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Capitals Beat Hurricanes, 2-1 In Shootout; Martin Fehervary Scores First Goal Of The Season

By Jon Sorensen·

The Washington Capitals defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in a low scoring and low-event affair. That was until overtime. Even that was not enough, but the Caps eventually earned the two points taking it in a shootout. Evgeny Kuznetsov had the shootout winner and the Capitals are now 5-0 in the second game of a back-to-back. 

Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 of 28 Hurricanes shots.  Here is how it went down.

PERIOD 1

There was no score in the first period. Carolina had two power plays, including having to kill off a double minor for high sticking, and the Hurricanes did not convert on either. Brady Skjei thought to have given the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead, but the goal was waved off due to goaltender interference.

Washington outshot Carolina 8-7 in the first frame. 

PERIOD 2

Sebastian Aho gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead after Trevor van Riemsdyk failed to clear the puck out of the zone with 12:19 to go in the middle frame. Seth Jarvis had the lone helper.

Martin Fehervary responded after some miscommunication from the Hurricanes defense left open ice for him to take. Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome had the apples. It was Fehervary’s first goal of the season with 8:27 to go.

Shots were dead even at nine a piece.

PERIOD 3

It was a low-event third period outside of a few chances for both teams, and 60 minutes was not enough. The Hurricanes heavily outshot the Capitals 12-4. 

Overtime

The Capitals had the puck for all of overtime. Connor McMichael was inches away from ending matters but Skjei was able to sweep the puck out from the goal line. 

Shootout

Round 1: Aho, miss; Kuznetsov, score

Round 2: Teravainen, miss; Carlson, miss

Round 3: Jarvis, miss; Capitals win

Shavings

  • Martin Fehervary scored his first goal of the season to tie the game 1-1. It marks Fehervary’s 15th career goal and his first since March 17, 2023 versus St. Louis.
  • Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 29 shots and all three of Carolina’s shootout attempts to earn his team-leading seventh victory of the season.
  • With a 2-1 shootout victory tonight against Carolina, the Capitals improve to 7-2-1 record (.750 P%) against Metro teams, which is the highest point percentage in the division. In addition, Washington is 5-0-0 in the second game of back-to-backs.
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his 28th career shootout goal tonight vs. Carolina. Kuznetsov’s .444 (28 goals on 63 shots) shootout conversion rate ranks first in franchise history (min. 15 shots).
  • The Capitals’ 104 wins versus the Carolina/Hartford franchise are the fifth most against a single opponent in franchise history (vs. New Jersey/Colorado/Kansas City: 126 wins; vs. NY Islanders: 123 wins; vs. NY Rangers: 116 wins; vs. Pittsburgh: 106 wins).
  • The Capitals have a record of 20-7-3 (.717 P%) in their last 30 road games against Carolina dating back to the 2009-10 season. Washington’s 20 road wins versus the Hurricanes are the most in the NHL over that span.

Up Next

The Capitals will return home for a brief one game slate against the New York Islanders. 

By Jacob Cheris