The Washington Capitals were decisively beaten by the Carolina Hurricanes, 6 to 3, on December 28, 2009.
Final
1st period
CAR
WSH
Tuomo Ruutu (PP) assisted by Eric Staal and Ray Whitney
1
0
Eric Staal (EV) assisted by Matt Cullen and Jussi Jokinen
2
0
Jussi Jokinen (EV) assisted by Matt Cullen and Eric Staal
3
0
2nd period
CAR
WSH
Mike Green (PP) assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Alex Ovechkin
3
1
Brandon Sutter (EV) assisted by Tuomo Ruutu
4
1
Eric Fehr (EV) assisted by Brooks Laich
4
2
3rd period
CAR
WSH
Brooks Laich (PP) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green
4
3
Sergei Samsonov (EV) assisted by Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen
5
3
Eric Staal (EV-EN) unassisted
6
3
Hurricanes
Capitals
Goals
6
3
Shots
26
31
Penalty Minutes
12
10
Power-Play Goals
1
2
Power-Play Opportunities
4
5
Faceoff Wins
33
26
Hits
18
15
Giveaways
5
11
Takeaways
13
7
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Alberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | ||
R. Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:19 | |
B. Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | ||
M. Cullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:27 | |
P. Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:52 | |
T. Gleason | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20:58 | ||
J. Jokinen | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:31 |
T. Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:14 | |
J. Pitkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29:09 | |
T. Ruutu | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | |
S. Samsonov | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:28 | |
E. Staal | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:20 | |
B. Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:30 |
S. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:51 | ||
N. Wallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | ||
A. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | |
R. Whitney | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:39 | |
S. Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:45 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Theodore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | .800 | 5 | 5.06 | 0 | 59 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Alzner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | |
N. Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:50 |
M. Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:21 | ||
J. Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | |
E. Fehr | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:51 | |
T. Fleischmann | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:46 | |
B. Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:43 |
M. Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30:23 | |
M. Knuble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:24 | |
B. Laich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:23 |
Q. Laing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:41 | ||
B. Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:12 |
S. Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 | ||
A. Ovechkin | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:56 | |
J. Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 | |
A. Semin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | |
T. Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | ||
D. Steckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 |
More Capitals Stats
G/GP
3.56
2nd
GA/GP
2.49
3rd
PP%
23.2
11th
PK%
82.6
5th
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
 Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
 Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
 Blue Jackets | 26 | 22 | 8 | 60 | -2 |
 Rangers | 27 | 24 | 4 | 58 | -3 |
 Islanders | 25 | 23 | 7 | 57 | -10 |
 Flyers | 24 | 26 | 7 | 55 | -30 |
 Penguins | 23 | 25 | 9 | 55 | -37 |
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Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | 27 |
 Maple Leafs | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 13 |
 Lightning | 31 | 20 | 4 | 66 | 44 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
| Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
| Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
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