- Final0WPG
NYR4
34
3 - Final1CAR
WSH0
30
3 - Final OTOT2DAL
CBJ5
45
4 - Final3BOS
NYI4
14
1 - Final4BUF
TB2
12
1 - Final5PIT
FLA4
64
6 - Final OTOT6CGY
MIN1
21
2 - Final7PHX
VAN4
24
2 - Final SOSO8COL
SJ2
32
3
Final
Washington leads 4-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, February 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 0 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, March 12th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 4 | Final |
| Capitals | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, March 14th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, April 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 5 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Thursday, April 11th | ||
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| Hurricanes | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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Hurricanes 0
(9-8-1, 19 pts)
Capitals 3
(7-10-1, 15 pts)
7:00 PM ET, February 26, 2013
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | E Staal 53 | J Tlusty 23 | E Staal 35 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 56 | A Ovechkin 32 | N Backstrom 40 |
B. Holtby (Capitals - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: 1.000

N. Backstrom (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1


C. Ward (Hurricanes - G): Saves: 37, Save Pct.: .925
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone |
| 0:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Cam Ward(Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 0:12 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:12 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 0:17 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 0:17 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 0:21 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 0:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:22 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 0:25 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 0:31 | Washington | Karl Alzner shot blocked by Jussi Jokinen |
| 0:37 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone |
| 0:42 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Patrick Dwyer saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 0:45 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 0:56 | Carolina | Shot missed by Jordan Staal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 1:00 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Joe Corvo in defensive zone |
| 1:08 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Patrick Dwyer saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 18 ft) |
| 1:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 1:09 | Carolina | Riley Nash won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 1:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Wojtek Wolski saved by Cam Ward(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 1:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mathieu Perreault saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 1:58 | Carolina | Giveaway by Marc-Andre Gragnani in defensive zone |
| 2:01 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tom Poti saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 61 ft) |
| 2:02 | Carolina | penalty to Ryan Murphy 2 minutes for Holding Joel Ward |
| 2:02 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 2:55 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 3:00 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Over Net(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 3:19 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Tim Wallace shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 3:20 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 3:20 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Jussi Jokinen won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in offensive zone |
| 3:39 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 3:39 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:39 | Washington | Power play - Joel Ward won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 3:43 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Cam Ward(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 3:55 | Washington | Power play - Joel Ward shot blocked by Alexander Semin |
| 4:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Wojtek Wolski saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 70 ft) |
| 4:20 | Washington | Takeaway by Mike Green in neutral zone |
| 4:26 | Carolina | Bobby Sanguinetti credited with hit on Mike Green in defensive zone |
| 4:30 | Washington | Takeaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 4:38 | Washington | Karl Alzner shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 5:32 | Washington | Giveaway by Tom Poti in defensive zone |
| 5:34 | Carolina | Shot missed by Zac Dalpe, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 5:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 5:35 | Carolina | Jeremy Welsh won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 5:40 | Carolina | Shot missed by Kevin Westgarth, Goalpost(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 5:49 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:49 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 5:54 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jay Harrison saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 6:14 | Washington | Shot missed by Eric Fehr, Goalpost(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 6:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Cam Ward(Backhand 14 ft) |
| 6:51 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Patrick Dwyer |
| 6:52 | Carolina | penalty to Jussi Jokinen 2 minutes for Holding Alex Ovechkin |
| 6:52 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:52 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 7:21 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Nicklas Backstrom(Tip-In 13 ft) assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Alex Ovechkin |
| 7:21 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Riley Nash in neutral zone |
| 8:13 | Washington | Shot missed by Wojtek Wolski, Wide of Net(Wrap-around 18 ft) |
| 8:18 | Carolina | Tim Wallace credited with hit on Tomas Kundratek in defensive zone |
| 8:18 | Washington | Shot missed by John Erskine, Wide of Net(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 8:32 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Tim Wallace in defensive zone |
| 8:46 | Carolina | Tim Wallace credited with hit on Joseph Crabb in neutral zone |
| 8:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 8:50 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 8:53 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 21 ft) |
| 8:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:53 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 9:12 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 9:15 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 9:16 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:16 | Carolina | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 9:23 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 9:50 | Carolina | Shot missed by Jussi Jokinen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 10:36 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Riley Nash saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 10:50 | Washington | Eric Fehr shot blocked by Ryan Murphy |
| 11:01 | Carolina | Ryan Murphy credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 11:12 | Washington | Shot missed by Joel Ward, Wide of Net(Tip-In 33 ft) |
| 11:15 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on Kevin Westgarth in offensive zone |
| 11:25 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 11:52 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Kevin Westgarth saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 67 ft) |
| 13:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Patrick Dwyer saved by Braden Holtby(Wrap-around 9 ft) |
| 13:07 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 13:10 | Carolina | Riley Nash credited with hit on Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 13:26 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Patrick Dwyer in offensive zone |
| 13:30 | Washington | John Erskine shot blocked by Riley Nash |
| 13:40 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 13:43 | Washington | John Erskine shot blocked by Eric Staal |
| 13:44 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 13:44 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 13:47 | Washington | penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for Interference Alexander Semin |
| 13:47 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 14:00 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Cam Ward(Backhand 19 ft) |
| 14:21 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 14:34 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 14:44 | Washington | Shorthanded - Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 14:45 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 14:54 | Carolina | Power play - Eric Staal shot blocked by John Erskine |
| 15:16 | Carolina | Power play - Giveaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone |
| 15:29 | Carolina | Power play - Takeaway by Ryan Murphy in defensive zone |
| 15:48 | Carolina | Riley Nash credited with hit on Tomas Kundratek in offensive zone |
| 15:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Cam Ward(Slapshot 40 ft) |
| 16:06 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 16:20 | Washington | Giveaway by Tomas Kundratek in defensive zone |
| 16:39 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jeremy Welsh in offensive zone |
| 17:38 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 17:44 | Carolina | Eric Staal credited with hit on Joel Ward in offensive zone |
| 17:46 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 17:46 | Carolina | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 17:53 | Carolina | Jordan Staal shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 18:02 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 18:27 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 18:27 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 18:27 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Riley Nash in offensive zone |
| 18:33 | Carolina | Jay Harrison credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 18:41 | Washington | Shot missed by Mike Ribeiro, Wide of Net(Tip-In 17 ft) |
| 19:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Cam Ward(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 19:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:01 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 19:13 | Carolina | Chad LaRose credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 19:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 19:25 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Joe Corvo in offensive zone |
| 19:40 | Washington | Matt Hendricks shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 19:51 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Cam Ward(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |




