The Washington Capitals misplaced to the Carolina Hurricanes, who clinched a spot within the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, by a rating of 5-1 at Lenovo Heart on Wednesday to fall to 48-18-9 (.700 factors share) this season. Washington has dropped 4 of their final 5 video games (1-3-1). Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 992nd profession objective in Raleigh and presently sits two objectives away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time document. Goaltender Logan Thompson made 9 saves on 12 pictures earlier than getting pulled after the primary interval as a result of an upper-body damage. Charlie Lindgren turned apart 19 of 21.
Alex Ovechkin’s 892nd profession objective was his thirty second at Lenovo Heart – the constructing he was drafted in additional than 20 years in the past – as he tied Mario Lemieux (32 at Madison Sq. Backyard) for the second most at a single highway venue since 1967-68. #Gr8Chase#NHLStats: https://t.co/pryPIamL59 pic.twitter.com/bOLpqXmyk0
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 3, 2025
Washington’s Traces
Ovechkin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom WilsonAliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Ryan LeonardConnor McMichael – Lars Eller — Andrew MangiapaneBrandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin — John CarlsonMartin Fehervary — Dylan McIlrathJakob Chychrun — Trevor Van Riemsdyk
ThompsonLindgren
Scratched
D Alexander Alexeyev
RW Ethen Frank
RW Taylor Raddysh
Injured
LW Sonny Milano (upper-body)
C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
RW T.J. Oshie (again)
D Matt Roy (household causes)
Carolina’s Traces
Seth Jarvis — Sebastian Aho — Jackson BlakeTaylor Corridor — Jack Roslovic — Andrei SvechnikovJordan Martinook — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Logan StankovenEric Robinson —Mark Jankowski — Tyson Jost
Jaccob Slavin — Brent BurnsDmitry Orlov — Jalen ChatfieldShayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Frederik AndersenPyotor Kochetkov
Scratched
Injured
LW William Provider (lower-body)
C Jordan Staal (lower-body)
RW Jesper Quick (neck)
First Interval
Scoring
6:14, 1-0 Carolina: After Chychrun turned the puck over from the fitting half-wall to Walker within the excessive proper dot, Walker stepped in a wristed a shot over the glove of Thompson.
Sean Walker strikes first for Carolina off the Washington turnover!#RaiseUp pic.twitter.com/aAWq2Uuyz1
— Hockey Every day 365 l NHL Highlights & Information (@HockeyDaily365) April 2, 2025
10:11, 2-0 (PPG): Blake slipped a shot via the five-hole of Thompson from the left dot after Carlson obtained in the way in which of Chatfield’s shot from the slot.
Jackson Blake! 🚨
The @Canes haven taken a 2-0 lead early within the first!
📺: @NHL_On_TNT & @SportsonMax ➡️ https://t.co/4TuyIATi3T pic.twitter.com/H9kE8aELMo
— NHL (@NHL) April 2, 2025
13:21, 3-0 (PPG): Jarvis blasted a shot over the glove of Thompson from the fitting dot after Gostisbehere fed him from the highest for his thirtieth objective of the season.
Seth Jarvis finds twine for his thirtieth objective of the season, pushing the Carolina result in 3!#RaiseUp pic.twitter.com/tjzmixo4nA
— Hockey Every day 365 l NHL Highlights & Information (@HockeyDaily365) April 2, 2025
Thompson robbed Jankowski, stretching out the fitting pad on a shorthanded breakaway.
Stats
12-5 Carolina in pictures
.667 Carolina on faceoffs
Carolina scored on each of their energy performs
Washington didn’t rating on their first two
14-6 Washington in hits
4-3 Washington in blocked pictures
6-5 Carolina in takeaways
Graphs: Pure StatTrick
Second Interval
Scoring
9:27, 4-0: Stankoven ripped a shot over the glove of Lindgren from the slot after Roslovic entered the zone and flipped the puck over two Capitals defenders to Stankoven.
Stank! 😳
The @Canes are beginning to run away with this one!
📺: @NHL_On_TNT & @SportsonMax ➡️ https://t.co/4TuyIATi3T pic.twitter.com/fUY9Elwk2X
— NHL (@NHL) April 3, 2025
19:25, 4-1 (PPG): Ovechkin blasted a one-timer beneath the glove of Andersen from the highest of the left dot after Chychrun set him up from the highest. Ovechkin has scored a objective in three straight video games, marking his third objective streak of three or extra video games this season. Strome prolonged his level and help streaks to 4 video games (1-4-5). Strome has tallied 9 factors (1-8-9) in seven video games towards the Hurricanes courting again to final season. Chychrun, who has already established profession highs in objectives (20) and factors (47), has matched his profession excessive in assists (2023-24: 27). Strome has assisted on 19 of Ovechkin’s 39 objectives this season. Since becoming a member of the Capitals forward of the 2022-23 season, no participant has assisted on extra Ovechkin objectives than Strome (45).
A VINTAGE ALEX OVECHKIN POWER PLAY MISSILE FOR GOAL NO. 892
THREE TO GO @spittinchiclets
pic.twitter.com/30XDJFLQSD
— Barstool Sports activities (@barstoolsports) April 3, 2025
Graphic: @NHLPR
Stats
18-17 in pictures
12-6 Washington within the second interval
Washington scored as soon as on their first three energy performs
Carolina didn’t on both of their two within the second interval
22-10 Washington in hits
7-6 Washington in blocked pictures
13-0 Carolina in giveaways
Third Interval
Scoring
6:55, 5-1: Blake stepped in, curled and dragged round Protas, deked to the backhand, and roofed a shot over the glove of Lindgren off of an offensive zone faceoff win by Jarvis.
Jackson Blake scores a fantastic thing about a objective off the draw, placing the Hurricanes up by 4!#RaiseUp pic.twitter.com/OvSUzM8UWI
— Hockey Every day 365 l NHL Highlights & Information (@HockeyDaily365) April 3, 2025
With 5:22 left, McMichael danced with Chatfield however obtained thrown to the ice.
Jalen Chatfield with the 3-point TAKEDOWN of McMichael 🤼♂️ pic.twitter.com/bVKCoXXDXs
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 3, 2025
Stats
32-21 Carolina in pictures
together with 14-5 within the third
Washington completed one-for-five on the facility play
Carolina went three-for-eight
32-14 Washington in hits
14-12 Washington in blocked pictures
17-17 in giveaways
7-1 Washington in takeaways
Washington leads Carolina, who’ve one recreation in hand, by 9 factors for first place within the Metropolitan Division and Jap Convention. The Toronto Maple Leafs, who’ve seven video games left just like the Capitals getting into Thursday, are 11 factors behind Washington. The Capitals want any mixture of factors gained by them and factors missed by Hurricanes that add as much as eight to clinch the highest seed within the division.
Subsequent recreation: Friday vs. Chicago Blackhawks (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports activities Community regionally, NHL Community nationally)
By Harrison Brown
