Carolina Hurricanes Overcome Washington Capitals In 5-2 Victory, Push Washington To Brink Of Elimination


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The Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Monday night by a score of 5-2 to fall behind in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff second-round series 3-1. Goaltender Logan Thompson made 32 saves in the loss.

Washington’s Lines

Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois — Aliaksei Protas
Andrew Mangiapane – Lars Eller — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier

Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Alexander Alexeyev – Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Charlie Lindgren

  • Scratched
    • RW Taylor Raddysh
    • D Dylan McIlrath
    • D Ethan Bear
    • RW Ethan Frank
    • G Mitchell Gibson
  • Injured
    • D Martin Fehervary (knee)
    • LW Sonny Milano (upper-body)
    • C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
    • RW T.J. Oshie (back)

Leonard replaced Raddysh in the lineup after Washington’s 4-0 loss in Game 3 on Saturday. Wilson and Protas flipped spots with each other as did Chychrun and Sandin.

Carolina’s Lines

Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Jack Roslovic — Logan Stankoven
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — William Carrier
Eric Robinson — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jackson Blake

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker

Frederik Andersen
Pyotor Kochetkov

  • Scratched
    • D Scott Morrow
    • C Tyson Jost
    • D Riley Stillman
    • LW Juha Jaaska
    • D Ty Smith
    • D Alexander Nikishin
    • G Spencer Martin
  • Injured
    • C Mark Jankowski (undisclosed)
    • RW Jesper Fast (neck)

First Period

Scoring

  • 10:24, 1-0 Carolina: Gostisbehere got the puck at the top from Kotkaniemi down low, walked the line, deked to get away from Duhaime, and wristed a shot over the glove of Thompson.

Stats

  • 13-8 Carolina in shots
  • .58 Washington on faceoffs
  • Washington did not score on their first two power plays
  • 9-9 in hits
  • 7-4 Washington in blocked shots
  • 4-3 Washington in giveaways
  • 1-0 Carolina in takeaways
Charts: Natural StatTrick

Second Period

Scoring

  • 1:05, 2-0: Jarvis slammed in the rebound blocker side on Thompson after Aho wristed a shot from the slot but Thompson could not get all of his glove on the shot and it went off of the crossbar and right to Jarvis.

Stats

  • 25-15 Carolina in shots
    • including 12-7 in the second
  • .538 Washington on faceoffs
  • Washington did not score on their third power play
    • Carolina failed to convert on their first
  • 30-28 Washington in hits
  • 14-8 Washington in blocked shots
  • 11-7 Washington in giveaways
  • 3-2 Washington in takeaways

Third Period

Scoring

  • 5:18, 2-1: Chychrun slammed in Roy’s cross-ice feed at the low right dot after Roy kept the puck in the blueline, chipped it ahead to Dubois, and gave it back to Roy pinching in the crease. Chychrun’s three goals are tied for third among all defensemen this postseason.
  • 8:24, 3-1: Hall got in on a breakaway, took a stretch pass from Roslovic at the offensive blueline, and beat Thompson under the blocker.
  • 12:14, 3-2 (PPG): Ovechkin bombed a slapper from the top of the left dot past the blocker of Andersen after getting a cross-ice feed from Strome. Ovechkin passed Mario Lemieux (76) for the 12th-most postseason goals in NHL history and Nicklas Lidstrom (30) and Joe Pavelski (30) for the fifth-most postseason power-play goals in NHL history. Strome’s nine assists are tied for fourth in the NHL, while his 11 points are tied for seventh.
  • 16:45, 4-2: Walker rushed into the offensive zone after Hall chipped it up the wall, put the brakes on, stepped in, and ripped a shot over the glove of Thompson.
  • 17:39, 5-2 (ENG): Svechnikov walked in for the empty netter after the puck was chipped ahead along the half wall.

Stats

  • 37-21 Carolina in shots
    • including 12-6 in the third
  • .603 Washington on faceoffs
  • Washington finished one-for-five on the power play
  • 39-36 Washington in hits
  • 23-13 Washington in blocked shots
  • 15-12 Washington in giveaways
  • 3-3 in takeaways

Game 5: Thursday at Capital One Arena (7 PM ET, TNT/truTV)

By Harrison Brown

About Harrison Brown

Harrison is a diehard Caps fan and a hockey fanatic with a passion for sports writing. He attended his first game at age 8 and has been a season ticket holder since the 2010-2011 season. His fondest Caps memory was watching the Capitals hoist the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, photography, and hanging out with his two dogs. Follow Harrison on Twitter @HarrisonB927077





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