- Final0WPG
NJ2
32
3 - Final1CAR
WSH6
36
3 - Final OTOT2DET
CBJ0
10
1 - Final3MTL
OTT2
42
4 - Final4BOS
TB1
21
2 - Final5CGY
EDM4
14
1 - Final6MIN
LA4
34
3 - Final SOSO7PHX
SJ2
32
3
Final
Series tied 3-3
| Game 1: Monday, November 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, December 11th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 3 | Final OT |
| Capitals | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Monday, December 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 6 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Wednesday, March 10th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 3 | Final OT |
| Capitals | 4 | |
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| Game 5: Thursday, March 18th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final OT |
| Hurricanes | 4 | |
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| Game 6: Thursday, March 25th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 2 | Final SO |
| Hurricanes | 3 | |
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Hurricanes 6
(10-22-7, 27 pts)
Capitals 3
(24-9-6, 54 pts)
7:00 PM ET, December 28, 2009
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| CAR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | E Staal 70 | E Staal 29 | E Staal 41 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 109 | A Ovechkin 50 | N Backstrom 68 |
E. Staal (Hurricanes - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 3

J. Jokinen (Hurricanes - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 2


A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Stephane Yelle in neutral zone |
| 0:06 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 124 ft) |
| 0:31 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Snapshot 54 ft) |
| 0:31 | Carolina | Penalty to Tim Gleason 2 minutes for Roughing Brooks Laich |
| 0:31 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 1:03 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 1:18 | Washington | Power play - Alexander Semin shot blocked by Brett Carson |
| 1:22 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin (Wristshot 46 ft) assisted by Mike Green and Alexander Semin |
| 1:22 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in neutral zone |
| 1:44 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Jussi Jokinen in defensive zone |
| 1:55 | Washington | Shot missed by Mike Knuble, Wide of Net (Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 2:01 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 2:08 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net (Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 2:54 | Carolina | Aaron Ward credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 3:05 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer shot blocked by Tyler Sloan |
| 3:05 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 3:05 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 3:20 | Carolina | Eric Staal shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 3:55 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 3:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:55 | Washington | Brendan Morrison won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 4:01 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 4:04 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:04 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 4:25 | Carolina | Brett Carson credited with hit on Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone |
| 4:43 | Carolina | Shot missed by Tuomo Ruutu, Wide of Net (Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 5:16 | Washington | Tyler Sloan shot blocked by Joni Pitkanen |
| 5:32 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 5:32 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 5:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:50 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 5:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:53 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 6:11 | Carolina | Takeaway by Matt Cullen in neutral zone |
| 6:48 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 6:57 | Carolina | Giveaway by Joni Pitkanen in defensive zone |
| 7:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Backhand 6 ft) |
| 7:13 | Washington | Shot missed by John Erskine, Wide of Net (Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 7:27 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer credited with hit on Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 7:46 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tom Kostopoulos saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 64 ft) |
| 7:53 | Washington | Penalty to Brendan Morrison 2 minutes for Slashing Sergei Samsonov |
| 7:53 | Carolina | Power play - Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Dave Steckel in offensive zone |
| 8:13 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Shaone Morrisonn in defensive zone |
| 8:21 | Carolina | Power play - Ray Whitney shot blocked by Dave Steckel |
| 9:45 | Carolina | Power play - Joni Pitkanen shot blocked by Tyler Sloan |
| 9:46 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Tyler Sloan in defensive zone |
| 9:56 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 23 ft) |
| 10:00 | Carolina | Sergei Samsonov shot blocked by Tyler Sloan |
| 10:00 | Carolina | Goal scored by Sergei Samsonov (Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen |
| 10:00 | Carolina | Stephane Yelle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 10:20 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tom Kostopoulos saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 10:28 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 10:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 10:57 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net (Slapshot 30 ft) |
| 11:14 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 11:30 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Erskine saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 11:35 | Washington | Shot missed by John Erskine, Over Net (Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 11:44 | Washington | Takeaway by Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 11:56 | Washington | Penalty to Brooks Laich 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike - Diving |
| 11:56 | Carolina | Penalty to Brett Carson 2 minutes for Holding Karl Alzner |
| 11:56 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 13:05 | Carolina | Takeaway by Tim Gleason in defensive zone |
| 13:18 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Jose Theodore (Snapshot 48 ft) |
| 13:31 | Washington | Jeff Schultz shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 13:45 | Carolina | Tim Gleason credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 13:50 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jeff Schultz saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 13:51 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:51 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 14:01 | Washington | Karl Alzner shot blocked by Joni Pitkanen |
| 14:10 | Carolina | Eric Staal credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 14:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 14:22 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in neutral zone |
| 15:05 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 15:05 | Carolina | Jussi Jokinen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 15:10 | Carolina | Takeaway by Brandon Sutter in defensive zone |
| 15:15 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 15:37 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 15:43 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 15:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 15:58 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:04 | Washington | Tyler Sloan shot blocked by Patrick Dwyer |
| 16:05 | Washington | Jeff Schultz shot blocked by Stephane Yelle |
| 16:45 | Washington | Shot missed by Tomas Fleischmann, Wide of Net (Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 17:08 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 71 ft) |
| 17:17 | Washington | Takeaway by Eric Fehr in offensive zone |
| 17:19 | Washington | Shot missed by Eric Fehr, Over Net (Slapshot 29 ft) |
| 17:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Dave Steckel saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 17:42 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Home Timeout |
| 17:42 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 17:47 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 17:47 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone |
| 18:06 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone |
| 18:07 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net (Wristshot 89 ft) |
| 18:16 | Washington | Giveaway by Tomas Fleischmann in offensive zone |
| 18:23 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 18:25 | Carolina | Takeaway by Eric Staal in neutral zone |
| 18:28 | Carolina | Goal scored by Eric Staal (Wristshot 43 ft) (Empty Net) |
| 18:28 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Dave Steckel in neutral zone |
| 18:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 18:36 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Dave Steckel in neutral zone |
| 19:11 | Carolina | Tom Kostopoulos credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 19:24 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:24 | Washington | Boyd Gordon won faceoff against Stephane Yelle in neutral zone |
| 19:36 | Washington | Quintin Laing credited with hit on Andrew Alberts in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |




