Capitals 4–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2013)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	0	3	1	4
🌪️ CAR	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

4 A

5 shots · 20:13 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:59 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Philipp Grubauer

39 saves

0.951 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jordan Staal Go-ahead 1st · 17:12

Assists: Alexander Semin, Justin Faulk · beat Philipp Grubauer

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson PP Tying 2nd · 00:41

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🦅 John Carlson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:34

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🌪️ Riley Nash PP Tying 2nd · 11:16

Assists: Andrej Sekera, Nathan Gerbe · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–2

🦅 Troy Brouwer PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:29

Assists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Martin Erat

4–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Brouwer · Ward 18:19

L2 Ovechkin · Chimera · Erat 16:56

L3 Grabovski · Fehr · Beagle 12:33

L4 Johansson · Volpatti · Wilson 7:18

D1 Carlson · Green 21:40

D2 Alzner · Orlov 19:12

D3 Erskine · Oleksy 17:08

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Skinner · Staal 22:30

L2 Staal · Gerbe · Semin 18:48

L3 Tlusty · Nash · Dwyer 12:29

L4 Bowman · Malhotra · Dvorak 7:44

D1 Sekera · Faulk 24:34

D2 Hainsey · Gleason 17:34

D3 Harrison · Bellemore 15:36

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

29 Shots on goal 41

3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 34

23 Blocked shots 7

14 Takeaways 19

10 Giveaways 20

12 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) CAR shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

39/41

.951 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH CAR

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-2 (10% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1

Dec 32013 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Oct 102013 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Apr 112013 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 22013 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–3 Mar 142013 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2

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❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 20, 2013?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Marcus Johansson, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jordan Staal, Riley Nash.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 17 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 2–5 AfterDec 21 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 5–4

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 14 🌪️CAR @ 🌵PHX 3–1 AfterDec 21 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 2–3

Also on December 20

🦆ANA 3–2 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 5–3 🗽NYR 🐋VAN 3–2 🪶CHI 🐆FLA 2–5 ✈️WPG

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