Capitals 2–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2015)

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

Jason Chimera

1 G

3 shots · 14:15 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Michael Latta

1 G

1 shots · 06:18 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Philipp Grubauer

31 saves

0.969 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Michael Latta Go-ahead 1st · 15:52

Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Dmitry Orlov · beat Cam Ward

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Jason Chimera 2nd · 12:49

Assists: John Carlson, Jay Beagle · beat Cam Ward

2–0

3rd period

🌪️ Kris Versteeg 3rd · 02:18

Assists: John-Michael Liles, Eric Staal · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 19:33

L2 Kuznetsov · Oshie · Wilson 17:26

L3 Chimera · Beagle · Williams 15:27

L4 Burakovsky · Laich · Latta 7:03

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:34

D2 Alzner · Schmidt 19:51

D3 Chorney · Orlov 14:26

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Staal · Lindholm · Versteeg 20:13

L2 Rask · Staal · Skinner 17:20

L3 Di Giuseppe · Nordstrom · Nestrasil 15:54

L4 McClement · Malone · Nash 7:46

D1 Faulk · Hainsey 24:16

D2 Hanifin · Liles 18:55

D3 Slavin · Pesce 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

21 Shots on goal 32

24 Hits 24

27 Blocked shots 13

9 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21) CAR shooting 3.1% (1/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

31/32

.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 57:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 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: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Hurricanes

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

After 2nd — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 172015 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 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

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 21, 2015?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Capitals 2, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jason Chimera, Michael Latta.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Kris Versteeg.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 20 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 7–3 AfterDec 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 19 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterDec 26 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 1–3

Also on December 21

🦆ANA 2–5 🏝️NYI 🎵STL 3–4 🔔PHI 🧥CBJ 2–5 🐧PIT 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 6–3 🌲MIN 🍁TOR 7–4 🏔️COL ✈️WPG 1–3 🛢️EDM

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