Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 9, 2008, 12:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Sunday, March 9, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-27-8
at Washington Capitals	2	43-31-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	9	13	26
Washington Capitals	11	22	5	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:23	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (17)	Alexander Semin (14), Alex Ovechkin (40)	Power play	PIT 0, WSH 1
2nd	08:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (22)	Evgeni Malkin (52), Jeff Taffe (6)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
2nd	18:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (21)	Evgeni Malkin (53), Sergei Gonchar (45)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 1
2nd	19:46	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (21)	Alex Ovechkin (41), Sergei Fedorov (21)	Power play	PIT 2, WSH 2
3rd	19:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (22)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 3, WSH 2
3rd	19:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (10)	Evgeni Malkin (54)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, WSH 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0		19:08
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	50%	18:36
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		23:24
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		14:52
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	16.7%	14:39
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:29
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		08:57
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	100%	09:58
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		00:36
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:03
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	3	3	+3	0	5	0	0	26.7%	23:18
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+2	0	6	1	1	31.3%	19:37
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	1		18:22
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		13:24
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	4		20:13
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	8	2		18:32
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	1	2		28:09
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		19:49

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	38	36	2	.947	59:41	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	-2	0	10	2	2	0	100%	25:22
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:44
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		10:25
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	64.3%	16:38
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	63.6%	21:05
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	-3	0	3	0	0	1	41.7%	16:20
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		10:18
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	2	0		18:06
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	-1	2	3	0	0	1		18:41
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		09:23
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		04:14
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	1	0	81%	20:21
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		18:45
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		13:38
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		12:06
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	3	0		22:08
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-3	2	2	0	0	0		26:17
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		15:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	25	22	3	.880	59:51	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Hooking	2
1st	04:43	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Roughing	2
1st	09:29	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
1st	17:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Charging	2
2nd	05:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Holding	2
2nd	06:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2
2nd	12:19	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Tripping	2
2nd	16:06	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Slashing	2
2nd	18:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
3rd	09:04	Washington Capitals	Quintin Laing	Kneeing	2
3rd	15:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Paul Devorski, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Marian Hossa, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 20, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 27, 2007
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Jan 21, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 9, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 9, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 9, 2008