Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Friday, February 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Friday, February 8, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	43-33-6
at Washington Capitals	1	43-31-8

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	0	0	2
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	9	7	23
Washington Capitals	8	13	13	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (12)	Cory Stillman (25), Frantisek Kaberle (11)	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 0
1st	14:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Ladd (6)	Sergei Samsonov (10), Rod Brind'Amour (30)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 0
3rd	09:44	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 1

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	40.6%	25:41
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	8	2	1	1		18:16
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:27
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1		09:59
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	3	78.3%	23:48
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	07:47
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		13:03
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	2		18:12
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	10:43
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:31
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		23:01
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2		16:52
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	3		13:43
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		19:38
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3		17:15
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		19:18
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		03:43
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		22:03

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	34	33	1	.971	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	-1	0	4	5	1		27:56
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	-1	5	3	1	0		08:32
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:06
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	42.9%	12:33
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	42.3%	23:30
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	87.5%	16:27
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	28.6%	19:00
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	+1	2	5	0	1		22:55
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	33.3%	11:52
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	50%	13:10
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		07:18
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		06:57
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		25:52
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		02:07
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		16:53
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	4	1	3	1		19:43
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1		16:02
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		13:26

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	23	21	2	.913	59:11	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:37	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:25	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2
1st	12:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Boarding	2
1st	16:26	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
2nd	05:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
2nd	06:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
2nd	10:02	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Holding the stick	2
2nd	16:09	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Holding	2
2nd	16:09	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Tripping	2
2nd	18:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Slashing	2
3rd	03:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Tripping	2
3rd	16:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	19:32	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Lyle Seitz
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Ryan Bayda, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brian Pothier, Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 6, 2007
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Nov 5, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 24, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 30, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 25, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Friday, February 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 8, 2008