Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Florida Panthers	1	38-35-9
at Washington Capitals	3	43-31-8

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	1	0	1
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	12	9	5	26
Washington Capitals	17	13	8	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:19	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (10)	Brooks Laich (16)	Even strength	FLA 0, WSH 1
2nd	06:47	Florida Panthers	Kamil Kreps (8)	Brett McLean (23), Jay Bouwmeester (22)	Power play	FLA 1, WSH 1
2nd	15:03	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (11)	Alexander Semin (16), Mike Green (38)	Even strength	FLA 1, WSH 2
3rd	02:21	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (26)	Nicklas Backstrom (55), Sergei Fedorov (30)	Power play	FLA 1, WSH 3

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

Florida Panthers 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 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	15:44
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:54
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	60%	13:07
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	57.1%	15:02
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		13:28
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	40%	12:37
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:12
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:18
Number 33 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		07:39
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	55.6%	16:29
Number 54 K. Kreps	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1	33.3%	13:53
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:04
Number 2 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		09:53
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	4	0		19:20
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	1	1	-1	4	4	2	4	0		27:34
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:53
Number 6 M. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		20:49
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		17:20

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0		23:10
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:44
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		05:57
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	60%	15:43
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	42.9%	23:05
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	0	44.4%	15:47
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:38
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:58
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	0	8	0	0	1		18:50
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		06:50
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:20
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0	50%	19:34
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		27:05
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		18:00
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		18:37
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		10:15
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		27:55
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		06:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	26	25	1	.962	59:58	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:41	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Holding	2
1st	09:44	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Slashing	2
1st	14:22	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Hooking	2
1st	15:19	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Hooking	2
1st	16:41	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2
2nd	05:42	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	06:47	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Slashing	2
3rd	00:37	Florida Panthers	Karlis Skrastins	Hooking	2
3rd	03:26	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	Tripping	2
3rd	09:47	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Roughing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Bill McCreary, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tim Nowak
Florida Panthers scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Tomas Vokoun, Richard Zednik, Mike Van Ryn, Noah Welch, Garth Murray, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart, Stefan Meyer, Martin Lojek, Tanner Glass, Drew Larman, David Shantz, David Brine, Shawn Matthias, Cory Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Brian Pothier, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

Every Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Nov 15, 2007
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 28, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 1, 2007
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Fri, Feb 15, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 5, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 5, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Calgary Flames 7 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 5, 2008