Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	3	2	0	5
Hurricanes CAR	0	1	1	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

0-1-1, 0-1-1 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Boone JennerB. Jenner#22
Jordan KyrouJ. Kyrou#25
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Ilya ProtasI. Protas#62
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Vincent DesharnaisV. Desharnais#73
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Cole HutsonC. Hutson#44
Timothy LiljegrenT. Liljegren#27
Matt RoyM. Roy#3

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:55	0:00	1:30	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	19	12:08	1:50	0:00	10:18	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	23	16:18	0:00	4:39	11:39	13	4	76.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:16	0:37	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:08	0:37	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	12:46	1:50	0:00	10:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:36	0:00	5:04	12:32	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	11:32	0:37	0:00	10:55	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	13:00	0:00	0:52	12:08	0	2	0.0
0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:11	1:50	0:06	11:15	8	5	61.5
2	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	23	16:38	0:37	5:02	10:59	2	6	25.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	23	16:37	1:50	5:26	9:21	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	18:51	1:50	0:28	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	22	21:15	0:00	5:37	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	26	19:29	0:00	5:18	14:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	0	2	2	4	1	0	3	22	17:08	0:37	0:00	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	18:48	0:00	3:43	15:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	1	0	25	22:29	0:00	7:35	14:54	0	0	0.0

Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	17	14	0	0	0	59:53	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
Charles Alexis LegaultC. Legault#62
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	18:39	7:30	0:48	10:21	7	4	63.6
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	19:27	9:05	0:00	10:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	14	11:30	0:00	0:00	11:30	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	13	9:25	0:00	0:00	9:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:02	5:40	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	19	13:34	3:45	0:00	9:49	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:35	1:03	0:37	10:55	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	12:47	0:00	1:03	11:44	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	11:44	0:00	0:37	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	14:54	3:19	1:01	10:34	11	10	52.4
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:15	5:08	0:46	14:21	3	10	23.1
0	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:51	7:35	0:00	12:16	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:33	0:00	1:14	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	22:40	7:12	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	2	12	2	0	1	17	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	22:11	4:08	1:17	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:32	0:00	1:11	17:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	27	19:05	2:15	1:14	15:36	0	0	0.0

Brandon BussiB. Bussi#32
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	5	22	.815	20	1	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	3	2	0	5
	Hurricanes	0	1	1	2

1st Period		WSH
6:33	Alex Tuch (1) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	1
11:33	Cole Hutson (1) Assists: Ilya Protas (1), Aliaksei Protas (1)	2
14:23	Alex Tuch (2) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (1)	3

2nd Period		WSH	CAR
1:36	Jakob Chychrun (1) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (1)	4	0
16:50	Sebastian Aho (1) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Svechnikov (1), Jackson Blake (1)	4	1
16:58	Ryan Leonard (1) Assists: Dylan Strome (2), Jakob Chychrun (1)	5	1

3rd Period			WSH	CAR
10:50		Logan Stankoven (1) Assists: K'Andre Miller (1), William Carrier (1)	5	2

Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

1:16

Logan Stankoven lights the lamp for Hurricanes

0:42

Sebastian Aho nets power-play goal

0:47

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
5
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

10/2

Capitals
Hurricanes

Game 2

10/13

ESPN+

Hurricanes
Capitals

Game 3

1/14

Hurricanes
Capitals

Game 4

3/3

Lenovo Center

7:00 PM, October 2, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,905

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Washington	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
Carolina	0	1	1	1
Philadelphia	0	1	1	1
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0

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Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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