Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes

46-24-8, 23-14-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	2	3
Hurricanes CAR	1	1	0	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

42-28-7, 22-13-4 Home

Capitals clinch playoff spot with 3-2 victory over Carolina

Nic Dowd scored on a deflection with 4:56 remaining, and the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

Mar 29, 2020, 02:14 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	2	3
	Hurricanes	1	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	CAR
4:31		Nino Niederreiter (22) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (28), Sebastian Aho (51)	0	1
5:13		Brett Connolly (22) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (7)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	CAR
12:30		Warren Foegele (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Faulk (24), Brett Pesce (20)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	CAR
1:35		Jakub Vrana (23) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (49), Christian Djoos (8)	2	2
15:04		Nic Dowd (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Jensen (17)	3	2

CAPITALS

HURRICANES

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 4-0

Capitals
6
Hurricanes
5

Game 1

15/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

28/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
4

Game 3

26/3

Capitals
3
Hurricanes
2

Game 4

28/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stars of the Game

Jakub VranaLW - WSH

Nino NiederreiterRW - CAR

Nic DowdC - WSH

Game Information

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Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 4-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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