Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 16, 2008, 3:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Boston Bruins	1	41-29-12
at Washington Capitals	2	43-31-8

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	0	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Boston Bruins	5	16	17	2	0	40
Washington Capitals	7	13	9	4	0	33

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:42	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (10)	Nicklas Backstrom (49), Brooks Laich (11)	Power play	BOS 0, WSH 1
2nd	10:13	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew (22)	Milan Lucic (15), Matt Lashoff (2)	Power play	BOS 1, WSH 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Goal
1	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
2	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Goal

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:28
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	1	0	1	0	6	3	2	1		19:39
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	16:27
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:14
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0		14:15
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:36
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:26
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	56.3%	15:45
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:01
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	06:07
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	100%	13:46
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	8	2	1	0	43.5%	21:44
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		28:45
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		26:08
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:23
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0		23:26
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0		23:47
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		13:16

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 A. Auld	33	32	1	.970	65:00	OT loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	0		25:49
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:54
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:26
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	53.3%	14:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	22:08
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	50%	17:32
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		12:31
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:41
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		19:15
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:07
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		05:31
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	1	60%	22:48
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		25:59
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0		14:13
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0		23:29
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		13:08
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		25:42
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		23:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	40	39	1	.975	64:58	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:55	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Holding	2
1st	18:16	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	High sticking	2
2nd	01:56	Washington Capitals	Sami Lepisto	Interference	2
2nd	06:51	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
2nd	09:06	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	17:18	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	13:57	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Tripping	2
3rd	13:57	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Diving	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Peter Schaefer, Zdeno Chara, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Vladimir Sobotka
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 10	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 3, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 16, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 16, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Calgary Flames 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 16, 2008