Capitals center's hit on Hurricanes' goaltender sparks melee in Washington's win

The Washington Capitals took location a bruising triumph against the Carolina Hurricanes connected Tuesday night, 4-1, down Jakob Chychrun’s 100th vocation extremity and Alex Ovechkin’s empty-netter.

But Washington had to combat for it.

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Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes goes aft Nic Dowd #26 of the Washington Capitals aft a collision during the archetypal play astatine Lenovo Center connected Nov. 11, 2025 successful Raleigh, North Carolina.  (Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images)

A brawl broke retired betwixt the teams with 5 minutes to spell successful the archetypal period. Capitals halfway Nic Dowd barreled done Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen down the net. Andersen went down and Hurricanes players came aft Dowd to reply for the knock.

The incidental sparked aggregate scrums crossed the ice. Once the officials got the crippled nether control, 18 minutes of penalties were doled out. There were 22 penalties minutes fixed successful the full archetypal period.

The crippled settled down aft that. Dylan Strome netted his 5th extremity of the play to enactment Washington up 2-0. The Hurricanes got 1 backmost acknowledgment to a Nikolaj Ehlers score, but it would beryllium the lone clip the horn rang for Carolina successful Raleigh, North Carolina.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) stands adjacent to an authoritative aft receiving a punishment for roughing during the archetypal play of an NHL hockey crippled against the Washington Capitals successful Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

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Chychrun’s milestone people came successful the 3rd play and Ovechkin followed aft that.

"It was a beauteous well-rounded game," Capitals caput manager Spencer Carbery said aft the game, via NHL.com. "I thought the archetypal play was excellent, the mode you request to commencement successful this building. As challenging arsenic it is, you request to get retired connected your beforehand foot."

Andersen was chased from the pipes with astir 5 minutes near successful the 3rd aft his teammate Jordan Staal ran into him.

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) watches the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2nd play of an NHL hockey crippled successful 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 3rd play of an NHL hockey crippled successful Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Capitals goalie Logan Thompson stopped 30 of the 31 shots helium faced successful the game.

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Washington moved to 8-7-1 with the triumph and Carolina fell to 11-5 and their four-game winning streak was snapped.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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