Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	4	43-31-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	34-36-12

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	1	1	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	0	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	16	9	10	2	37
Columbus Blue Jackets	10	10	6	5	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (27)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	WSH 0, CBJ 1
1st	18:16	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera (9)	Michael Peca (18), Rostislav Klesla (9)	Even strength	WSH 0, CBJ 2
2nd	13:34	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (44)	Nicklas Backstrom (34)	Even strength	WSH 1, CBJ 2
2nd	18:13	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (13)	Viktor Kozlov (26), Tomas Fleischmann (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, CBJ 2
3rd	04:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (28)	Manny Malhotra (11)	Even strength	WSH 2, CBJ 3
3rd	13:07	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti (1)	Brooks Laich (8), Jeff Schultz (8)	Even strength	WSH 3, CBJ 3
OT	02:28	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (45)	Tom Poti (14), Shaone Morrisonn (7)	Even strength	WSH 4, CBJ 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	2	0	2	0	0	10	3	0		21:59
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		10:37
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		16:46
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	66.7%	13:11
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	61.1%	20:58
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	33.3%	14:15
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.1%	16:19
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		18:36
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	13:43
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		15:20
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:30
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0		09:04
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	5		21:28
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		19:37
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		10:54
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2		22:22
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		26:45
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		18:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	31	28	3	.903	62:24	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	50%	20:19
Number 12 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	42.1%	21:55
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0		19:11
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	06:10
Number 17 G. Brule	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		07:08
Number 19 M. Peca	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	73.3%	20:11
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0		19:39
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	58.8%	15:30
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		10:06
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	08:10
Number 51 A. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		10:27
Number 61 R. Nash	L	2	0	2	0	0	4	1	1		21:13
Number 2 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3		14:22
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		23:34
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		21:06
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	3		26:00
Number 55 O. Tollefsen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1		13:15
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1		25:36

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 F. Norrena	13	10	3	.769	27:06	OT loss
Number 31 P. Leclaire	24	23	1	.958	35:22

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Foote	Roughing	2
1st	15:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	Hooking	2
1st	19:13	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:39	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Holding	2
2nd	09:53	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	High sticking	2
2nd	15:22	Washington Capitals	Quintin Laing	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kris Russell	Boarding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Bill McCreary, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brian Pothier, Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Freddy Modin, Derek MacKenzie, Duvie Westcott, Zenon Konopka, Joakim Lindstrom, Aaron Rome, Marc Methot, Alexandre Picard, Adam Pineault, Tomas Popperle, Steve Mason

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