MargusWashington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
- 7:00 PM EDT
- Lenovo Center
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- WSH 42%
- CAR 58%
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Box score
| WSH | Team stats | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | SOG | 33 |
| 5 | G | 2 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12:08 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:38 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:46 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:08 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16:37 |
| Ilya Protas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 |
| Cole Hutson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17:08 |
| Boone Jenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:55 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 59:53 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:15 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:30 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:51 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:11 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:54 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:02 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9:25 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:47 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:44 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:34 |
| Mark Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:35 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 60:00 |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
Recent form
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Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 14-3-2 |
| 2 |  New Jersey Devils | 12-5-0 |
| 3 |  New York Rangers | 10-7-1 |
| 4 |  Washington Capitals | 9-6-0 |
| 5 |  New York Islanders | 7-6-3 |
| 6 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 7-8-0 |
| 7 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 6-9-2 |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 4-10-4 |
About this match
Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Lenovo Center on Friday, October 2, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Washington Capitals have won 3 of their last 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 of their last 5.
Dylan Strome leads Washington Capitals in points (14 P).
Sebastian Aho leads Carolina Hurricanes in points (26 P).