Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Sat, Oct 8, 2011 · Verizon Center · 2011–12 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

3 – 4

Final/OT

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime on Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at Verizon Center. Eric Staal scored twice. Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–36.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
CAR	0	1	2	0	3	31
WSH	0	2	1	1	4	36

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	12:16	CAR	PP	Eric Staal (1) · slap	Jussi Jokinen (1), Jeff Skinner (1)	1–0
2nd	14:28	WSH	EV	Alexander Semin (1) · backhand	John Carlson (1)	1–1
2nd	19:39	WSH	EV	Jason Chimera (1) · wrist	Joel Ward (1), Karl Alzner (1)	1–2
3rd	00:18	CAR	PP	Eric Staal (2) · snap	Jeff Skinner (2), Joni Pitkanen (1)	2–2
3rd	16:15	WSH	PP	Brooks Laich (1) · wrist	Alex Ovechkin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	2–3
3rd	18:41	CAR	PP	Jussi Jokinen (1) · snap	Jeff Skinner (3), Eric Staal (1)	3–3
OT	02:24	WSH	PP	Mike Green (1) · slap	Dennis Wideman (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2)	3–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	07:27	CAR	Alexei Ponikarovsky	holding	2
1st	09:39	CAR	Chad LaRose	slashing	2
1st	13:34	WSH	Alex Ovechkin	cross checking	2
2nd	10:38	WSH	John Carlson	tripping	2
2nd	19:49	WSH	John Carlson	delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	15:08	CAR	Joni Pitkanen	boarding	2
3rd	15:45	CAR	Brandon Sutter	tripping	2
OT	00:00	WSH	Alexander Semin	boarding	2
OT	01:29	CAR	Jussi Jokinen	holding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CAR 2.52 · WSH 3.71 · xG% CAR 40.4

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
12	Eric Staal	C	2	1	3	-1	0	6	1	0	40.7	22:10	31
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	3	3	-1	0	3	2	0		19:53	28
36	Jussi Jokinen	L	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	2	33.3	16:50	22
25	Joni Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	1		25:07	32
6	Tim Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3		22:54	31
51	Tomas Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		21:00	28
28	Justin Faulk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	5		19:16	25
5	Bryan Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		18:26	29
39	Patrick Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		18:08	25
16	Brandon Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	60.0	17:52	28
44	Jay Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4		16:36	28
23	Alexei Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	+1	2	4	2	0		16:16	26
59	Chad LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1		15:20	22
15	Tuomo Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		14:37	23
37	Tim Brent	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1	11:17	18
19	Jiri Tlusty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		10:15	13
13	Anthony Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		8:04	14
22	Zac Dalpe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		7:50	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33	Brian Boucher	OTL	36	32	4	.889	62:07

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	4	2	60.0	20:47	23
52	Mike Green	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		22:48	27
21	Brooks Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	2	62.5	21:27	29
6	Dennis Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		20:51	26
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0		20:38	22
27	Karl Alzner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2		18:49	26
74	John Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	4	3	0	0		18:00	26
42	Joel Ward	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	100.0	15:29	22
28	Alexander Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	0		15:22	21
25	Jason Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		13:20	20
44	Roman Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5		23:18	27
22	Mike Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	100.0	18:28	22
55	Jeff Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		15:47	20
20	Troy Brouwer	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	6	0		14:24	22
85	Mathieu Perreault	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	20.0	12:50	18
15	Jeff Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	41.7	11:14	17
83	Jay Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:03	14
26	Matt Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	100.0	9:59	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Michal Neuvirth	W	31	28	3	.903	62:19