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Capitals vs Hurricanes

Final · Fri Oct 2 · 7:00 PM ET · Lenovo Center

Washington CapitalsCapitals1-0-0
5
FinalOct 2, 2026
Carolina HurricanesHurricanes0-1-1
2
TVMNMTCARNHLStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
WSH+124
CAR−148
Puck line
WSH +1.5−205
CAR −1.5+170
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
  • Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Oct 2, 2026 to move to 1-0-0.

The Capitals won despite being outshot 33-27. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period.

Score by period

Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, score by period
Team123T
WSH3205
CAR0112

W: Thompson · L: Bussi

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. WSHGoal · 6:33Alex Tuch Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)1-0
  2. WSHGoal · 11:33Cole Hutson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ilya Protas (1), Aliaksei Protas (1)2-0
  3. WSHGoal · 14:23Alex Tuch Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (1)3-0

Second Period

  1. WSHGoal · 1:36Jakob Chychrun Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (1)4-0
  2. CARGoal · 16:50Sebastian Aho Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (1), Jackson Blake (1)4-1
  3. WSHGoal · 16:58Ryan Leonard Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (2), Jakob Chychrun (1)5-1

Third Period

  1. CARGoal · 10:50Logan Stankoven Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: K'Andre Miller (1), William Carrier (1)5-2

Team stats

WSHCAR
Shots
27
33
Power Play Goals
1
1
Faceoff Win Percent
53.2
46.8
Hits
19
32
Blocked Shots
28
9
Penalty Minutes
16
18

Top performers

Washington CapitalsCarolina Hurricanes

Goals

Alex Tuch2
Sebastian Aho1

Assists

Pierre-Luc Dubois2
William Carrier1

Points

Alex Tuch2
Sebastian Aho1

Player stats

Capitals · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Anthony Beauvillier LW010013:5500300.00
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW110212:08021053.84
Boone Jenner C201016:18003076.50
Jordan Kyrou RW000012:1600200.00
Ryan Leonard RW120112:0810300.00
Alex Ovechkin LW110112:4601100.00
Aliaksei Protas C100117:36012066.70
Ilya Protas LW000111:32010020.00
Justin Sourdif RW000013:0000000.02
Dylan Strome C100013:11022061.50
Alex Tuch RW111216:38203025.00
Tom Wilson RW330116:3701000.00

Capitals · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jakob Chychrun D100118:5111300.02
Vincent Desharnais D330221:1500000.00
Martin Fehervary D510019:2900100.02
Cole Hutson D210217:0810300.04
Timothy Liljegren D120118:4800000.00
Matt Roy D531022:2900000.00

Capitals · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Logan Thompson G23331.93959:530

Hurricanes · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sebastian Aho C000018:39102063.62
Jackson Blake RW001-119:2701300.00
William Carrier LW040011:3001100.00
Nicolas Deslauriers LW070-19:2500000.00
Nikolaj Ehlers LW010-219:0200400.00
Taylor Hall LW110-213:340010100.02
Mark Jankowski C120-112:35000046.20
Jordan Martinook RW030012:470020100.00
Eric Robinson LW020011:4400000.00
Jordan Staal C040-114:54003052.40
Logan Stankoven C020-120:15104023.10
Andrei Svechnikov LW121019:5101600.00

Hurricanes · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jalen Chatfield D200-217:3300000.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D001-122:4000000.00
Charles Alexis Legault D120011:0700100.012
K'Andre Miller D210-122:1101000.00
Jaccob Slavin D100018:3200400.00
Sean Walker D010-219:0500200.02

Hurricanes · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Brandon Bussi G52722.81560:000

Three stars

  1. Alex Tuch (WSH)
  2. Logan Thompson (WSH)
  3. Jakob Chychrun (WSH)

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