3 Takeaways: Carolina Hurricanes Defeat Washington Capitals 4-2

ryan henkel

Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 3:38 p.m.·2 min read

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 Sunday evening at Lenovo Center.

The Canes had a hot start but then had to battle back against the Caps before sealing the game away at the end.

It was a good, competitive game and here are three of my takeaways from the win.

Martin Necas: Difference Maker

Not only did Martin Necas have three primary points last night, he was also on the ice for all four goals that the Hurricanes scored.

In fact, Necas has been on the ice for 25 total goals so far this season.

The Carolina Hurricanes have scored 39 goals.

So Necas has been on the ice for about 64% of all of the Canes' goals this year, which is simply ridiculous.

With six goals and 18 points, the speedy winger is also ninth in the league in points and his 1.8 points per game sits behind Kirill Kaprizov (1.91).

All Canes Skaters Now Have Points

With Jalen Chatfield getting the secondary assist on Dmitry Orlov's second goal last night, every Hurricanes skater has now registered a point on the season.

It's a good sign to see with the Canes having as balanced of a lineup as they do that there really hasn't been any stragglers.

Even Pyotr Kochetkov has managed to get on the scoresheet as well.

Everyone is contributing on both ends of the ice and that's really what the team needs to be successful.

There's also only four players left needing to score their first goals of the season.

Jordan Martinook is the lone forward without a goal on the year and he's also joined in that pursuit for number one by Brent Burns, Jaccob Slavin and Chatfield.

Yet Another 5-on-3 Penalty Kill

The Hurricanes have the second most 5-on-3 shorthanded ice time in the league (4:20 versus the San Jose Sharks' 4:27) and have allowed the most goals against with three scored in the four times they've been in that situation.

Carolina has been the fifth most penalized team in the league, taking 3.9 penalties per game, but despite that the penalty kill has actually been very good.

The Canes have allowed just six power play goals against, meaning they've allowed only three goals against in normal 5v4 situations, two of which came in their first game of the season.

So in nine games, they've allowed just one 5v4 goal against.

Not bad at all.