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The Washington Capitals play the Carolina Hurricanes in a rematch of a fight-filled loss from the week before. But the game has greater importance due to what Alex Ovechkin accomplished on Sunday.

Ovechkin broke the NHL goals record after scoring his 895th career tally against the New York Islanders. The Capitals are celebrating his accomplishment with a Gr8ness Pre-Game Ceremony.

Puck drop for Caps-Hurricanes is set for 7:30 pm on Monumental Sports Network. John Walton — Joe B is sick — and Locker have the call.

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Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes

Tunnel shenanigans

1st Period

Puck is dropped.

Lars Eller has an early breakaway chance, but Frederik Andersen makes a right pad stop in tight.

Trevor van Riemsdyk called for a holding minor penalty on Jordan Staal, who went down pretty easily.

Seth Jarvis hits the post on a near-empty net. Charlie Lindgren covers the rebound.

🚨 1-0 Carolina Hurricanes. CAR Goal: Logan Stankoven (13). Assists: A. Svechnikov (27), J. Roslovic (17). Time: 05:42.

Logan Stankoven finds a loose puck and squeaks it through Lindgren to put the Hurricanes up early just as van Riemsdyk makes his way back on the ice.

Brandon Duhaime beats Jalen Chatfield in a fight. Retribution achieved.

Jackson Blake gets thrown into Lindgren by Tom Wilson. Lindgren is remaining in net for now.

🚨 2-0 Carolina Hurricanes. CAR Goal: Jackson Blake (16). Assists: S. Jarvis (32), B. Burns (21). Time: 07:14.

Wilson throwing Blake into the net also pushed the puck over the goal line. Just a brutal play all around.

Lindgren stones Blake on another chance, scrambling to make a big stop. Capitals are getting shelled.

Sean Walker takes a slashing penalty on Pierre-Luc Dubois.

🚨 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes. WSH PPG: Pierre-Luc Dubois (20). Assists: A. Mangiapane (14), R. Sandin (25). Time: 18:06.

Dubois shovels a backhand by Andersen after a sweet feed from Andrew Mangiapane. New career high in points for PLD at 64 points (20g, 44a).

At intermission: The Capitals are down 2-1 to the Hurricanes after 20 minutes. Shots are an ugly 16-5 in favor of the Canes.

2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

Alex Ovechkin absolutely crunches Chatfield along the boards on the first shift of the period. Chatfield is ailing on Carolina’s bench.

Connor McMichael had an empty net but couldn’t find the right angle to get the puck past Andersen.

PLD hits the post after picking up a rebound from a John Carlson chance.

Jarvis heads down the other way and also hits the post.

Ovechkin nails Walker with a big check, knocking the helmet off the Canes defenseman.

Strome has an empty net this time, but he also can’t find the right shot. Unlucky few minutes for the Capitals.

Great pass from Ryan Leonard leads to Lars Eller drawing a hooking penalty on Jarvis.

Ovechkin with his third and fourth big hits of the game. He is engaged physically the most he has ever been this season.

🚨 2-2 Tie. WSH PPG: Dylan Strome (26). Assists: A. Ovechkin (28). Time: 10:50.

Strome puts away a loose puck after a net-front pile-up. All spurred on by Ovechkin trucking guys.

🚨 3-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Nic Dowd (14). Assists: B. Duhaime (12), J. Carlson (46). Time: 16:51.

Nic Dowd pounds home a rebound to the top shelf. Three unanswered goals from the Caps to take the lead.

🚨 4-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Tom Wilson (33). Assists: C. McMichael (31). Time: 17:29.

Wilson spins around Jaccob Slavin and pots his own rebound to put the Capitals up two just 38 seconds after Dowd’s goal.

Carlson hits the post after a one-handed feed from Ovechkin.

At intermission: The Capitals are up 4-2 after scoring four unanswered goals. Shots are a much more even 25-21 in favor of the Canes after 40 minutes.

3rd Period

Puck is dropped.

McMichael gets a half breakaway and Anderson sprawls out to make a left pad save.

🚨 4-3 Washington Capitals. CAR Goal: Jordan Martinook (14). Assists: B. Burns (21). Time: 04:42.

Martinook flings a shot from the point that beats a screened Lindgren.

Mangiapane is stopped all alone in tight by Andersen. Leonard can’t pick up the rebound.

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