- Final0WSH
CAR3
03
0 - Final1WPG
NYR6
46
4 - Final2NYI
MTL3
53
5 - Final3PIT
TB3
53
5 - Final4LA
CHI1
31
3 - Final5NJ
SJ2
52
5
Final
Washington leads 5-1
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 27th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, November 24th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, November 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final SO |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, December 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 2 | |
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| Game 5: Friday, March 11th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 6: Tuesday, March 29th | ||
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| Hurricanes | 3 | Final SO |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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Capitals 3
(6-3-0, 12 pts)
Hurricanes 0
(4-4-0, 8 pts)
7:00 PM ET, October 27, 2010
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 85 | A Ovechkin 32 | A Ovechkin 53 |
| CAR | E Staal 76 | E Staal 33 | E Staal 43 |
M. Neuvirth (Capitals - G): Saves: 29, Save Pct.: 1.000

N. Backstrom (Capitals - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0


C. Ward (Hurricanes - G): Saves: 30, Save Pct.: .938
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Carolina | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Dave Steckel in neutral zone |
| 0:28 | Washington | Matt Bradley credited with hit on Joni Pitkanen in defensive zone |
| 0:38 | Washington | Dave Steckel shot blocked by Jussi Jokinen |
| 0:41 | Washington | Shot on goal by Dave Steckel saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 0:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 1:07 | Carolina | Erik Cole credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 1:34 | Carolina | Joe Corvo credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 2:06 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 81 ft) |
| 3:06 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:06 | Washington | Tomas Fleischmann won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone |
| 3:42 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Michal Neuvirth (Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 3:45 | Carolina | Chad LaRose credited with hit on Tyler Sloan in offensive zone |
| 4:18 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 4:18 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in defensive zone |
| 4:46 | Washington | Matt Bradley credited with hit on Jay Harrison in defensive zone |
| 4:47 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tuomo Ruutu saved by Michal Neuvirth (Snapshot 46 ft) |
| 5:10 | Washington | Shot missed by Matt Hendricks, Wide of Net (Snapshot 39 ft) |
| 5:27 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:27 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 6:01 | Carolina | Shot missed by Sergei Samsonov, Wide of Net (Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 6:02 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout |
| 6:02 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in offensive zone |
| 6:08 | Carolina | Chad LaRose credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 6:13 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 6:13 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in defensive zone |
| 6:30 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Michal Neuvirth (Snapshot 25 ft) |
| 7:02 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 7:02 | Washington | Tomas Fleischmann won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in defensive zone |
| 7:04 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 7:04 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Tomas Fleischmann in offensive zone |
| 7:10 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 68 ft) |
| 7:29 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 7:29 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Dave Steckel in neutral zone |
| 7:35 | Washington | Matt Bradley credited with hit on Jay Harrison in neutral zone |
| 7:37 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 7:37 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Dave Steckel in defensive zone |
| 8:10 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tim Gleason saved by Michal Neuvirth (Slapshot 67 ft) |
| 8:39 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 8:50 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tim Gleason saved by Michal Neuvirth (Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 8:55 | Carolina | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 9:09 | Carolina | Joe Corvo credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 9:30 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 9:30 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 9:31 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 9:39 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Erskine saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 9:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:40 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in offensive zone |
| 10:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tyler Sloan saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 10:12 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Over Net (Snapshot 26 ft) |
| 10:15 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Jamie McBain |
| 10:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 10:50 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 10:52 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 10:52 | Carolina | Jussi Jokinen won faceoff against Tomas Fleischmann in offensive zone |
| 10:56 | Carolina | Jamie McBain shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 11:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jamie McBain saved by Michal Neuvirth (Snapshot 63 ft) |
| 11:07 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:07 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in defensive zone |
| 11:10 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 11:33 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter shot blocked by Matt Hendricks |
| 11:49 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone |
| 12:04 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:04 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 12:21 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Knuble saved by Cam Ward (Snapshot 39 ft) |
| 12:23 | Washington | Goal scored by Nicklas Backstrom (Snapshot 25 ft) assisted by Mike Knuble and Alex Ovechkin |
| 12:23 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 12:35 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:35 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in offensive zone |
| 13:05 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Anton Babchuk in defensive zone |
| 13:29 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Cam Ward (Snapshot 28 ft) |
| 13:30 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:30 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone |
| 13:50 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 13:56 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose saved by Michal Neuvirth (Backhand 4 ft) |
| 14:04 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 34 ft) |
| 14:09 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Jussi Jokinen |
| 14:10 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 14:10 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 14:13 | Washington | Tyler Sloan shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 14:16 | Carolina | Stoppage - High Stick |
| 14:16 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 14:31 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Joni Pitkanen in offensive zone |
| 14:39 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net (Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 14:42 | Carolina | Jamie McBain shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 14:50 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Joni Pitkanen |
| 15:03 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Cam Ward (Snapshot 39 ft) |
| 15:11 | Carolina | Joni Pitkanen credited with hit on Matt Bradley in defensive zone |
| 15:18 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Over Net (Slapshot 82 ft) |
| 16:28 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net (Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 16:45 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Patrick Dwyer saved by Michal Neuvirth (Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 16:46 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 16:46 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 17:17 | Washington | Penalty to Mike Green 2 minutes for Tripping Eric Staal |
| 17:17 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Home Timeout |
| 17:17 | Washington | Shorthanded - Dave Steckel won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 17:34 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 17:34 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone |
| 18:01 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Joe Corvo saved by Michal Neuvirth (Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 18:11 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Joe Corvo, Wide of Net (Snapshot 55 ft) |
| 18:27 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Tuomo Ruutu, Wide of Net (Tip-In 10 ft) |
| 18:32 | Washington | Shorthanded Goal Scored by Nicklas Backstrom (Wristshot 127 ft) (Empty Net) assisted by Mike Knuble and Jeff Schultz |
| 18:32 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in neutral zone |
| 18:40 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Alexander Semin in neutral zone |
| 18:44 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net (Snapshot 36 ft) |
| 18:50 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Michal Neuvirth (Snapshot 49 ft) |
| 18:51 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:51 | Washington | Shorthanded - Dave Steckel won faceoff against Patrick Dwyer in defensive zone |
| 19:06 | Carolina | Stoppage - High Stick |
| 19:06 | Washington | Shorthanded - Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Patrick Dwyer in offensive zone |
| 19:11 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by John Erskine saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 69 ft) |
| 19:16 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Cam Ward (Snapshot 18 ft) |
| 19:23 | Washington | Takeaway by Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 19:26 | Washington | Matt Hendricks shot blocked by Anton Babchuk |
| 19:36 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 19:36 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Carolina | End of 3rd period |




