In an electrifying match, the Washington Capitals triumphed over the Carolina Hurricanes with a final score of 7-6 after a shootout, marking a significant victory without key players Wilson, Oshie, and Protas. Sonny Milano's first career hat trick, along with goals from Carlson, Ovi, and McMichael, and Strome's shootout winner plus three assists, were pivotal in the Capitals' win. The team's power play was effective, converting 3 out of 6 opportunities. Despite goalie Darcy Kuemper being replaced by Charlie Lindgren (2 goals on 9 shots) after allowing 4 goals on 22 shots, the Capitals managed to secure the win, placing them just two points behind the Flyers with a game in hand. Sebastian Aho's hat trick and Jake Guentzel's three points highlighted the Hurricanes' effort. Coach Carbery praised the team's resilience, emphasizing their ability to find a way to win. The Capitals are set to face WPG on Sunday afternoon.
Carbery on the wild win: “Credit to them, they delivered and found a way to win once again…They keep fighting and finding a way to get points. And that’s what this group, through the whole entire year, has done as good as any team that I’ve coached.” #ALLCAPS
Carbery on Milano’s first career hat trick: “Him stepping up with those goals early on sorta calmed us a little bit like, ‘Okay, okay, we’re going to find a way tonight.” #ALLCAPS
Milano scores hat trick, Capitals defeat Hurricanes in shootout https://t.co/kgvUBODZDt
thank chuck https://t.co/0s2hajtZqA
John Carlson joking about the game going exactly as the Capitals drew it up: “Going into the game, we thought wide-open, back and forth. That’s what we do.”
The most insane hockey game of the season just took place in D.C. Sonny Milano’s hat trick and a lengthy shootout ultimately led to a 7-6 win for the Capitals over the Hurricanes. All the takeaways live from D.C.: https://t.co/yPU1QplKUT
Caps beat Carolina in a SO, 7-6. Washington is two points behind #Flyers with a game in hand.
Milano x3, Carlson, Ovi and McMichael scored for the Wilson-less #ALLCAPS, who beat CAR 7-6 in a shootout in Kuzy’s return. Strome w/ the shootout winner+3 assists. PP went 3 for 6. Kuemper (4 goals on 22 shots) got replaced by Lindgren (2 on 9). Next up: WPG on Sun. afternoon.
GAME OF THE YEAR. WIN OF THE YEAR. Caps win a thriller, 7-6 via shootout against a great Canes team. No Wilson, Oshie, Protas. No problem. The boys are battling! The kids are alright. Wow. https://t.co/CIYSBLpnSw
In what may go down as the wildest game of the #Canes' regular season, they fall in a five-round shootout to the Capitals, 7-6. Sebastian Aho had a hat trick and Jake Guentzel had three points, but the group also gave up three on the power play.