Game 78: 98-45-24-8 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - W2
Thu Mar 28, 2019 Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
Place: PNC Arena
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, ESPN+, FS-CR
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
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Last Game: Tue March 26 Capitals Won 4-1 against Hurricanes
Next Game: Sat Mar 30, 7:00 pm ET Capitals @ Lightning
8-Ovechkin | 19-Bäckström | 43-Wilson |
62-Hagelin | 92-Kuznetsov | 65-Burakovsky |
13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 10-Connolly |
18-Stephenson | 26-Dowd | 72-Boyd |
29-Djoos | 74-Carlson |
9-Orlov | 2-Niskanen |
44-Orpik | 3-Jensen |
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70-Holtby (starter) |
1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH -- 23-Jaskin |
77-Oshie (Illness) |
34-Siegenthaler |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 92-Kuznetsov | 19-Bäckström | 43-Wilson |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 10-Connolly |
Referees: Brian Pochmara (#16), Dan O’Halloran (#13)
Linesmen: Steve Miller (#89), Greg Devorski (#54)
Hurricanes LINEUP 21 -Nino Niederreiter -- 20-Sebastian Aho -- 14-Justin Williams
37-Andrei Svechnikov -- 11-Jordan Staal -- 86-Teuvo Teravainen
79-Micheal Ferland -- 71-Lucas Wallmark -- 48-Jordan Martinook
13-Warren Foegele -- 42-Greg McKegg -- 23-Brock McGinn
74-Jaccob Slavin -- 19-Dougie Hamilton
22-Brett Pesce -- 27-Justin Faulk
44-Calvin de Haan -- 57-Trevor van Riemsdyk
35-Curtis McElhinney (Starter)
34-Petr Mrazek
Scratched: 8-Saku Maenalanen
Injured: 64-Clark Bishop
1st Period04:31 CANES GOAL Niederreiter, assists Williams & Aho 1-0 CAR
05:13 GOAL 10-Connolly, assist 44-Orpik 1-1 TIE
2nd Period12:30 CANES GOAL Foegele, assists Faulk & Pesce 2-1 CAR
3rd Period01:35 GOAL 13-Vrana, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 29-Djoos 2-2 TIE
15:04 GOAL 26-Dowd, assist 3-Jensen 3-2 WSH
FINAL: 3-2 WSHBy Elizabeth Kong on March 28, 2019 1:17 pm
Washington Capitals can clinch playoff spot with win against Carolina Hurricanes ThursdayHeadline photo: @Capitals
The Washington Capitals can be the first Metropolitan Division team to secure a spot in the 2018-19 Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday night.
If the Capitals can defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in any fashion, regulation or overtime, they will make it into the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
The Capitals can also clinch a spot if they lose in overtime or a shootout and the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets game is decided in regulation.
Alex Ovechkin can also become only the third player ever to score 50 goals in eight career seasons if he can light the lamp tonight against the Hurricanes.