The Washington Capitals were decisively beaten by the Carolina Hurricanes, 6 to 3, on December 28, 2009.

Tuomo Ruutu (PP) assisted by Eric Staal and Ray Whitney

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0

Eric Staal (EV) assisted by Matt Cullen and Jussi Jokinen

2

0

Jussi Jokinen (EV) assisted by Matt Cullen and Eric Staal

3

0

Mike Green (PP) assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Alex Ovechkin

3

1

Brandon Sutter (EV) assisted by Tuomo Ruutu

4

1

Eric Fehr (EV) assisted by Brooks Laich

4

2

Brooks Laich (PP) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green

4

3

Sergei Samsonov (EV) assisted by Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen

5

3

Eric Staal (EV-EN) unassisted

6

3