Nov. 4, 2011
Capitals 5, Hurricanes 1
CAROLINA GOAL
§ Anthony Stewart gave Carolina a 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season at 3:26 of the first period. Jay Harrison and Jeff Skinner assisted on the goal.
o Harrison has assists in two straight games (0g, 2a), including Friday.
o Skinner has points in two straight games (2g, 1a), including Friday.
WASHINGTON GOALS
§ Jeff Halpern got the Caps on the board with his first goal of the season at 1:28 of the second period. Mike Knuble and Karl Alzner had the assists.
o Knuble has points in two of his last three games (1g, 1a), including Friday.
§ Troy Brouwer scored his third goal of the season to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 2:37 with assists from Marcus Johansson and Cody Eakin. The goal came just 1:09 after Halpern’s tally.
o Brouwer extended his point streak to three games (2g, 1a) with the goal.
o The assist was Eakin’s first career NHL point.
§ John Carlson gave the Capitals a 3-1 lead with a power play goal, his first goal of the season, at 3:15 of the third period. Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin assisted on the goal.
o Carlson has points in two of his last three games (1g, 1a), including Friday.
§ Cody Eakin added to the Washington lead with his first career NHL goal at 10:49 of the third period. Alexander Semin earned the lone assist on the goal.
o Friday was Eakin’s second career NHL game.
§ Nicklas Backstrom scored his fifth goal of the season at 15:52 of the third period to put Washington up 5-1. Alexander Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer picked up the assists.
o Backstrom has three goals in his last two games, including Friday.
MULTI-POINT GAMES
§ Four Capitals players recorded multi-point games in their 5-1 win against the Hurricanes. Cody Eakin, Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer each had one goal and one assist. Alex Ovechkin collected two assists.
NIGHT OF FIRSTS FOR EAKIN
§ Capitals forward Cody Eakin collected his first career NHL point with an assist on Troy Brouwer’s second period goal. He scored his first career NHL goal at 10:49 of the third period.
o Eakin is the second player in as many games to record his first career NHL goal against the Hurricanes. Lightning forward Brett Connolly netted his first career goal on Tuesday against Carolina.
LEADING/TRAILING
§ The Hurricanes fall to 2-2-1 when leading after the first period.
o Carolina has led or been tied after the first period in 11 of its 13 games this season, including Friday.
§ The Capitals improve to 3-1-0 when trailing after the first period.
o Washington has trailed after the first period in each of its last three games, including Friday.
§ The Hurricanes are 0-3-2 this season when trailing after two periods.
§ The Capitals are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods this season.
o The Capitals have led after two periods in four of their last five games, including Friday.
FIRST GOAL
§ The Hurricanes are 3-3-2 this season when scoring the game’s first goal.
o Carolina has scored first in four of its six home games, including Friday.
§ The Capitals are 6-1-0 when allowing the game’s first goal.
o Washington has the most wins (6) in the NHL when allowing the game’s first goal.
SPECIAL TEAMS
§ Carolina was 0-for-4 on the power play tonight and is 8-for-60 (13.3%) on the power play this season.
§ Washington was 1-for-3 on the power play tonight and is 10-for-41 (24.4%) on the power play in 2011-12.
o The Capitals have scored a power play goal in eight of their 11 games this season, including Friday.
§ The Hurricanes penalty kill has killed 31 of their opponents’ last 36 opportunities (88.1% since Oct. 12).
MCBAIN REACHES 100
§ Hurricanes defenseman Jamie McBain is played in his 100th NHL game Friday, all with the Hurricanes. McBain has three assists this season and has 43 career points (10g, 33a).
THREE STARS
1. Cody Eakin
2. Nicklas Backstrom
3. Troy Brouwer
Attendance: 15,489