Capitals 3–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Mar 28, 2019)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Jakub Vrana

1 G

3 shots · 16:10 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nic Dowd

1 G

2 shots · 09:22 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brett Connolly

1 G

1 shots · 13:49 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Nino Niederreiter Go-ahead 1st · 04:31

Assists: Justin Williams, Sebastian Aho · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Brett Connolly Tying 1st · 05:13

Assists: Brooks Orpik · beat Curtis McElhinney

1–1

2nd period

🌪️ Warren Foegele Go-ahead 2nd · 12:30

Assists: Justin Faulk, Brett Pesce · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Jakub Vrana Tying 3rd · 01:35

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Christian Djoos · beat Curtis McElhinney

2–2

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 3rd · 15:04

Assists: Nick Jensen · beat Curtis McElhinney

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 19:36

L2 Vrana · Hagelin · Eller 15:57

L3 Burakovsky · Kuznetsov · Connolly 15:23

L4 Stephenson · Dowd · Boyd 9:22

D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:02

D2 Niskanen · Orpik 19:44

D3 Djoos · Jensen 16:09

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Aho · Williams · Niederreiter 19:38

L2 Staal · Teravainen · Svechnikov 16:44

L3 Martinook · Ferland · Wallmark 13:13

L4 McGinn · Foegele · McKegg 10:02

D1 Slavin · Hamilton 23:48

D2 Faulk · Pesce 20:57

D3 de Haan · van Riemsdyk 14:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

20 Shots on goal 26

19 Hits 25

13 Blocked shots 10

13 Takeaways 12

9 Giveaways 10

2 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 15.0% (3/20) CAR shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Curtis McElhinney

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 58:08 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-8 (60% win rate, 20 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-10-3 (52% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9-6 (17% win rate, 18 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-2-1 (83% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 4–0

Mar 262019 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Dec 272018 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Dec 142018 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 6–5 SO Mar 302018 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Jan 122018 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on March 28, 2019?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brett Connolly, Jakub Vrana, Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Nino Niederreiter, Warren Foegele.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 26 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterMar 30 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 26 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterMar 30 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 2–5

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