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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 43-33-6
at Washington Capitals 4 43-31-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 6 8 8 22
Washington Capitals 14 17 8 39

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:00 Washington Capitals Matt Cooke (10) Mike Green (34), Sergei Fedorov (27) Even strength CAR 0, WSH 1
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (21) Tomas Fleischmann (20), Viktor Kozlov (36) Power play CAR 0, WSH 2
2nd 02:38 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker (13) Bret Hedican (14), Ryan Bayda (3) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 2
2nd 14:28 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (25) Mike Green (35), Sergei Fedorov (28) Power play CAR 1, WSH 3
3rd 16:24 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (63) Nicklas Backstrom (53), Jeff Schultz (13) Even strength CAR 1, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 22 39
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 9
Penalty minutes 24 14
Hits 21 29
Blocked shots 16 16
Giveaways 11 17
Takeaways 8 10
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 03:48
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 47.4% 21:47
13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 13:21
14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:53
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 14:23
18 R. Bayda L 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 14:23
19 T. Letowski R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 0 0 33.3% 16:44
24 S. Walker R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 17:27
26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 100% 19:03
37 K. Aucoin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 60% 13:04
51 J. Hamilton C 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 60% 07:06
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 10:31
2 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 19:54
5 F. Kaberle D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:07
6 B. Hedican D 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 6 0 22:59
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 20:21
42 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 17:37
77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 19:16
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 39 35 4 .897 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 2 6 5 2 0 100% 24:01
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12:02
14 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 06:58
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 80% 15:34
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 35.7% 23:13
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 1 41.7% 14:02
24 M. Cooke L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 6 2 0 14:25
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 100% 18:26
28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 1 1 18:30
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 08:27
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:08
91 S. Fedorov C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 17:24
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 27:13
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 16:31
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 14:01
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 05:43
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 +2 0 8 1 0 0 27:05
55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 4 0 21:15
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
38 C. Huet 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:03 Carolina Hurricanes Ray Whitney Hooking 2
2nd 03:33 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Slashing 2
2nd 09:15 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Interference 2
2nd 10:17 Washington Capitals John Erskine High sticking 2
2nd 10:35 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 12:31 Carolina Hurricanes Trevor Letowski High sticking double minor 4
2nd 13:03 Carolina Hurricanes Niclas Wallin Roughing 2
2nd 13:03 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
2nd 19:25 Carolina Hurricanes Bret Hedican Roughing 2
3rd 03:45 Washington Capitals Matt Cooke Holding 2
3rd 12:26 Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Bayda Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 15:12 Carolina Hurricanes Ray Whitney Hooking 2
3rd 15:29 Carolina Hurricanes Bench Abusive language (bench minor) 2
3rd 15:29 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
3rd 15:48 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov Holding 2
3rd 19:39 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Hamilton High sticking double minor 4
3rd 19:39 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Tripping 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Rod Brind'Amour, Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Wade Brookbank, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Patrick Eaves, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 1

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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