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2012-13 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Capitals beat Hurricanes 5–3 at PNC Arena on April 2, 2013.

WSH – CAR
19–34
Shots on goal
1/3–2/4
Power play
33–19
Hits
20–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
4 A
18:38 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:59 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Jiri Tlusty Go-ahead 1st · 11:32
Assists: Bobby Sanguinetti, Alexander Semin · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🌪️ Jiri Tlusty PP 1st · 14:07
Assists: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Eric Staal · beat Braden Holtby
0–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 19:21
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Dan Ellis
1–2
2nd period
🦅 Mike Green PP Tying 2nd · 00:42
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Dan Ellis
2–2
🌪️ Jiri Tlusty PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:52
Assists: Eric Staal, Alexander Semin · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🦅 Mike Green Tying 2nd · 04:26
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Dan Ellis
3–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 11:06
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Justin Peters
4–3
🦅 Joel Ward SH 2nd · 19:15
Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Justin Peters
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 18:44
L2 Johansson · Ribeiro · Laich 17:02
L3 Chimera · Perreault · Ward 12:52
L4 Volpatti · Beagle · Hendricks 8:00
D1 Green · Alzner 22:49
D2 Hillen · Carlson 21:10
D3 Oleksy · Erskine 14:32
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Tlusty · Skinner · Staal 20:50
L2 Staal · Semin · Dwyer 20:19
L3 Jokinen · Nash · LaRose 11:59
L4 Bowman · Brent 9:13
D1 Bergeron · Corvo 21:12
D2 Harrison · Gleason 17:50
D3 Pitkanen · Bellemore 14:14
D4 Sanguinetti 12:23

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
19 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
33 Hits 19
20 Blocked shots 15
7 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 7
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 26.3% (5/19) CAR shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Justin Peters
10/12
.833 SV% · 2 GA · 33:44 TOI
Dan Ellis
4/7
.571 SV% · 3 GA · 24:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Jiri Tlusty · 1st 11:32 · 0–1 Jiri Tlusty · 1st 14:07 · 0–2 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 19:21 · 1–2 Mike Green · 2nd 00:42 · 2–2 Jiri Tlusty · 2nd 01:52 · 2–3 Mike Green · 2nd 04:26 · 3–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 11:06 · 4–3 Joel Ward · 2nd 19:15 · 5–3
WSH CAR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 5–3
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Mar 142013 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 Mar 122013 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Feb 262013 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Mar 62012 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Feb 202012 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–5
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on April 2, 2013?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Green (2), Joel Ward.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jiri Tlusty (3).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Justin Peters made 10 saves on 12 shots (.833 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 31 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 4–5 AfterApr 4 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeApr 1 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 AfterApr 4 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 5–0
Also on April 2
🏛️OTT 2–3 🐻BOS ✈️WPG 2–5 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 4–1 🐧PIT 🐆FLA 3–2 ⚡TBL 🏔️COL 1–3 🐯NSH 👑LAK 1–3 🌵PHX
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