Capitals 6–5 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 14, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Sebastian Aho

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 23:53 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 G

5 shots · 21:10 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

3 A

3 shots · 25:47 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jordan Martinook Go-ahead 1st · 00:47

Assists: Sebastian Aho, Calvin de Haan · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 1st · 03:56

Assists: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd · beat Scott Darling

1–1

🌪️ Sebastian Aho SH Go-ahead 1st · 13:18

Assists: Teuvo Teravainen · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

2nd period

🌪️ Sebastian Aho PP 2nd · 04:39

Assists: Justin Faulk, Teuvo Teravainen · beat Braden Holtby

1–3

🌪️ Teuvo Teravainen PP 2nd · 06:41

Assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · beat Braden Holtby

1–4

🦅 Tom Wilson 2nd · 12:37

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Scott Darling

2–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 17:25

Assists: Nic Dowd, John Carlson · beat Scott Darling

3–4

🦅 Travis Boyd Tying 2nd · 18:19

Assists: John Carlson, Nic Dowd · beat Scott Darling

4–4

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:49

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Scott Darling

5–4

🌪️ Justin Williams PP Tying 3rd · 13:48

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

5–5

Shootout

🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:43

L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Eller 16:28

L3 Wilson · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 12:08

L4 Dowd · Boyd · Jaskin 9:06

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 25:22

D2 Orlov · Kempny 23:18

D3 Siegenthaler · Bowey 14:07

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Aho · Teravainen · Svechnikov 22:33

L2 Martinook · Wallmark · Williams 19:34

L3 Di Giuseppe · Rask · Kuokkanen 12:23

L4 McGinn · Foegele · Bishop 9:34

D1 Slavin · Faulk 24:32

D2 Hamilton · Pesce 20:14

D3 de Haan · van Riemsdyk 16:07

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

29 Shots on goal 27

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

25 Hits 26

21 Blocked shots 16

18 Takeaways 14

14 Giveaways 18

14 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 20.7% (6/29) CAR shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Scott Darling

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 64:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 11 goals located

WSH CAR

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 4–4

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 302018 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Jan 122018 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 Jan 112018 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Jan 22018 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–4 OT Feb 72017 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 0–5

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 14, 2018?

Capitals won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 6, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Tom Wilson, Travis Boyd.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sebastian Aho (2), Jordan Martinook, Justin Williams, Teuvo Teravainen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Scott Darling made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 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 11 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–6 AfterDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 13 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–6 AfterDec 16 🌵ARI @ 🌪️CAR 0–3

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