Capitals 2–4 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Apr 5, 2024)

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

Jake Guentzel

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:47 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jaccob Slavin

2 A

6 shots · 20:27 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

4 shots · 19:37 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 03:31

Assists: Dylan Strome, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Pyotr Kochetkov

1–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 19:15

Assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome · beat Pyotr Kochetkov

2–0

2nd period

🌪️ Jake Guentzel 2nd · 14:30

Assists: Jaccob Slavin, Jesper Fast · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–1

3rd period

🌪️ Martin Necas PP Tying 3rd · 11:40

Assists: Brady Skjei, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–2

🌪️ Sebastian Aho PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:09

Assists: Brent Burns, Jake Guentzel · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–3

🌪️ Jake Guentzel Empty net 3rd · 19:55

Assists: Jaccob Slavin

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 19:37

L2 Pacioretty · McMichael · Dowd 16:30

L3 Malenstyn · Protas · Lapierre 13:36

L4 Milano · Miroshnichenko · Sgarbossa 11:30

D1 Carlson · Sandin 23:54

D2 Fehervary · Jensen 21:01

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 11:44

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Aho · Jarvis · Guentzel 19:50

L2 Teravainen · Necas · Staal 15:35

L3 Martinook · Kuznetsov · Fast 13:47

L4 Drury · Kotkaniemi · Noesen 10:05

D1 Burns · Skjei 21:30

D2 Slavin · Pesce 19:44

D3 Orlov · Chatfield 16:41

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

16 Shots on goal 45

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

21 Hits 16

19 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 9

1 Giveaways 2

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 12.5% (2/16) CAR shooting 8.9% (4/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

41/44

.932 SV% · 3 GA · 59:26 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Pyotr Kochetkov

14/16

.875 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH CAR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-1-3 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-8-1 (31% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Mar 222024 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–7 SO Jan 52024 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–2 Dec 172023 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 SO Feb 182023 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 Feb 142023 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 3–2

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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on April 5, 2024?

Hurricanes won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2).

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jake Guentzel (2), Martin Necas, Sebastian Aho.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 41 saves on 44 shots (.932 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves on 16 shots (.875 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 4 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 AfterApr 7 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 3–2

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeApr 4 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 4–1 AfterApr 7 🧥CBJ @ 🌪️CAR 0–3

Also on April 5

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