Washington 1 2 0-3
Carolina 0 2 2-4
First Period-1, Washington, Ovechkin 42 (Semin, Novotny), 11:16. Penalties-Pothier, Was (hooking), 7:47; Jurcina, Was (hooking), 14:10.
Second Period-2, Carolina, Commodore 6 (Vasicek, Williams), 4:01 (sh). 3, Washington, Clark 28 (Semin, Pothier), 4:59 (pp). 4, Carolina, Cole 26 (Williams, Walker), 12:38 (pp). 5, Washington, Ovechkin 43 (Giroux, Novotny), 17:54. Penalties-Brind'Amour, Car (hooking), 3:48; Giroux, Was (high-sticking), 8:25; Washington bench, served by Ovechkin (too many men), 10:42.
Third Period-6, Carolina, Staal 27 (Cole, Stillman), :22. 7, Carolina, Ladd 9 (Adams, Tanabe), 1:52. Penalties-Morrisonn, Was (holding stick), 3:10; Clark, Was (roughing), 14:17; Gleason, Car (roughing), 14:17.
Capitals-Hurricanes, Sums