Hurricanes
Capitals
| FINAL OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Capitals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:01 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (1) Tip-In - Assists: B. Sutter (5) & T. Kostopoulos (2) |
| 13:56 | CAR | Eric Staal (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Kostopoulos (3) & A. Ward (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:07 | WSH | Alexander Semin (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (13) & J. Schultz (6) |
| 19:59 | WSH | Alexander Semin (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Backstrom (26) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:52 | WSH | Tomas Fleischmann (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Perreault (5) & J. Erskine (2) |
| 13:30 | CAR | SHG - Tim Gleason (5) Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:16 | WSH | Mike Green (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Backstrom (27) & A. Ovechkin (14) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:14 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:59 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:30 | CAR | Andrew Alberts : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 08:40 | WSH | Brooks Laich : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:02 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Interference - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
CAR |
5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
WSH |
14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 40 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 32 - 36 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 36 - 40 | 0.900 | 61:16 |
WSH |
60 J. Theodore (W) | 12 - 14 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 16 - 19 | 0.842 | 61:03 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 19:00 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 10:42 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 14:47 | 2:47 | 2:48 | 20:22 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:27 | 2:50 | 0:05 | 22:22 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:24 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 20:37 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:18 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 12:31 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:28 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:19 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 9:26 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 10:27 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 9:13 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 24:09 | 3:57 | 1:46 | 29:52 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | 1:59 | 1:34 | 22:45 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 14:29 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 16:41 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 19:11 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:52 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 | 0:07 | 3:59 | 21:52 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:41 | 1:30 | 1:26 | 18:37 |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 15:52 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18:34 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 23:36 |
| 17 B. Morrison | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 3:15 | 1:27 | 18:21 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:36 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 11:42 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 11:38 | 2:13 | 0:41 | 14:32 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
| 71 C. Clark | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 4:17 | 1:27 | 22:55 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:29 | 1:43 | 0:39 | 14:51 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:22 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 15:35 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 15:23 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 17:55 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15:31 | 3:47 | 1:13 | 20:31 |
| 20 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 10:54 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20:41 | 6:00 | 2:20 | 29:01 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 21:10 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:20 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18277 |
| Referees | Don VanMassenhoven, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Jean Morin |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 53 |
| A. Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 44 |
| J. Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| J. Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 31 |
| J. Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | -21 | 24 |
| J. Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| J. Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| R. Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| C. Ward | 9 | 6 | 1 | .908 | 2.84 |
| D. Ellis | 6 | 8 | 2 | .906 | 3.13 |
