Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes

NHL

Capitals

15-9-4, 34 PTS

2-1

Final/SO

Hurricanes

16-12-3, 35 PTS

Lenovo Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftCAR shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	7	8	5	1	2	23
CAR	7	8	13	1	2	31

In net

Darcy Kuemper28/29 SV, .966

Pyotr Kochetkov20/21 SV, .952

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
WSH	0	1	0	0	1	2
CAR	0	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Capitals 2-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in a shootout on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Lenovo Center. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. Martin Fehervary led the Capitals in goals (1). Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes in goals (1).

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Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 1-0.
Capitals 7-5-2 on the road; Hurricanes 8-2-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Hurricanes2nd in Metropolitan Division

Seth Jarvis C
Shoulder, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Alexander Nikishin D
Contract Dispute
Out

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Hurricanes2nd in Metropolitan Division

Pyotr Kochetkov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC · Attendance 18,700
Officials: Steve Kozari (Referee), Francis Charron (Referee), CJ Murray (Linesman), Ryan Jackson (Linesman)