Washington Capitals 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals 5 to Carolina Hurricanes 2, on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals.
NHLFriday, October 2, 2026
DateOct 2, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,905
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-0-0Record0-1-1
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
2-2Road record / home record6-2
WLLWWLast 5WWLWW
W1StreakW2
Team stats
Washington CapitalsCarolina Hurricanes
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 12:25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:08 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 10:18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Boone Jenner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 4:39 | 11:39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 76.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 11:39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 11:31 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 12:32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:32 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 10:55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 12:08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 1:50 | 0:06 | 11:15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:38 | 0:37 | 5:02 | 10:59 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 1:50 | 5:26 | 9:21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 | 1:50 | 0:28 | 16:33 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:15 | 0:00 | 5:37 | 15:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 | 5:18 | 14:11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Hutson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 16:31 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 15:05 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22:29 | 0:00 | 7:35 | 14:54 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .939 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 59:53 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | 7:30 | 0:48 | 10:21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:27 | 9:05 | 0:00 | 10:22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 9:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:02 | 5:40 | 0:00 | 13:22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:34 | 3:45 | 0:00 | 9:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:35 | 1:03 | 0:37 | 10:55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 11:44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 11:07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:54 | 3:19 | 1:01 | 10:34 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:15 | 5:08 | 0:46 | 14:21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:51 | 7:35 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:40 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Alexis Legault | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| K'Andre Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 4:08 | 1:17 | 16:46 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 17:21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:05 | 2:15 | 1:14 | 15:36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .815 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
WSH leads series 1-0
Mar 3, 2027CAR 0, WSH 0
Jan 14, 2027CAR 0, WSH 0
Oct 13, 2026WSH 2, CAR 4
Oct 2, 2026WSH 5, CAR 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Washington Capitals won, 5-2, on Friday, October 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Washington Capitals 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Alex Tuch (2 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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