Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes
Capitals Lead 2-1
Game Recap:
The Washington Capitals head into Game 4 looking to extend their series lead before heading back home, but the Carolina Hurricanes would have different plans as they would force the play as they would create an odd man rush and 17 seconds into the game Warren Foegele would score his third of the playoffs to give the Hurricanes a quick 1-0 lead. Then Jakub Vrana would very ill advised penalty for charging, which the Capitals would kill off. The Capitals would get a powerplay oppurtinty shortly after, but they would not be able to generate anything on it as the Hurricanes smothered the Capitals.
In the second period the Capitals would have a much better start as they would maintain a better tempo to the game and force the play in the Hurricanes zone. Their pressure on the Hurricanes would force Teuvo Teravainen to take a penalty leading to the best powerplay the Capitals have had in a while this series. Alex Ovechkin would blast a Dmitry Orlov past a stickless Brock McGinn and goalie Petr Mrazek to tie the game at one. However, the game would not remain tied going into the second intermission as Teravainen would streak in on Braden Holtby to score and the Hurricanes get their lead back heading into the second intermission.
In the third period it would be a chess match as both teams fought for space on a very sluggish ice that was causing the puck to bounce a lot. The Capitals would get another powerplay opportunity, but it would be the Hurricanes killing the powerplay. In the final minutes the Capitals would pull Holtby for the extra attacker but Petr Mrazek would stand tall and the Hurricanes will even the series at two a piece with a 2-1 victory.
Lineups:
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson
Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly
Carl Hagelin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd
John Carlson — Nick Jensen
Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Christian Djoos, Chandler Stephenson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Vitek Vanecek
Injured: Michal Kempny (torn left hamstring)
Carolina Hurricanes:
Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen
Warren Foegele — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams
Brock McGinn — Lucas Wallmark — Jordan Martinook
Saku Maenalanen — Greg McKegg — Patrick Brown
Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk
Haydn Fleury — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Petr Mrazek
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Saku Maenalanen, Jake Bean
Injured: Andrei Svechnikov (concussion) Calvin de Haan (upper body), Micheal Ferland (upper body)
First Period:
Hurricanes Goal – :17 – Warren Foegele (3) from Jaccob Slavin (5) and Justin Williams (2)
Capitals Penalty – :53 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Charging
Hurricanes Penalty – 4:13 – Bench (Justin Williams) 2 minutes for Too Many Men
End of 1st – WAS – 0Â Â Â Â CAR – 1
Shots       09        08
Faceoffs     08        09
Hits        14         12
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/1
Second Period:
Hurricanes Penalty – 8:42 – Teuvo Teravainen 2 minutes for Hooking
Capitals PPG – 10:35 – Alex Ovechkin (2) from Dmitry Orlov (2) and Lars Eller (1)
Capitals Penalty – 12:39 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Holding
Hurricanes Goal – 19:32 – Teuvo Teravainen (1) from Nino Niederreiter (1) amd Sebastian Aho (2)
End of 2nd – WAS – 1Â Â Â Â CAR – 2
Shots        23         17
Faceoffs     14         17
Hits         21         20
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/2
Third Period:
Hurricanes Penalty – 14:52 – Warren Foegele 2 minutes for Roughing
End of 3rd – WAS – 1Â Â Â Â Â CAR – 2
Shots       32          24
Faceoffs    23          21
Hits        33           33
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/2
Next Up:
Game Five – Series Tied 2-2
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