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2019-20 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0

Hurricanes beat Capitals 6–4 at PNC Arena on December 28, 2019.

WSH – CAR
29–29
Shots on goal
2/5–1/3
Power play
29–20
Hits
15–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Warren Foegele
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:12 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Ryan Dzingel
2 A
2 shots · 13:31 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
2 A
1 shots · 27:04 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Lucas Wallmark PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:38
Assists: Nino Niederreiter, Ryan Dzingel · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
2nd period
🌪️ Warren Foegele 2nd · 00:08
Assists: Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin · beat Braden Holtby
0–2
🦅 Nic Dowd 2nd · 03:26
Assists: John Carlson, Garnet Hathaway · beat Petr Mrazek
1–2
🌪️ Dougie Hamilton 2nd · 05:12
Assists: Warren Foegele · beat Braden Holtby
1–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 09:56
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Lars Eller · beat Petr Mrazek
2–3
🌪️ Warren Foegele SH 2nd · 13:02
Assists: Jordan Martinook, Haydn Fleury · beat Braden Holtby
2–4
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 3rd · 02:00
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Petr Mrazek
3–4
🌪️ Martin Necas 3rd · 03:20
Assists: Erik Haula, Ryan Dzingel · beat Braden Holtby
3–5
🌪️ Andrei Svechnikov Empty net 3rd · 15:58
Unassisted
3–6
🦅 Richard Panik 3rd · 18:47
Assists: Radko Gudas, Carl Hagelin · beat Petr Mrazek
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 18:07
L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Boyd 17:41
L3 Hagelin · Vrana · Panik 13:37
L4 Leipsic · Dowd · Hathaway 10:36
D1 Carlson · Orlov 25:40
D2 Siegenthaler · Gudas 20:46
D3 Jensen · Djoos 9:32
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Aho · Teravainen · Svechnikov 17:20
L2 McGinn · Haula · Staal 15:27
L3 Foegele · Wallmark · Dzingel 14:12
L4 Martinook · Necas · Niederreiter 12:16
D1 Slavin · Pesce 24:18
D2 Hamilton · Edmundson 21:10
D3 Gardiner · Fleury 12:36

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
29 Shots on goal 29
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
29 Hits 20
15 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 8
10 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) CAR shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:36 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Petr Mrazek
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Lucas Wallmark · 1st 10:38 · 0–1 Warren Foegele · 2nd 00:08 · 0–2 Nic Dowd · 2nd 03:26 · 1–2 Dougie Hamilton · 2nd 05:12 · 1–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 09:56 · 2–3 Warren Foegele · 2nd 13:02 · 2–4 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 02:00 · 3–4 Martin Necas · 3rd 03:20 · 3–5 Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 15:58 · 3–6 Richard Panik · 3rd 18:47 · 4–6
WSH CAR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-2 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0
Oct 52019 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Apr 242019 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Apr 222019 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 Apr 202019 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 0–6 Apr 182019 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–2
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 28, 2019?

Hurricanes won 6–4. The final score was Capitals 4, Hurricanes 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nic Dowd, Richard Panik.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Warren Foegele (2), Andrei Svechnikov, Dougie Hamilton, Lucas Wallmark, Martin Necas.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 27 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–3
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 27 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 3–5 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–3
Also on December 28
🏔️COL 2–3 ⭐DAL 🗽NYR 5–4 🍁TOR 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 4–5 🐆FLA 🐯NSH 4–6 🐧PIT 🌵ARI 1–4 🎰VGK 👑LAK 2–3 🐋VAN 🔔PHI 1–6 🦈SJS
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