Capitals 4–3 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2016)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

2 A

1 shots · 22:11 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Teuvo Teravainen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:18 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Sebastian Aho

2 A

3 shots · 18:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 1st · 05:46

Assists: Derek Ryan, Victor Rask · beat Philipp Grubauer

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 06:25

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 2nd · 11:13

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🌪️ Justin Faulk Tying 2nd · 13:31

Assists: Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–2

3rd period

🌪️ Teuvo Teravainen PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:40

Assists: Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–3

🦅 T.J. Oshie Tying 3rd · 13:56

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen · beat Cam Ward

3–3

Shootout

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Cam Ward

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:21

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Beagle 16:07

L3 Winnik · Eller · Williams 13:35

L4 Vrana · Wilson · Connolly 9:19

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:31

D2 Alzner · Orlov 20:16

D3 Orpik · Schmidt 17:51

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Staal · Rask · Skinner 19:21

L2 Aho · Ryan · Lindholm 17:05

L3 Teravainen · Nordstrom · Stempniak 16:13

L4 Stalberg · McGinn · McClement 9:17

D1 Hainsey · Faulk 24:34

D2 Slavin · Pesce 21:15

D3 Hanifin · Tennyson 16:48

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

26 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

24 Hits 18

18 Blocked shots 21

10 Takeaways 13

11 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 15.4% (4/26) CAR shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 64:58 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 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: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 122016 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–5 Mar 152016 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 OT Dec 312015 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 Dec 212015 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 Oct 172015 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 16, 2016?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff Skinner, Justin Faulk, Teuvo Teravainen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 13 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 AfterDec 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 13 🐋VAN @ 🌪️CAR 6–8 AfterDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2

Also on December 16

🏝️NYI 2–3 ⚔️BUF 👑LAK 1–0 🐧PIT 🦈SJS 4–2 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 3–1 🏔️COL 🧥CBJ 4–1 🔥CGY ⚡TBL 2–4 🐋VAN

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