Washington Capitals defeat Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — Washington Capitals 0, Carolina Hurricanes 1. Carolina Hurricanes edged the shot clock 8-4, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Ryan Poehling opened the scoring for Carolina Hurricanes at 18:57.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 6 highlighted stops.

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

Carolina Hurricanes owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Washington Capitals 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 16-8, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Auston Matthews tied it for Washington Capitals at 14:27, Seth Jarvis put Carolina Hurricanes in front at 15:25, and Tom Wilson tied it for Washington Capitals at 17:12.

David Rittich was under siege with 14 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-3 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 2, Carolina Hurricanes 0. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 13-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Yanni Gourde put Washington Capitals in front at 5:27, then Tom Wilson extended the lead for Washington Capitals on the power play at 15:10.

David Rittich was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 1-for-1.

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