Overtime winner lifts Carolina Hurricanes past Washington Capitals

That brings us to the end of a first period — Washington Capitals 1, Carolina Hurricanes 0. Shots were even at 9 apiece Washington Capitals controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Tomas Hertl opened the scoring for Washington Capitals at 14:34.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-1 while Carolina Hurricanes went 0-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Washington Capitals 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2. Carolina Hurricanes edged the shot clock 9-8, while Washington Capitals still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Connor McMichael extended the lead for Washington Capitals at 2:56, Jackson Blake cut the deficit for Carolina Hurricanes at 8:47, and Vladislav Gavrikov tied it for Carolina Hurricanes at 13:55.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-2 while Carolina Hurricanes went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Washington Capitals 0, Carolina Hurricanes 0. Shots were even at 8 apiece, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

John Gibson was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Carolina Hurricanes went 0-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.