Recap: Canes Beat Capitals In Stadium Series Game

RALEIGH, NC. -The Carolina Hurricanes made the most of their first-ever outdoor game appearance, beating the Washington Capitals by a score of 4-1 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

The Story

Finally becoming the 28th team to play in a regular-season NHL game outside, the Canes wasted little time in getting the packed home of NC State Football engaged.
Just 2:11 in, Teuvo Teravainen put a perfectly placed setup at the feet of a crashing Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who tapped it by Darcy Kuemper to give the home team an early lead.
While the rest of the first period would be contested relatively evenly, thanks to seven stops from Frederik Andersen the Canes were able to take their advantage into the second frame.
When they came back out to the ice, they did so with their foot on the gas and completely took control of the contest.
To start the flurry of what would be three goals in just 5:30, Paul Stastny swatted home the rebound of a Jalen Chatfield shot, doubling their club's lead.

3:01 later Martin Necas put his skills on display on the national stage, lasering home a one-time drive on the power play for a must-see goal.

And to round out the trio of goals, Andersen sprung Teravainen and Necas in on a two-on-one for a dazzling display to make it 4-0.

The Canes took their four-goal advantage into the third and with the game well in hand at that point, it became a bit of a "run out the clock" football-style ending. Washington's Tom Wilson would sneak an odd angle shot by Andersen to spoil his shutout bid, but that would be as close as the Capitals would get back into the affair.
When the horn sounded following 60 minutes of play, the scoreboard reflected 4-1 in favor of the hosting club.

They Said It

Rod Brind'Amourspeaking on the importance of the early lead and expressing his overall thoughts on the event...
"In a game like this you want to get out ahead. We wanted to give ourselves a cushion there, so I'm really just proud of the way that the guys came out. The whole atmosphere, I talked about it before the game, but it was just really special with the way that everything started. Not having experienced [an outdoor game] before, I don't know how it could be much better, to be honest with you.
Martin Necasoffering his thoughts following his three-point evening...
"This game was pretty special. It didn't really matter if I scored or not, we got a huge win and the fans were unbelievable. I enjoyed every second of it. It was a special night and obviously I'm happy that I got the goal too."
Frederik Andersentouching on the game as a whole...
"This one's going to be tough to beat. Just the anticipation for this one [was a lot]. This fan base deserved this for a long time and I think they showed up tonight. They performed as well as we did on the ice, so it was cool to be able to reward them."

Bonus Notes

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What's Next?

The Canes are scheduled to be off on Sunday. They'll return to practice on Monday and host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday at PNC Arena.
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