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Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
39-25-3
, 17-17-1 Away
3
39-25-3
, 17-17-1 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Capitals
WSH
1
2
0
0
3
Hurricanes
CAR
2
1
0
1
4
Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes
CAR
35-31-3
, 22-14-0 Home
4
35-31-3
, 22-14-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
WSH
CAR
Shots
21
37
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
19
15
Faceoff %
47.2
%
52.8
47.2
52.8
%
Game Information
Lenovo Center
1:00 AM, 31 March 2001
Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 17,355
Referees:
Dan Marouelli
Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Dan Schachte
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2-1
Capitals
3
Hurricanes
3
Game 1
8/10
Capitals
2
Hurricanes
1
Game 2
25/2
Hurricanes
3
Capitals
0
Game 3
16/3
Hurricanes
0
Capitals
7
Game 4
29/3
Capitals
3
Hurricanes
4
Game 5
31/3
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