Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes — Oct 2, 2026

NHL Lenovo Center, Raleigh·October 2, 2026
Washington Capitals WSH 1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away
5
Final
2
Carolina Hurricanes CAR 0-1-1, 0-1-1 Home
1 2 3 T
WSH 3 2 0 5
CAR 0 1 1 2
Top Performers
Points
A.
A. Tuch R WSH
2 PTS
L.
L. Stankoven C CAR
1 PTS
Shots
A.
A. Tuch R WSH
3 SOG
A.
A. Svechnikov R CAR
6 SOG
Saves
L.
L. Thompson G WSH
31 SV
B.
B. Bussi G CAR
22 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star A. Tuch 2 G, 0 A
2nd Star L. Thompson 31 SV
3rd Star D. Strome 0 G, 2 A
Forwards
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Tuch 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 1 2/8 16:38
D. Strome 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 8/13 13:11
P. Dubois 0 2 2 +2 4 1 1 1 7/13 12:08
R. Leonard 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 - 12:08
A. Protas 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 2/3 17:36
T. Wilson 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 3 0/1 16:37
A. Ovechkin 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 - 12:46
I. Protas 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 1/5 11:32
B. Jenner 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 13/17 16:18
A. Beauvillier 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 13:55
J. Sourdif 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0/2 13:00
J. Kyrou 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 12:16
Hurricanes
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
L. Stankoven 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 0 3/13 20:15
S. Aho 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7/11 18:39
A. Svechnikov 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 1 0/1 19:51
J. Blake 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 - 19:27
W. Carrier 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0/1 11:30
N. Ehlers 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 - 19:02
J. Staal 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 11/21 14:54
T. Hall 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 1/1 13:34
J. Martinook 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1/1 12:47
M. Jankowski 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 6/13 12:35
E. Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 11:44
N. Deslauriers 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 - 9:25
Defense
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Chychrun 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 1 - 18:51
C. Hutson 1 0 1 +2 4 3 1 2 - 17:08
M. Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 - 22:29
V. Desharnais 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 3 - 21:15
M. Feherváry 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 - 19:29
T. Liljegren 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 - 18:48
Hurricanes
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
K. Miller 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 2 - 22:11
S. Gostisbehere 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 - 22:40
S. Walker 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 - 19:05
J. Slavin 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 - 18:32
J. Chatfield 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 - 17:33
C. Legault 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 1 - 11:07
Goalies
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
L. Thompson 33 31 2 .939 59:53 W
Hurricanes
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
B. Bussi 27 22 5 .815 60:00 L
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Capitals
Hurricanes
27 Shots on Goal 33
1/2 · 50% Power Play 1/6 · 17%
5/6 · 83% Penalty Kill 1/2 · 50%
53.2% Faceoffs Won 46.8%
19 Hits 32
28 Blocked Shots 9
16 Penalty Minutes 18
3 Takeaways 3
18 Giveaways 12
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 1 5 - 2
C. Legault Misconduct 10 min
S. Aho Roughing 2 min
2 min J. Sourdif Cross Checking
T. Hall Tripping 2 min
5 - 2 9:10
L. Stankoven A: K. Miller, W. Carrier Goal
2 min M. Feherváry Cross Checking
2 min C. Hutson Holding
2nd Period 2 - 1 5 - 1
2 min Too Many Men on the Ice
Goal R. Leonard A: J. Chychrun, D. Strome
5 - 1 3:02
4 - 1 3:10
S. Aho A: J. Blake, A. Svechnikov PP Goal
2 min C. Hutson Interference
2 min J. Chychrun Tripping
2 min P. Dubois Cross Checking
PP Goal J. Chychrun A: D. Strome
4 - 0 18:24
C. Legault Slashing 2 min
1st Period 3 - 0 3 - 0
Goal A. Tuch A: T. Wilson, P. Dubois
3 - 0 5:37
Goal C. Hutson A: I. Protas, A. Protas
2 - 0 8:27
Goal A. Tuch A: A. Ovechkin, P. Dubois
1 - 0 13:27
2 min P. Dubois Roughing
S. Walker Roughing 2 min
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +4 Times Tied: 0
Head-to-Head
Capitals leads 1-0
Final
WSH Capitals
112
4
CAR Hurricanes
010
1
Highlights
Capitals 5 - 2 Hurricanes
October 2, 2026
Lenovo Center
Raleigh, US · 19,772 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 2, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m