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2011-12 regular season

Hurricanes at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 3–3

Hurricanes beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 6, 2012.

CAR – WSH
36–49
Shots on goal
24–20
Hits
15–17
Blocked shots
8–12
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Brandon Sutter
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:48 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Tim Gleason
2 A
1 shots · 21:37 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
46 saves
0.939 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Troy Brouwer Go-ahead 1st · 13:59
Assists: Keith Aucoin · beat Cam Ward
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Jay Beagle 2nd · 04:11
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Dennis Wideman · beat Cam Ward
0–2
🌪️ Jiri Tlusty 2nd · 04:51
Assists: Jerome Samson, Eric Staal · beat Michal Neuvirth
1–2
🌪️ Chad LaRose Tying 2nd · 08:30
Assists: Tim Gleason, Bryan Allen · beat Michal Neuvirth
2–2
3rd period
🌪️ Brandon Sutter Go-ahead 3rd · 01:45
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Tim Gleason · beat Michal Neuvirth
3–2
🦅 Brooks Laich Tying 3rd · 17:08
Assists: Marcus Johansson, John Carlson · beat Cam Ward
3–3
Overtime
🌪️ Justin Faulk Go-ahead OT · 03:38
Assists: Brandon Sutter · beat Michal Neuvirth
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Tlusty · Jokinen · Staal 20:42
L2 Skinner · Sutter · LaRose 19:08
L3 Brent · Nodl · Dwyer 14:52
L4 Samson · Stewart 8:24
D1 Faulk · Allen 23:14
D2 Gleason · Harrison 21:04
D3 McBain · Spacek 18:00
D4 Joslin 4:10
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Ovechkin · Laich 20:52
L2 Hendricks · Brouwer · Semin 16:57
L3 Chimera · Beagle · Perreault 15:30
L4 Halpern · Aucoin · Ward 6:26
D1 Green · Carlson 24:30
D2 Alzner · Wideman 23:28
D3 Schultz · Orlov 15:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR WSH🦅
36 Shots on goal 49
24 Hits 20
15 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 12
9 Giveaways 8
4 Penalty minutes 16
CAR shooting 11.1% (4/36) WSH shooting 6.1% (3/49)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
46/49
.939 SV% · 3 GA · 63:38 TOI
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 63:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Troy Brouwer · 1st 13:59 · 0–1 Jay Beagle · 2nd 04:11 · 0–2 Jiri Tlusty · 2nd 04:51 · 1–2 Chad LaRose · 2nd 08:30 · 2–2 Brandon Sutter · 3rd 01:45 · 3–2 Brooks Laich · 3rd 17:08 · 3–3 Justin Faulk · OT 03:38 · 4–3
CAR WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-8-1 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 6-11-6 (26% win rate, 23 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 8-6-3 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3
Feb 202012 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–5 Jan 202012 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–3 Jan 152012 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Nov 42011 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Oct 82011 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT
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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on March 6, 2012?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brandon Sutter, Chad LaRose, Jiri Tlusty, Justin Faulk.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brooks Laich, Jay Beagle, Troy Brouwer.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 46 saves on 49 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 3 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterMar 7 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 4 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 1–0 AfterMar 8 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3
Also on March 6
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