Washington Capitals Hold on for 4-2 Win Over the Carolina Hurricanes

Puck 77 | April 12, 2019

Carolina carried the play for the first ten minutes of the game, but they couldn’t capitalize on any of their chances. It looked like Carolina was set to control the game until Niklas Backstrom skated with the puck from the redline and wired a wrister from 50 or 60 feet out over the glove Petr Mrazek. After this goal a young Carolina team seemed to be shaken a began taking penalties. The Capitals went 2-2 on the PP in the first period with a goal from Backstrom (his second) and Alex Ovechkin.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Nicklas Backstrom #19 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a first period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Period 1 Highlights

Backstrom Goal 1

Backstrom Goal 2

Jordan Staal alone in front miss

Ovi Goal 1

The scored stayed 3-0 Washington until the 3rd period when Carolina rookie Andrei Svechnikov scored his first career playoff goal.