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2015-16 regular season

Hurricanes at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Hurricanes 4–1 at Capital One Arena on October 17, 2015.

CAR – WSH
19–34
Shots on goal
0/4–2/2
Power play
16–19
Hits
10–19
Blocked shots
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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
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 15:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:54 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
4 shots · 18:34 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:57
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward
0–1
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 01:38
Unassisted · beat Cam Ward
0–2
🌪️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 07:45
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🦅 John Carlson PP 3rd · 09:43
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · beat Cam Ward
1–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:11
Unassisted · beat Cam Ward
1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Skinner · Versteeg 18:05
L2 Rask · Lindholm · Gerbe 15:54
L3 McGinn · Staal · Nestrasil 13:51
L4 Terry · McClement · Malone 11:19
D1 Faulk · Liles 21:50
D2 Hanifin · Jordan 19:40
D3 Murphy · Hainsey 18:30
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:34
L2 Chimera · Backstrom · Beagle 15:21
L3 Johansson · Wilson · Williams 13:34
L4 Burakovsky · Laich · Stephenson 10:44
D1 Carlson · Alzner 22:44
D2 Niskanen · Orpik 21:49
D3 Chorney · Orlov 14:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR WSH🦅
19 Shots on goal 34
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2
16 Hits 19
10 Blocked shots 19
7 Takeaways 15
12 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 10
CAR shooting 5.3% (1/19) WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
18/19
.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
T.J. Oshie · 1st 15:57 · 0–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 01:38 · 0–2 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 07:45 · 1–2 John Carlson · 3rd 09:43 · 1–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:11 · 1–4
CAR WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 312015 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 272015 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–3 Dec 42014 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 Nov 82014 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Apr 102014 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–2
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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on October 17, 2015?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Hurricanes 1, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff Skinner.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeOct 16 🌪️CAR @ 🐙DET 5–3 AfterOct 21 🌪️CAR @ 🏔️COL 1–0
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 15 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterOct 20 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 6–2
Also on October 17
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