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Hurricanes vs Capitals

Final/OT · Sat Jan 31 · 5:00 PM ET · Capital One Arena

Carolina HurricanesHurricanes33-15-6
3
Final/OTJan 31, 2026
Washington CapitalsCapitals27-22-7
4
TVMNMTFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
CAR−192
WSH+160
Puck line
CAR −1.5+136
WSH +1.5−162
Total O/U
Over 6.5−115
Under 6.5−105
  • Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime at Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan 31, 2026 to move to 27-22-7.

The Capitals came back from 3 goals down, trailing 3-0 in the second period. The go-ahead score came with 1:42 left in overtime: Justin Sourdif Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (35), Ethen Frank (11).

Score by period

Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals, score by period
Team123OTT
CAR21003
WSH02114

W: Stevenson · L: Andersen

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. CARGoal · 13:27Mark Jankowski Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: William Carrier (6), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (7)1-0
  2. CARGoal · 17:51Sebastian Aho Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: none2-0

Second Period

  1. CARGoal · 4:16Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (11), Jordan Staal (11)3-0
  2. WSHGoal · 7:52Hendrix Lapierre Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sonny Milano (4)3-1
  3. WSHGoal · 14:58Dylan Strome Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Aliaksei Protas (17), Jakob Chychrun (24)3-2

Third Period

  1. WSHGoal · 13:18Jakob Chychrun Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (18), Tom Wilson (25)3-3

Overtime

  1. WSHGoal · 1:42Justin Sourdif Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (35), Ethen Frank (11)3-4

Team stats

CARWSH
Shots
22
42
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
50.0
Hits
29
24
Blocked Shots
18
10
Penalty Minutes
8
4

Top performers

Carolina HurricanesWashington Capitals

Goals

Mark Jankowski1
Jakob Chychrun1

Assists

William Carrier1
Aliaksei Protas2

Points

Mark Jankowski1
Jakob Chychrun2

Player stats

Hurricanes · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sebastian Aho C000119:25102060.00
Jackson Blake RW000-213:5400000.00
William Carrier LW040111:0401000.00
Nikolaj Ehlers LW110-114:5800100.00
Taylor Hall LW200-213:4100000.06
Mark Jankowski C131112:42101061.50
Seth Jarvis C000118:48004050.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C121112:2601100.00
Jordan Martinook RW100-116:0001000.00
Jordan Staal C070-115:19011050.00
Logan Stankoven C030-113:37002022.20
Andrei Svechnikov LW011115:1600100.00

Hurricanes · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jalen Chatfield D101123:0900000.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D211015:5910300.00
K'Andre Miller D210-122:4300300.00
Alexander Nikishin D130-113:1400100.00
Jaccob Slavin D301022:4100200.00
Sean Walker D330022:1000000.02

Hurricanes · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Frederik Andersen G44238.90561:420

Capitals · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Anthony Beauvillier LW120-116:180030100.00
Nic Dowd C240014:13002050.00
Brandon Duhaime RW130-18:5900100.00
Ethen Frank C000115:4701000.00
Hendrix Lapierre C010-16:13104033.30
Ryan Leonard RW010-116:4100100.02
Sonny Milano LW000-18:2901200.00
Alex Ovechkin LW000018:2500300.00
Aliaksei Protas C000219:1502300.00
Justin Sourdif RW131118:40105025.00
Dylan Strome C000121:48103068.20
Tom Wilson RW030221:2401100.00

Capitals · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
John Carlson D110227:5701200.00
Declan Chisholm D100-110:0400100.00
Jakob Chychrun D101128:0211600.02
Dylan McIlrath D030-19:1500200.00
Rasmus Sandin D020120:5000200.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D210-118:4600100.00

Capitals · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Clay Stevenson G32219.86461:420

Three stars

  1. Justin Sourdif (WSH)
  2. Jakob Chychrun (WSH)
  3. Sebastian Aho (CAR)

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