Hurricanes 3, Capitals 4
Final/OT · Capital One Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CAR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 WSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Oct 8, 2011 at Capital One Arena.
Top performers
Eric Staal had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Hurricanes.
Brian Boucher made 32 saves on 36 shots for the Hurricanes.
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists for the Capitals.
Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Hurricanes · 2011-12 season · Previous Oct 7, 2011: TB 5, CAR 1 · Next Oct 10, 2011: CAR 2, NJ 4
- Capitals · 2011-12 season · Previous Oct 2, 2011: CHI 1, WSH 4 · Next Oct 10, 2011: TB 5, WSH 6
Other Hurricanes vs Capitals games
| Mar 6, 2012 | CAR at WSH | 4-3 | Regular |
| Feb 20, 2012 | WSH at CAR | 0-5 | Regular |
| Jan 20, 2012 | WSH at CAR | 0-3 | Regular |
| Jan 15, 2012 | CAR at WSH | 1-2 | Regular |
| Nov 4, 2011 | WSH at CAR | 5-1 | Regular |
| Jan 31, 2026 | CAR at WSH | 3-4 | Regular |
