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The Washington Capitals took home a crushing victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, 4-1, behind Jakob Chychrun’s 100th career goal and Alex Ovechkin’s empty netter.
But Washington had to fight for it.
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Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes goes after Nic Dowd #26 of the Washington Capitals after a collision during the first period at the Lenovo Center on November 11, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images)
A brawl broke out between the teams with five minutes left in the first period. Capitals center Nic Dowd emptied through Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen behind the net. Andersen went down and Hurricanes players came after Dowd to answer for the hit.
The incident sparked several scrums across the ice. When the referees got the game under control, 18 minutes of penalties were awarded. 22 penalty minutes were awarded in the entire first period.
The game settled down after that. Dylan Strome scored his fifth goal of the season to put Washington up 2-0. The Hurricanes got one back thanks to a Nikolaj Ehlers score, but that would be the only time the horn sounded for Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) stands next to a referee after receiving a roughing penalty in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
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Chychrun’s milestone score came in the third period and Ovechkin followed.
“It was a pretty well-rounded game,” Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said after the game, via NHL.com. “I thought the first period was excellent, the way you have to start in this building. As challenging as it is, you have to go out on the front foot.”
Andersen was chased from the pipes with about five minutes left in the third after teammate Jordan Staal ran into him.
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) watches the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin (8) watches the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Capitals goalie Logan Thompson stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in the game.
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Washington moved to 8-7-1 with the win, and Carolina dropped to 11-5 and had its four-game winning streak snapped.
