Canes play their game and come out on top in game one.
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated much of the game and finally came out on top as they defeated the Washington Capitals, 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday night in Washington.
How badly did they dominate the Caps? The following graphic tells much of the story.
Hurricanes hockey. Tons of zone time and shot volume – Slavin wins it with a point shot in overtime. pic.twitter.com/0kKO09GCqN
— Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyNHL) May 7, 2025
But even though they controlled the game, they still could have easily lost. While they took shot after shot after shot, they had a lot of trouble generating quality scoring chances.
The home team was able to get behind the Carolina defense a couple of times, but Fred Andersen was equal to the task all but once, during a 2 on 1 advantage in the second period.
The Canes entered the third in a precarious position, losing 1-0 after controlling much of the game.
Enter, Logan Stankoven.
The rookie took a nice pass from Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who was in a battle for the puck, and he made no mistake finally beating goalie, Logan Thompson.
The Canes had a great chance at the end of the game with a powerplay opportunity, but could get nothing going.
Next came overtime. Jaccob Slavin sent a puck toward the net and it found a way to get past Thompson for the game-winner, just three minutes into the extra period.
Jordan Staal and Seth Jarvis were both screening the goalie to help out on the play.
Carolina players hit the post or crossbar numerous times, so things could have been much worse for the Caps.
Here is another graphic.
Played our game pic.twitter.com/tpBKVSlxXz
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 7, 2025
Not only did they control possession, the Canes came out with a physical edge and outhit the Caps, 44-31.
Carrier led the way with seven while Svechnikov and Aho had six and five, respectively.
The Hurricanes will have an optional day on Wednesday and will try to be ready for game two on Thursday night.
(note- Mark Jankowski left the game early. There was no update about his status but Brind’Amour said post game that he did not think it was serious.)
Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/GS030221.HTM
Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/ES030221.HTM
Team’s Recap – https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/recap-slavins-ot-strike-pushes-canes-past-caps