Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Hurricanes

37-12-5, 79 PTS

0-4

Final

Capitals

29-18-9, 67 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

CAR shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
CAR	6	13	17	36
WSH	8	16	9	33

In net

Frederik Andersen29/33 SV, .879

Vitek Vanecek36/36 SV, 1.000

Team	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	0	0	0
WSH	1	2	1	4

Who won: Capitals 4-0

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 2-0. The Capitals outscored the Hurricanes 2-0 in the 2nd period. Dmitry Orlov led the Capitals in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 2-0.
Hurricanes 18-8-3 on the road; Capitals 13-11-5 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 4d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal to miss 1-2 months with torn calf muscle

Injuries and inactives

Hurricanes1st in Eastern Conference

Taylor Hall LW
Upper Body
Out
Alexander Nikishin D
Contract Dispute
Injured Reserve
Jordan Staal C
Calf
Injured Reserve
Seth Jarvis C
Shoulder, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Hurricanes1st in Eastern Conference

Frederik Andersen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2 (Nov 28)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Chris Lee (Referee), Eric Furlatt (Referee), Kiel Murchison (Linesman), Kory Nagy (Linesman)