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Final/OT

CAR · Away

Hurricanes
4

WSH · Home

Capitals
3

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Verizon Center

Game analysis

Hurricanes beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime

  • J. Faulk scored the game-winner at 3:38 in overtime.
  • The Hurricanes came back from a 2-goal deficit.
  • C. Ward stopped 46 of 49 shots (.939) for the win.
  • The Hurricanes won despite being outshot 49–36.
  • The Hurricanes dominated the dot, winning 62% of faceoffs.
  • B. Sutter led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    J. Faulk

    CAR · 1G 0A

  2. 2nd star
    J. Beagle

    WSH · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    B. Laich

    WSH · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

2nd

3rd

OT

Team stats

Team stats comparison
CARStatWSH
36Shots49
62.0%Faceoff %38.0%
0/2Power Play0/1
4PIM16
24Hits20
15Blocked17
9Giveaways8
8Takeaways12

Hurricanes at Capitals recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice