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WSH
4 – 1
FINAL
CAR

Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1. Shots on goal: WSH 28, CAR 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-0 CAR; P2 WSH 1-1 CAR; P3 WSH 2-0 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 05:42 Brandon Duhaime (assists: Ethen Frank, Nic Dowd) to make it WSH 1-0 CAR; P2 05:59 Dylan Strome (assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson) to make it WSH 2-0 CAR; P2 13:56 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere) to make it WSH 2-1 CAR; P3 05:46 Jakob Chychrun (assists: Ryan Leonard, John Carlson) to make it WSH 3-1 CAR; P3 19:29 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Anthony Beauvillier) to make it WSH 4-1 CAR. Top skaters: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; John Carlson (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 24 saves on 27, decision L; Logan Thompson (WSH) 30 saves on 31, decision W; Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) 0 saves on 0.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· WSH
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG Β· 14:48 TOI
Goals Β· WSH
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 19:09 TOI
Goaltending Β· WSH
30 saves on 31 shots (.968) Β· W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

WSH 3 largest lead P3 19:29 (WSH 4, CAR 1) Β· 2-0 run, P1 5:42–P2 5:59
CAR 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:42 Brandon Duhaime (Ethen Frank, Nic Dowd) WSH Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 1, CAR 0
  • P2 5:59 Dylan Strome (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson) WSH Β· snap shot Β· WSH 2, CAR 0
  • P2 13:56 Nikolaj Ehlers (Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere) CAR Β· snap shot Β· WSH 2, CAR 1
  • P3 5:46 Jakob Chychrun (Ryan Leonard, John Carlson) WSH Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· WSH 3, CAR 1
  • P3 19:29 Alex Ovechkin (Anthony Beauvillier) WSH Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 4, CAR 1

Linescore

123 T
WSH 112 4
CAR 010 1

Shots on goal: WSH 28, CAR 31

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 2 goals in P3 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

WSHCAR
28Shots on goal31
61Shot attempts58
23Faceoff wins27
13Hits22
21Blocked shots10
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways6
24Giveaways18
17Penalty minutes15
96.8%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1081028
CAR7141031

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals4 G Β· 39 attempts
Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netMartin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: goal (wrist)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: missed the netMartin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (backhand)Declan Chisholm: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netDylan Strome: goal (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (tip-in)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: goal (snap)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 24Saved62% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes1 G Β· 48 attempts
Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Sean Walker: missed the netJesperi Kotkaniemi: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (tip-in)Sean Walker: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (tip-in)Taylor Hall: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: saved (snap)Shayne Gostisbehere: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 30Saved63% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

WSH skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Ovechkin L 112+220114:48
John Carlson D 022+210422:51
Jakob Chychrun D 101-152119:09
Brandon Duhaime R 101+112716:40
Dylan Strome C 101+110016:12
Nic Dowd C 011+110017:27
Anthony Beauvillier L 011+232114:53
Ethen Frank C 011+100212:37
Ryan Leonard R 011-150009:19
Matt Roy D 000012125:15
Tom Wilson R 000021022:02
Rasmus Sandin D 000+101019:09
Connor McMichael C 000+121018:06
Martin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry D 000+210117:11
Aliaksei Protas C 000010216:33
Declan Chisholm D 000010014:02
Justin Sourdif R 000-101107:18
Hendrix Lapierre C 000-111006:28
WSH goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 303196.8160:00
CAR skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikolaj Ehlers L 101+140014:09
Shayne Gostisbehere D 011+111020:00
Jackson Blake R 011040017:22
Sean Walker D 000-232123:02
K'Andre Miller D 000-223121:24
Alexander Nikishin D 000041320:43
Sebastian Aho C 000-200017:57
Seth Jarvis C 000-220017:21
Taylor Hall L 000-110017:00
Jordan Martinook L 000011116:02
Jordan Staal C 000-134115:33
Andrei Svechnikov R 000-252015:12
Joel Nystrom D 000000114:48
Eric Robinson L 000-102014:11
Logan Stankoven C 000000014:07
Mike Reilly D 000001213:58
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 000013010:29
William Carrier L 000002009:41
CAR goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 242788.9354:50

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series WSH 1 – 0 CAR
After this game
Washington Capitals 8-7-1 W1 L10 4-5-1 Next game recap: @ FLA Β· Thu, Nov 13
Carolina Hurricanes 11-5-0 L1 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: vs VAN Β· Fri, Nov 14

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