Hurricanes rally for 4-2 victory over slumping Caps. Ovechkin scores both goals for Washington.

— Sebastian Aho scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 1:51 remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night.
Apr 5, 2025, 11:12 pm - AP
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1st PeriodWSHCAR
3:31Alex Ovechkin (28)
Assists: Dylan Strome (37), Trevor van Riemsdyk (12)
10
19:15Alex Ovechkin (29)
Assists: John Carlson (40), Dylan Strome (38)
20
2nd PeriodWSHCAR
14:30Jake Guentzel (26)
Assists: Jaccob Slavin (26), Jesper Fast (13)
21
3rd PeriodWSHCAR
11:40Martin Necas (24) (Power Play)
Assists: Brady Skjei (31), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16)
22
18:09Sebastian Aho (34) (Power Play)
Assists: Brent Burns (30), Jake Guentzel (45)
23
19:55Jake Guentzel (27) (Empty Net)
Assists: Jaccob Slavin (27)
24

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi hit Nic Dowd
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Stefan Noesen
  • Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Martin Necas Wrap-around saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sebastian Aho hit Nick Jensen
  • Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Takeaway by Brett Pesce
  • Jaccob Slavin hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Holding against Nic Dowd
  • Seth Jarvis faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Brady Skjei
  • Teuvo Teravainen Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brett Pesce shot blocked by Stefan Noesen
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Seth Jarvis faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Seth Jarvis hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Sebastian Aho hit Connor McMichael
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left
  • Stefan Noesen hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Teuvo Teravainen hit Martin Fehervary
  • Teuvo Teravainen Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Teuvo Teravainen Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
  • Takeaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brady Skjei Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Martin Necas hit Nic Dowd
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brett Pesce Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Teuvo Teravainen Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Brady Skjei Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left
  • Brady Skjei Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jordan Martinook Tip-In Wide Left
  • Jaccob Slavin hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Sebastian Aho hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi hit Nic Dowd
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jaccob Slavin Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Sebastian Aho
  • Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Stefan Noesen hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Brady Skjei hit Max Pacioretty
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jalen Chatfield Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Sebastian Aho Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Jesper Fast
  • Giveaway by Jesper Fast
  • Jake Guentzel Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Jaccob Slavin (26), Jesper Fast (13)
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
  • Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Jaccob Slavin Holding against Alex Ovechkin
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
  • Brady Skjei Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sebastian Aho Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brent Burns hit Sonny Milano
  • Nick Jensen shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
  • Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Seth Jarvis Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jordan Martinook hit Nick Jensen
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jalen Chatfield Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dmitry Orlov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jordan Staal hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jesper Fast Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Stefan Noesen Interference against Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Takeaway by Jordan Staal
  • Martin Necas faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Martin Necas Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (31), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16)
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
  • Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Teuvo Teravainen Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Sebastian Aho Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Brent Burns (30), Jake Guentzel (45)
  • Sebastian Aho Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Jaccob Slavin (27)
  • Brett Pesce shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Nick Jensen hit Seth Jarvis
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Jaccob Slavin
  • Icing
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (37), Trevor van Riemsdyk (12)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd hit Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  • Martin Fehervary hit Jack Drury
  • Puck in Benches
  • Off-side
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  • Off-side
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Jack Drury
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brett Pesce shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Brady Skjei shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Puck in Netting
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jalen Chatfield
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jalen Chatfield
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Slap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (29) Tip-In, assists: John Carlson (40), Dylan Strome (38)
  • Martin Fehervary hit Jordan Martinook
  • Jordan Staal shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Nick Jensen hit Jake Guentzel
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Max Pacioretty Holding the stick against Dmitry Orlov
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
  • John Carlson hit Jordan Staal
  • Tom Wilson hit Jaccob Slavin
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Icing
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Icing
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Netting
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Max Pacioretty hit Brady Skjei
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brett Pesce shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Tripping against Jesper Fast
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jaccob Slavin
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Drury
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  • Brady Skjei shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  • Max Pacioretty Tip-In Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Tom Wilson hit Dmitry Orlov
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Nick Jensen hit Martin Necas
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nic Dowd hit Jack Drury
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Brett Pesce
  • Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Max Pacioretty
  • Jordan Staal shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • John Carlson Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Sonny Milano Interference against Jordan Martinook
  • High Stick
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Dmitry Orlov
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Strome Backhand Wide Right
  • Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  • Brady Skjei shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Martin Fehervary hit Sebastian Aho
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  • Rasmus Sandin Hooking against Sebastian Aho
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Jesper Fast
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