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Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Playoffs Final/2OT

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-31-8
at Philadelphia Flyers 4 42-29-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 0 0 3
Philadelphia Flyers 2 0 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 10 8 11 1 41
Philadelphia Flyers 12 7 9 11 7 46

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:42 Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter (2) Mike Knuble (3), Scottie Upshall (2) Even strength WSH 0, PHI 1
1st 02:41 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (3), Mike Green (2) Power play WSH 1, PHI 1
1st 12:59 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin (4) Power play WSH 2, PHI 1
1st 18:33 Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter (3) Jaroslav Modry (1), Braydon Coburn (3) Even strength WSH 2, PHI 2
2nd 05:56 Washington Capitals Steve Eminger (1) Alexander Semin (3), Brooks Laich (1) Even strength WSH 3, PHI 2
3rd 10:01 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière (5) Mike Richards (3) Power play WSH 3, PHI 3
2OT 06:40 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Knuble (2) Jeff Carter (1), Scottie Upshall (3) Even strength WSH 3, PHI 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal 41 46
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 16 10
Hits 38 29
Blocked shots 21 28
Giveaways 16 24
Takeaways 12 8
Faceoffs won 41/85 (48.2%) 44/85 (51.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -1 0 1 10 0 0 28:00
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 18:00
14 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:37
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 23:02
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 0 6 0 0 1 33.3% 22:14
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 2 0 45.5% 26:10
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 18:32
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -2 2 5 3 1 0 24:09
28 A. Semin R 1 1 2 +1 2 5 1 1 1 21:33
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 25% 19:17
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11:00
91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 55.6% 27:30
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 5 0 34:10
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 22:03
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 23:33
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 3 0 32:07
44 S. Eminger D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 5 0 0 21:27
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 -2 2 4 0 2 0 35:16
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
38 C. Huet 46 42 4 .913 86:40 Loss

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player
9 S. Upshall R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 19:08
15 J. Lupul L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 19:47
17 J. Carter C 2 1 3 +3 0 8 2 2 0 41.7% 28:13
18 M. Richards C 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 54.5% 27:34
19 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 21:07
20 R. Umberger C 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 21:06
22 M. Knuble R 1 1 2 +3 0 4 3 1 0 27:06
24 S. Kapanen R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 15:22
25 P. Thoresen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:28
34 J. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 80% 15:24
40 V. Prospal L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16.7% 26:26
48 D. Brière C 1 0 1 -1 6 4 1 1 1 50% 27:01
2 D. Hatcher D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 2 0 26:41
5 B. Coburn D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 2 2 0 27:18
6 R. Jones D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 0 28:22
21 J. Smith D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 8 0 26:32
26 J. Modry D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 23:55
44 K. Timonen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 6 0 33:11
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 41 38 3 .927 86:21 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:08 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière Holding the stick 2
1st 01:08 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière Roughing 2
1st 01:08 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Roughing 2
1st 04:41 Washington Capitals Steve Eminger Interference 2
1st 06:23 Washington Capitals Matt Cooke Tripping 2
1st 07:57 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 12:34 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière Slashing 2
1st 12:46 Philadelphia Flyers Derian Hatcher Slashing 2
1st 16:06 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Cross checking 2
2nd 12:08 Washington Capitals Mike Green Roughing 2
2nd 19:23 Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn Delaying game 2
3rd 09:20 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 17:16 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
John Stevens
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Tomas Fleischmann, Jeff Schultz
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Riley Cote, Lasse Kukkonen, Ryan Parent, Steve Downie

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 17

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Playoffs Game page

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