National Hockey League

FINAL Friday, October 2, 2026
Washington Capitals 5
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Carolina Hurricanes 2
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Match Report

Tuch scores twice in his first game for Washington, helping the Capitals beat the Hurricanes 5-2

— Alex Tuch scored twice in his first game for Washington, Alex Ovechkin opened his 22nd NHL season with an assist and the Capitals beat the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

28
Blocked Shots
9
19
Hits
32
3
Takeaways
3
27
Shots
33
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
6
50.0
Power Play Percentage
16.7
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
29
53.2
Faceoff Win Percent
46.8
18
Giveaways
12
8
Total Penalties
5
16
Penalty Minutes
18

Top Performers

WSH

  • Logan Thompson GA 2 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Boone Jenner BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Aliaksei Protas BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Strome BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

CAR

  • Brandon Bussi GA 5 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Taylor Hall BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jordan Martinook BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Sebastian Aho BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:44 · 3rd Sean Walker shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  4. 19:26 · 3rd Giveaway by Eric Robinson
  5. 19:18 · 3rd Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
  6. 19:18 · 3rd Charles Alexis Legault Misconduct
  7. 19:18 · 3rd Sebastian Aho Roughing against Anthony Beauvillier
  8. 19:18 · 3rd Justin Sourdif Cross-checking against Taylor Hall

Highlights

01:16 Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:40 Alex Tuch nets goal for Capitals Watch on ESPN 00:40 Cole Hutson scores goal vs. Hurricanes Watch on ESPN 00:34 Ryan Leonard lights the lamp for Capitals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Mark Jankowski Out
  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

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