Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Hurricanes

19-9-2, 40 PTS

3-2

Final/SO

Capitals

18-9-4, 40 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

CAR shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
CAR	13	16	10	0	1	40
WSH	4	5	13	3	3	28

In net

Brandon Bussi23/25 SV, .920

Logan Thompson37/39 SV, .949

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

Who won: Hurricanes 3-2

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The series is tied 1-1. Nikolaj Ehlers led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Connor McMichael led the Capitals in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the shootout
End of the shootout
SO 0:00
Sonny Milano Backhand saved by Brandon Bussi
SO 0:00
Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot Wide Right
SO 0:00
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Snap shot
Seth Jarvis
Seth Jarvis Goal Snap Shot
CAR 1 - 0 WSH
SO 0:00
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:56
Nikolaj Ehlers shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
OT 4:09
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
OT 3:46
TO
Takeaway by K'Andre Miller
OT 3:15
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
OT 2:57
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
OT 2:18
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Andrei Svechnikov
OT 2:16
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by John Carlson
OT 1:24
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
OT 1:21
TO
Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers
OT 0:00
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:01
Justin Sourdif hit Sean Walker
P3 0:40
TO
Giveaway by Seth Jarvis
P3 1:48
TO
Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers
P3 2:06
Jordan Staal hit Nic Dowd