Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 5–0 on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	0	43-31-8
at Chicago Blackhawks	5	40-34-8

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	0	0
Chicago Blackhawks	4	1	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	6	8	11	25
Chicago Blackhawks	18	11	13	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:27	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Williams (12)	James Wisniewski (17), Robert Lang (31)	Even strength	WSH 0, CHI 1
1st	03:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (21)	Patrick Kane (46), Brent Seabrook (18)	Power play	WSH 0, CHI 2
1st	09:14	Chicago Blackhawks	Yanic Perreault (8)	Robert Lang (32), Brent Sopel (18)	Even strength	WSH 0, CHI 3
1st	17:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (35)	Andrew Ladd (15), Dave Bolland (10)	Even strength	WSH 0, CHI 4
2nd	10:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Rene Bourque (10)	Jason Williams (20)	Even strength	WSH 0, CHI 5

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	-1	2	2	7	0		17:53
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	1	1	3		11:47
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	-1	0	0	0	1	52.2%	14:40
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	1	0	1	16.7%	18:53
Number 21 B. Laich	C	-2	2	2	1	0	16.7%	14:37
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	-2	4	1	3	0		09:20
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	2	42.9%	16:10
Number 28 A. Semin	R	-2	2	4	1	0		16:09
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	-2	0	1	1	0	100%	12:23
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	2	2	2		12:34
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	-1	0	0	1	0		09:54
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	-1	0	2	0	0	80%	17:25
Number 3 T. Poti	D	-2	0	1	0	1		18:44
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	-1	0	0	0	2		16:45
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	-1	0	1	0	0		23:36
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	-1	2	3	0	0		14:23
Number 52 M. Green	D	-1	0	3	1	0		25:42
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	-2	0	1	0	0		18:17

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	42	37	5	.881	60:00	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks 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 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	+1	0	9	0	0	0	66.7%	17:09
Number 12 R. Bourque	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		12:47
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		13:34
Number 19 J. Toews	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	57.1%	17:30
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	44.4%	13:13
Number 28 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100%	14:15
Number 29 J. Williams	C	1	1	2	+3	0	1	1	0	0		15:52
Number 36 D. Bolland	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0	50%	13:04
Number 37 A. Burish	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	14:35
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:00
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	12:32
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		27:11
Number 5 B. Sopel	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3	0		20:24
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0		26:57
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		03:33
Number 42 J. Hendry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		15:25
Number 43 J. Wisniewski	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	1	0		20:02
Number 52 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		18:05

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 N. Khabibulin	25	25	0	1.000	59:52	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:31	Washington Capitals	Sami Lepisto	Interference	2
1st	10:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Dustin Byfuglien	Tripping	2
1st	18:27	Chicago Blackhawks	James Wisniewski	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	03:19	Washington Capitals	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
2nd	07:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews	Roughing	2
2nd	07:30	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Roughing	2
2nd	14:47	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Roughing	2
3rd	02:38	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
3rd	09:45	Washington Capitals	Matt Cooke	Slashing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Denis Savard
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Kevyn Adams, Andrei Zyuzin, Martin Havlat, David Koci, Ben Eager, Martin St. Pierre, Danny Richmond, Corey Crawford, Colin Fraser, Mike Brodeur, Bryan Bickell, Adam Berti, Kris Versteeg, Jake Dowell, Petri Kontiola, Troy Brouwer, Mike Blunden, Jack Skille, Niklas Hjalmarsson

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