Capitals 3–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2010)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	1	2	0	3
🌪️ CAR	0	1	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 22:01 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jussi Jokinen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:14 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Semyon Varlamov

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mathieu Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 13:33

Assists: Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich · beat Cam Ward

1–0

2nd period

🌪️ Jussi Jokinen Tying 2nd · 07:32

Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jeff Skinner · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🦅 David Steckel Go-ahead 2nd · 10:26

Assists: Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 18:02

Assists: Mike Green · beat Cam Ward

3–1

3rd period

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Jay Harrison, Jussi Jokinen · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Knuble 22:01

L2 Laich · Steckel · Semin 16:23

L3 Johansson · Chimera · Beagle 12:52

L4 Hendricks · Perreault · Gordon 6:48

D1 Green · Hannan 26:40

D2 Carlson · Alzner 21:37

D3 Erskine · Sloan 10:59

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Samsonov · Cole · Staal 19:34

L2 Sutter · Dwyer · LaRose 16:42

L3 Jokinen · Ruutu · Skinner 16:11

L4 Carter · Boychuk · Bodie 5:23

D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 29:40

D2 White · McBain 19:22

D3 Harrison · Gleason 11:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

30 Shots on goal 35

19 Hits 21

14 Blocked shots 16

12 Takeaways 14

2 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 17

WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) CAR shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 58:39 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 4–0

Nov 282010 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Nov 242010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 Oct 272010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–0 Mar 252010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 SO Mar 182010 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT

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❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 26, 2010?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, David Steckel, Mathieu Perreault.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jussi Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 23 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 AfterDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 4–3

Also on December 26

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