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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

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Sourdif scores in OT to give Capitals 4-3 comeback victory over Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

Down 3-0 early in second period, the Capitals tied it on defenseman Jakob Chychrun's goal with 6:42 left in regulation — his 19th of the season.

Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan Strome scored in the second period to start the rally and help give Clay Stevenson his first NHL victory. Stevenson won in his second career start and first of the season, stopping 19 shots.

Washington has won two in a row. It beat beat Detroit 4-3 in a shootout Thursday night to end a six-game trip.

Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves. The Hurricanes had won two in a row and five of six.

Jankowski opened the scoring for Carolina with 6:33 left in the first. Aho made it 2-0 with 2:09 to go in the period, and Gostisbehere struck at 4:16 of the second.

Lapierre got one back for Washington at 7:52 of the second, and Strome made it a one-goal game with 5:02 left in the period.

Up next Hurricanes: Host Los Angeles on Sunday.

Capitals: Host New York Islanders on Monday night,

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:27 Mark Jankowski Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: William Carrier (6), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (7)
Goal 1st Period 17:51 Sebastian Aho Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 4:16 Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (11), Jordan Staal (11)
Goal 2nd Period 7:52 Hendrix Lapierre Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sonny Milano (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:58 Dylan Strome Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Aliaksei Protas (17), Jakob Chychrun (24)
Goal 3rd Period 13:18 Jakob Chychrun Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (18), Tom Wilson (25)
Goal 4th Period 1:42 Justin Sourdif Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (35), Ethen Frank (11)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 10
29 Hits 24
6 Takeaways 2
22 Shots 42
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 29
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
16 Giveaways 18
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Martin Fehervary, D Day-To-Day Feb 1
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Jan 31
Charlie Lindgren, G Injured Reserve Jan 31
Matt Roy, D Injured Reserve Jan 31
Connor McMichael, C Injured Reserve Jan 31
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Eric Robinson, LW Out Jan 19
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 34 15 74 6
Pittsburgh 28 14 67 11
NY Islanders 30 20 65 5
Columbus 27 20 61 7
Washington 27 22 61 7
Philadelphia 24 20 58 10
New Jersey 28 25 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6
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