Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · Lenovo Center · 2026–27 Regular Season

Washington Capitals

5 – 2

Final

Carolina Hurricanes

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center. Alex Tuch scored twice. Logan Thompson made 31 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 27–33.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	3	2	0	5	27
CAR	0	1	1	2	33

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	06:33	WSH	EV	Alex Tuch (1) · wrist	Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	1–0
1st	11:33	WSH	EV	Cole Hutson (1) · snap	Ilya Protas (1), Aliaksei Protas (1)	2–0
1st	14:23	WSH	EV	Alex Tuch (2) · backhand	Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (1)	3–0
2nd	01:36	WSH	PP	Jakob Chychrun (1) · snap	Dylan Strome (1)	4–0
2nd	16:50	CAR	PP	Sebastian Aho (1) · snap	Andrei Svechnikov (1), Jackson Blake (1)	4–1
2nd	16:58	WSH	EV	Ryan Leonard (1) · snap	Dylan Strome (2), Jakob Chychrun (1)	5–1
3rd	10:50	CAR	EV	Logan Stankoven (1) · tip-in	K'Andre Miller (1), William Carrier (1)	5–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	02:21	CAR	Sean Walker	roughing	2
1st	02:21	WSH	Pierre-Luc Dubois	roughing	2
2nd	01:09	CAR	Charles Alexis Legault	slashing	2
2nd	04:38	WSH	Pierre-Luc Dubois	cross checking	2
2nd	08:57	WSH	Jakob Chychrun	tripping	2
2nd	15:30	WSH	Cole Hutson	interference	2
2nd	18:21	WSH	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
3rd	01:58	WSH	Cole Hutson	holding	2
3rd	07:17	WSH	Martin Fehérváry	cross checking	2
3rd	13:15	CAR	Taylor Hall	tripping	2
3rd	19:18	WSH	Justin Sourdif	cross checking	2
3rd	19:18	CAR	Sebastian Aho	roughing	2
3rd	19:18	CAR	Charles Alexis Legault	misconduct	10

Shot map

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

Expected goals: WSH 2.66 · CAR 3.79 · xG% WSH 41.2

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	1		18:51	23
89	Alex Tuch	R	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	1	25.0	16:38	23
17	Dylan Strome	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	61.5	13:11	19
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	0	2	2	+2	4	1	1	1	53.8	12:08	19
21	Aliaksei Protas	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	66.7	17:36	23
44	Cole Hutson	D	1	0	1	+2	4	3	1	2		17:08	22
43	Tom Wilson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	3		16:37	23
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		12:46	21
9	Ryan Leonard	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1		12:08	17
62	Ilya Protas	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	20.0	11:32	14
3	Matt Roy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5		22:29	25
73	Vincent Desharnais	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	3		21:15	22
42	Martin Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5		19:29	26
27	Timothy Liljegren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		18:48	20
22	Boone Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	76.5	16:18	23
72	Anthony Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:55	18
34	Justin Sourdif	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:00	18
25	Jordan Kyrou	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:16	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
48	Logan Thompson	W	33	31	2	.939	59:53

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2		22:11	26
22	Logan Stankoven	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	0	23.1	20:15	23
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	1		19:51	22
53	Jackson Blake	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		19:27	19
20	Sebastian Aho	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	63.6	18:39	20
28	William Carrier	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0		11:30	14
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:40	22
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		19:05	27
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		19:02	23
74	Jaccob Slavin	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		18:32	23
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		17:33	23
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	52.4	14:54	25
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	100.0	13:34	19
48	Jordan Martinook	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	100.0	12:47	20
77	Mark Jankowski	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	46.2	12:35	17
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:44	18
62	Charles Alexis Legault	D	0	0	0	0	12	1	2	1		11:07	17
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	0		9:25	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Brandon Bussi	L	27	22	5	.815	60:00