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2023-24 regular season

Hurricanes at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Hurricanes beat Capitals 6–2 at Capital One Arena on January 5, 2024.

CAR – WSH
34–17
Shots on goal
2/3–1/3
Power play
11–14
Hits
10–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Brent Burns
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 22:07 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Andrei Svechnikov
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 19:12 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Sebastian Aho
3 A
3 shots · 20:03 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 1st · 07:06
Assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Beck Malenstyn · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
0–1
🦅 Dylan Strome PP 1st · 16:29
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
0–2
2nd period
🌪️ Brent Burns 2nd · 05:17
Assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–2
3rd period
🌪️ Seth Jarvis Tying 3rd · 03:23
Assists: Vasily Ponomarev, Dmitry Orlov · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–2
🌪️ Andrei Svechnikov PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:41
Assists: Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–2
🌪️ Brent Burns PP 3rd · 13:59
Assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · beat Darcy Kuemper
4–2
🌪️ Dmitry Orlov SH Empty net 3rd · 18:11
Unassisted
5–2
🌪️ Vasily Ponomarev 3rd · 19:01
Assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi · beat Darcy Kuemper
6–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Jarvis · Aho · Teravainen 20:03
L2 Kotkaniemi · Staal · Svechnikov 19:01
L3 Martinook · Bunting · Drury 14:41
L4 Lemieux · Ponomarev 10:03
D1 Burns · Skjei 21:10
D2 Pesce · Slavin 19:40
D3 Chatfield · Orlov 15:52
D4 DeAngelo 3:53
🦅Capitals
L1 Malenstyn · Dowd · Wilson 17:02
L2 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Strome 15:57
L3 Pacioretty · McMichael · Aube-Kubel 14:12
L4 Protas · Lapierre · Mantha 12:46
D1 Carlson · Fehervary 21:08
D2 Edmundson · Bear 19:22
D3 van Riemsdyk · Jensen 18:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 17
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
11 Hits 14
10 Blocked shots 18
6 Takeaways 4
5 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 6
CAR shooting 17.6% (6/34) WSH shooting 11.8% (2/17)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Pyotr Kochetkov
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 59:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Nic Dowd · 1st 07:06 · 0–1 Dylan Strome · 1st 16:29 · 0–2 Brent Burns · 2nd 05:17 · 1–2 Seth Jarvis · 3rd 03:23 · 2–2 Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 12:41 · 3–2 Brent Burns · 3rd 13:59 · 4–2 Dmitry Orlov · 3rd 18:11 · 5–2 Vasily Ponomarev · 3rd 19:01 · 6–2
CAR WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 172023 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 SO Feb 182023 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 Feb 142023 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Oct 312022 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 SO Mar 282022 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–1
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Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on January 5, 2024?

Hurricanes won 6–2. The final score was Hurricanes 6, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brent Burns (2), Andrei Svechnikov, Dmitry Orlov, Seth Jarvis, Vasily Ponomarev.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pyotr Kochetkov made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeJan 2 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 6–1 AfterJan 6 🎵STL @ 🌪️CAR 2–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 3 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 6–3 AfterJan 7 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–4
Also on January 5
🪶CHI 2–4 😈NJD ✈️WPG 3–1 🦆ANA
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