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2017-18 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime at PNC Arena on January 2, 2018.

WSH – CAR
26–38
Shots on goal
0/2–1/4
Power play
25–20
Hits
14–10
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
2 shots · 20:01 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 A
1 shots · 18:54 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
34 saves
0.895 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Victor Rask Go-ahead 1st · 05:21
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Alex Chiasson Tying 1st · 06:39
Assists: Chandler Stephenson · beat Cam Ward
1–1
🦅 Devante Smith-Pelly Go-ahead 1st · 12:53
Assists: Jay Beagle, Brooks Orpik · beat Cam Ward
2–1
2nd period
🦅 Dmitry Orlov 2nd · 08:48
Assists: Taylor Chorney · beat Cam Ward
3–1
🌪️ Victor Rask PP 2nd · 11:15
Assists: Justin Williams, Jeff Skinner · beat Braden Holtby
3–2
3rd period
🌪️ Elias Lindholm Tying 3rd · 05:40
Assists: Derek Ryan · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
🌪️ Teuvo Teravainen Go-ahead 3rd · 07:04
Assists: Sebastian Aho · beat Braden Holtby
3–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 12:45
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 01:57
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cam Ward
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 18:54
L2 Eller · Oshie · Smith-Pelly 15:40
L3 Vrana · Beagle · Chiasson 13:53
L4 Stephenson · Wilson · Connolly 12:45
D1 Carlson · Orpik 26:40
D2 Orlov · Djoos 19:27
D3 Chorney · Bowey 13:17
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Lindholm · Aho 18:56
L2 Teravainen · Rask · Williams 17:26
L3 McGinn · Ryan · Skinner 16:17
L4 Di Giuseppe · Nordstrom · Wallmark 8:26
D1 Faulk · Pesce 21:38
D2 Hanifin · Slavin 20:24
D3 van Riemsdyk · Fleury 16:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
26 Shots on goal 38
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
25 Hits 20
14 Blocked shots 10
10 Takeaways 20
10 Giveaways 22
8 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 19.2% (5/26) CAR shooting 10.5% (4/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 61:57 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 61:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Victor Rask · 1st 05:21 · 0–1 Alex Chiasson · 1st 06:39 · 1–1 Devante Smith-Pelly · 1st 12:53 · 2–1 Dmitry Orlov · 2nd 08:48 · 3–1 Victor Rask · 2nd 11:15 · 3–2 Elias Lindholm · 3rd 05:40 · 3–3 Teuvo Teravainen · 3rd 07:04 · 3–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:45 · 4–4 Alex Ovechkin · OT 01:57 · 5–4
WSH CAR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 72017 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 0–5 Jan 232017 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Dec 162016 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 SO Nov 122016 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–5 Mar 152016 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on January 2, 2018?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Alex Chiasson, Devante Smith-Pelly, Dmitry Orlov.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Victor Rask (2), Elias Lindholm, Teuvo Teravainen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 30 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterJan 7 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 30 🌪️CAR @ 🎵STL 2–3 AfterJan 4 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 4–0
Also on January 2
⚡TBL 2–0 🍁TOR 🐻BOS 5–1 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 5–1 🔔PHI 🦈SJS 4–1 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 2–3 🎵STL 🐆FLA 1–5 🌲MIN 🧥CBJ 2–1 ⭐DAL ✈️WPG 2–3 🏔️COL
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