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NHL · Saturday 3 October · Lenovo Center

Carolina Hurricanes – Washington Capitals 2:5: NHL, 03/10/2026

Key facts

Form, table position, scoring and head-to-head in one place

Form: up to the last 5 matches in all competitions, most recent on the left (W = win, D = draw, L = loss). Averages come from the league table; where there is none, from these recent matches.

Form · last 5

Carolina HurricanesWWLWW
Washington CapitalsWLLWW

League position

Carolina Hurricanes1. · 30 pts · 19 pl.
Washington Capitals10. · 18 pts · 15 pl.

Goals per game · season

Carolina Hurricanes4.1 / 2.4 conceded
Washington Capitals3.5 / 3.4 conceded

Head to head · 1

Carolina Hurricanes1–0–0Washington Capitals

wins – draws – wins

Match report

The match in a few sentences: score, scorers, table impact

The text is generated automatically from the match data and updates with it.

NHL: Carolina Hurricanes – Washington Capitals 2:5 (3 October). Washington Capitals won. Venue: Lenovo Center.

By period: 0:3, 1:2, 1:0.

Goals: A. Tuch (Washington Capitals) ×2; C. Hutson (Washington Capitals); J. Chychrun (Washington Capitals); S. Aho (Carolina Hurricanes); R. Leonard (Washington Capitals); L. Stankoven (Carolina Hurricanes).

Table now: Carolina Hurricanes — 1st, 30 points from 19 matches; Washington Capitals — 10th, 18 points from 15 matches.

Head to head (1): Carolina Hurricanes — 1 win, Washington Capitals — 0.

Score by period

Goals in each period

OT = overtime, SO = shoot-out.

Team123Σ
Carolina Hurricanes0112
Washington Capitals3205

Events

Goals with assists and penalties by period

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Game leaders

Top performers in this game

Skaters

Each skater's contribution in this game

G = goals, A = assists, P = points (G + A), Pen. = penalties. Counted from match events; +/−, shots and time on ice are not available from the data source.

Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Goaltenders

Shots, saves and goals against

SOG = shots on goal, SV = saves, GA = goals against, SV% = SV / SOG, TOI = time on ice.

Carolina Hurricanes

GoaltenderSOGSVGASV%
B. Bussi2722581.5%

Washington Capitals

GoaltenderSOGSVGASV%
L. Thompson(W)3331293.9%

Team stats

Both teams' numbers side by side

  • 33Shots on goal27
  • 22Saves31
  • 81%Save %93%
  • 29Faceoffs won33
  • 18Penalty minutes16
  • 5Penalties8
  • 1Power-play goals1
  • 12%Power play %20%
  • 80%Penalty kill %87%
  • 0Short-handed goals0

Teams in the table

Both teams' positions in the league table

Full table on the competition page. Form: recent matches, most recent on the right.

#TeamPWOTWOTLLPts
1Carolina Hurricanes191312330
10Washington Capitals15810618

Form

Carolina HurricanesWWLWW
Washington CapitalsWWLLW
Full table →

Team leaders

Each team's best players this season

Carolina HurricanesWashington Capitals

Points (goals + assists)

Sebastian Aho25 · 10+15
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Goal scorers

All stats →

Recent matches

Both teams' recent results in all competitions

Head to head

Previous meetings between the two teams

Only matches in our data source (usually recent seasons).

Carolina Hurricanes 1 : 0 Washington Capitals

  • 14.10.Full timeCarolina Hurricanes42Washington Capitals