hits 23
16 Blocked shots 20
5 Takeaways 6
4 Giveaways 3
10 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33) CAR shooting 0.0% (0/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:03 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Matt Hendricks · 1st 10:47 · 1–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 12:23 · 2–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 18:32 · 3–0
WSH CAR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 252010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 SO Mar 182010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT Mar 102010 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Dec 282009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Dec 112009 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on October 27, 2010?

Capitals won 3–0. The final score was Capitals 3, Hurricanes 0.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom (2), Matt Hendricks.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 23 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterOct 28 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 1–2
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeOct 23 🌪️CAR @ 🌵PHX 4–3 AfterOct 29 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 4–3
Also on October 27
🐦ATL 6–4 🗽NYR 🏝️NYI 3–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐧PIT 3–5 ⚡TBL 👑LAK 1–3 🪶CHI 😈NJD 2–5 🦈SJS
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