Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Minnesota Wild	1	44-28-10
at Washington Capitals	4	43-31-8

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	1	0	1
Washington Capitals	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	15	12	8	35
Washington Capitals	12	9	5	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:41	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (12)	Tomas Fleischmann (18), Milan Jurcina (7)	Even strength	MIN 0, WSH 1
1st	10:11	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn (1)	Brooks Laich (9), Jeff Schultz (9)	Even strength	MIN 0, WSH 2
2nd	13:10	Minnesota Wild	Branko Radivojevic (4)	Eric Belanger (23), Stephane Veilleux (6)	Even strength	MIN 1, WSH 2
2nd	15:59	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Tom Poti (17), Brooks Laich (10)	Even strength	MIN 1, WSH 3
2nd	18:27	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (13)	Tomas Fleischmann (19), Mike Green (25)	Even strength	MIN 1, WSH 4

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	62.5%	14:35
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	19:10
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	100%	20:35
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	22.2%	10:36
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:50
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0		15:15
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	17:16
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	2	0		06:12
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	4	38.5%	18:23
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1		13:31
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:29
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		18:09
Number 6 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	2		13:14
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		21:30
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:17
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		15:23
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		22:33
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		19:02

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1		23:35
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		10:04
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+4	0	3	1	0		11:58
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	38.9%	15:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	38.5%	20:17
Number 21 B. Laich	C	2	2	4	+4	0	3	0	1	50%	16:04
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:49
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	88.9%	12:03
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	2	2	+4	0	1	1	1		12:25
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		10:42
Number 56 C. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		09:48
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		11:46
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0		20:37
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	3		18:20
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2		21:14
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:49
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2		25:31
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2		18:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	35	34	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:54	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Elbowing	2
2nd	09:18	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Voros	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:18	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:19	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Voros	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:19	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:37	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Hooking	2
3rd	07:00	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
3rd	13:19	Minnesota Wild	Sean Hill	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Marc Joannette, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Tim Nowak
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Keith Carney, Steve Kelly, Mark Parrish, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Benoit Pouliot, Cal Clutterbuck
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Viktor Kozlov, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Sami Lepisto

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