- Final0FLA
BOS1
41
4 - Final1PIT
TOR3
13
1 - Final2WSH
CAR3
23
2 - Final SOSO3CHI
CBJ2
12
1 - Final4NYI
TB2
02
0 - Final5NYR
WPG1
31
3 - Final6PHX
STL0
30
3 - Final7COL
MIN3
53
5 - Final SOSO8ANA
DAL2
12
1 - Final9NSH
VAN4
74
7 - Final10LA
SJ3
43
4
Final
Washington leads 4-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, February 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 0 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, March 12th | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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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Capitals 3
(11-14-1, 23 pts)
Hurricanes 2
(15-10-1, 31 pts)
Coverage: NHLN
7:00 PM ET, March 14, 2013
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 56 | A Ovechkin 32 | N Backstrom 40 |
| CAR | E Staal 53 | J Tlusty 23 | E Staal 35 |
M. Ribeiro (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

M. Neuvirth (Capitals - G): Saves: 36, Save Pct.: .947


A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
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 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 0:16 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Dan Ellis(Snap 30 ft) |
| 0:37 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 1:01 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Snap 25 ft) assisted by Troy Brouwer and Nicklas Backstrom |
| 1:01 | Carolina | Riley Nash won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 1:11 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Patrick Dwyer in defensive zone |
| 1:29 | Carolina | Takeaway by Drayson Bowman in offensive zone |
| 1:32 | Carolina | Tim Gleason shot blocked by Steven Oleksy |
| 1:38 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joe Corvo saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 65 ft) |
| 1:39 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:39 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in offensive zone |
| 1:44 | Carolina | Shot missed by Bobby Sanguinetti, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 2:02 | Washington | Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Bobby Sanguinetti |
| 2:14 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 2:14 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 2:16 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Dan Ellis(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 2:22 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 2:35 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Justin Faulk |
| 2:45 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 2:49 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 69 ft) |
| 2:50 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:50 | Carolina | Riley Nash won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 3:04 | Washington | Tom Poti shot blocked by Drayson Bowman |
| 3:09 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer shot blocked by Tom Poti |
| 3:10 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 3:10 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Tim Brent in defensive zone |
| 3:36 | Carolina | Takeaway by Tim Brent in offensive zone |
| 3:38 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tim Wallace saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 36 ft) |
| 3:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:40 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone |
| 4:26 | Washington | Takeaway by Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 4:31 | Washington | Shot missed by Eric Fehr, Wide of Net(Snap 41 ft) |
| 4:33 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 4:33 | Carolina | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 5:17 | Carolina | Jordan Staal credited with hit on John Carlson in neutral zone |
| 5:19 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 5:19 | Washington | Joel Ward won faceoff against Riley Nash in offensive zone |
| 5:25 | Washington | Steven Oleksy shot blocked by Drayson Bowman |
| 5:35 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Patrick Dwyer saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 58 ft) |
| 5:38 | Washington | Steven Oleksy credited with hit on Patrick Dwyer in defensive zone |
| 5:56 | Carolina | Stoppage - High Stick |
| 5:56 | Carolina | Tim Brent won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 6:08 | Carolina | Giveaway by Joe Corvo in defensive zone |
| 6:10 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 6:10 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Tim Brent in neutral zone |
| 6:21 | Washington | penalty to Joseph Crabb 2 minutes for Boarding Bobby Sanguinetti |
| 6:21 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; TV timeout |
| 6:21 | Carolina | Power play - Eric Staal won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 6:27 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Joe Corvo saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 38 ft) |
| 6:29 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Jiri Tlusty saved by Michal Neuvirth(Backhand 9 ft) |
| 7:14 | Carolina | Power play - Tim Brent shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 7:40 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 7:42 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Jordan Staal saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 7:48 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 33 ft) |
| 7:52 | Carolina | penalty to Justin Faulk 2 minutes for Slashing Marcus Johansson |
| 7:52 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 8:15 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Dan Ellis(Snap 55 ft) |
| 8:19 | Washington | Eric Fehr credited with hit on Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 8:25 | Washington | penalty to Eric Fehr 2 minutes for Roughing Alexander Semin |
| 8:25 | Carolina | penalty to Alexander Semin 2 minutes for Roughing Eric Fehr |
| 8:25 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 8:39 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Tim Gleason credited with hit on Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 8:48 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Dan Ellis(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 8:53 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Jay Harrison |
| 9:15 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Dan Ellis(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 9:16 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:16 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Jussi Jokinen won faceoff against Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 9:55 | Washington | Joel Ward shot blocked by Jamie McBain |
| 10:07 | Washington | Matt Hendricks shot blocked by Jay Harrison |
| 10:27 | Carolina | Jiri Tlusty credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 11:23 | Carolina | Takeaway by Riley Nash in neutral zone |
| 12:16 | Carolina | Eric Staal shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 12:26 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Bobby Sanguinetti saved by Michal Neuvirth(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 12:56 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 13:05 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Goalpost(Snap 40 ft) |
| 13:07 | Carolina | Jamie McBain shot blocked by Matt Hendricks |
| 13:36 | Carolina | Tim Gleason credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 13:55 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joe Corvo saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 70 ft) |
| 13:56 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 13:56 | Carolina | Riley Nash won faceoff against Jason Chimera in offensive zone |
| 14:03 | Carolina | Shot missed by Tim Gleason, Wide of Net(Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 14:10 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Riley Nash in defensive zone |
| 14:59 | Carolina | Giveaway by Justin Faulk in defensive zone |
| 15:01 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Dan Ellis(Snap 16 ft) |
| 15:07 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 55 ft) |
| 15:32 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Jay Harrison in neutral zone |
| 15:50 | Carolina | Jiri Tlusty shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin |
| 16:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joe Corvo saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 16:07 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 16:07 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Riley Nash in defensive zone |
| 16:17 | Carolina | Bobby Sanguinetti credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 16:41 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Patrick Dwyer in defensive zone |
| 16:59 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Justin Faulk in offensive zone |
| 17:15 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Tim Gleason in offensive zone |
| 17:24 | Washington | Eric Fehr credited with hit on Joe Corvo in offensive zone |
| 17:41 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Goalpost(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 17:44 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Video Review |
| 17:44 | Washington | Goal scored by Mike Ribeiro(Wristshot 5 ft) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson |
| 17:44 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone |
| 17:56 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Jiri Tlusty saved by Michal Neuvirth(Snap 9 ft) |
| 17:57 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:57 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 17:58 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Michal Neuvirth(Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 18:00 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 18:00 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 18:27 | Carolina | Jiri Tlusty credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 18:51 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 19:01 | Carolina | Justin Faulk shot blocked by Jason Chimera |
| 19:04 | Carolina | Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 19:28 | Carolina | Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Steven Oleksy |
| 19:44 | Washington | penalty to Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Holding Jordan Staal |
| 19:44 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Home Timeout |
| 19:44 | Carolina | Power play - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 19:49 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 25 ft) |
| 19:54 | Carolina | Power play - Alexander Semin shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 19:55 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 19:55 | Carolina | Power play - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 19:59 | Carolina | Power play - Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Matt Hendricks |
| 20:00 | Carolina | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Carolina | game-end |




