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2017-18 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Hurricanes 4–3 at PNC Arena on January 12, 2018.

WSH – CAR
27–39
Shots on goal
1/4–2/5
Power play
22–13
Hits
7–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:34 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Jordan Staal
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 22:29 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Philipp Grubauer
36 saves
0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Jordan Staal PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:20
Assists: Justin Williams, Sebastian Aho · beat Philipp Grubauer
0–1
🦅 Lars Eller PP Tying 1st · 07:25
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 00:28
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Cam Ward
2–1
🌪️ Sebastian Aho PP Tying 2nd · 08:50
Assists: Justin Faulk, Jordan Staal · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–2
3rd period
🌪️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 3rd · 01:49
Assists: Lee Stempniak, Haydn Fleury · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–3
🦅 Brett Connolly Tying 3rd · 16:52
Unassisted · beat Cam Ward
3–3
🦅 Jay Beagle Go-ahead 3rd · 19:58
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cam Ward
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:20
L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Smith-Pelly 16:38
L3 Vrana · Connolly · Wilson 12:39
L4 Beagle · Stephenson · Chiasson 11:33
D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:44
D2 Niskanen · Orpik 19:49
D3 Djoos · Bowey 13:04
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Aho · Teravainen 18:04
L2 Rask · Skinner · Williams 16:13
L3 McGinn · Kruger · Stempniak 13:35
L4 Di Giuseppe · Wallmark · Jooris 10:01
D1 Slavin · Faulk 25:18
D2 van Riemsdyk · Hanifin 21:07
D3 Fleury · Dahlbeck 12:01

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
27 Shots on goal 39
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
22 Hits 13
7 Blocked shots 16
17 Takeaways 18
9 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 14.8% (4/27) CAR shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jordan Staal · 1st 03:20 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 07:25 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 00:28 · 2–1 Sebastian Aho · 2nd 08:50 · 2–2 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 01:49 · 2–3 Brett Connolly · 3rd 16:52 · 3–3 Jay Beagle · 3rd 19:58 · 4–3
WSH CAR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-6-2 (38% win rate, 13 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 8-7-4 (42% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 8-4-1 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Jan 112018 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Jan 22018 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–4 OT Feb 72017 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 0–5 Jan 232017 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Dec 162016 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 SO
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on January 12, 2018?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly, Jay Beagle, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 11 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 AfterJan 18 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeJan 11 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 AfterJan 14 🔥CGY @ 🌪️CAR 4–1
Also on January 12
🐋VAN 5–2 🧥CBJ 🔥CGY 4–2 🐆FLA ✈️WPG 1–2 🪶CHI 🛢️EDM 4–2 🌵ARI
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