Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Monday, April 21, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 on Monday, April 21, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	4	43-31-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	2	42-29-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4
Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	16	12	40
Philadelphia Flyers	12	15	8	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:49	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards (2)	Kimmo Timonen (2), Joffrey Lupul (1)	Power play	WSH 0, PHI 1
2nd	01:18	Philadelphia Flyers	Daniel Brière (6)	Vinny Prospal (6), R.J. Umberger (1)	Power play	WSH 0, PHI 2
2nd	09:34	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Alexander Semin (5), Brooks Laich (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 2
2nd	18:03	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (3)	John Erskine (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHI 2
3rd	02:46	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Viktor Kozlov (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, PHI 2
3rd	10:41	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (3)	Brooks Laich (4), Sergei Fedorov (3)	Power play	WSH 4, PHI 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal	40	35
Power play	1 of 5	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	14	14
Hits	17	20
Blocked shots	9	17
Giveaways	11	16
Takeaways	9	9
Faceoffs won	27/63 (42.9%)	36/63 (57.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	2	0	2	+1	0	9	0	1	1		20:40
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		07:33
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:08
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	41.7%	14:47
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0	46.2%	19:06
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	2	2	+2	2	6	0	0	0	20%	19:00
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:07
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:55
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+2	2	4	0	0	0		17:38
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	42.9%	14:50
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		06:34
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0	50%	19:14
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		21:01
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	1	1	+3	2	2	5	0	0		19:10
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:41
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	0		20:02
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	1	1	0		17:36
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		24:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	35	33	2	.943	59:51	Win

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers 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. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0		13:07
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		13:28
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	56.3%	18:54
Number 18 M. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	1	57.1%	19:56
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-3	2	0	3	0	0		13:37
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:41
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:20
Number 25 P. Thoresen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		12:01
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:48
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	41.7%	10:03
Number 40 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	-3	2	3	0	0	0	50%	19:51
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	-3	0	2	2	0	1	68.4%	19:56
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		19:10
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		22:38
Number 6 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0		19:24
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3	0		11:56
Number 28 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		14:17
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	3	0		27:05

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	40	36	4	.900	59:15	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:59	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Interference	2
1st	13:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Scottie Upshall	Tripping	2
1st	16:32	Philadelphia Flyers	Randy Jones	Interference	2
1st	19:22	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:43	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Braydon Coburn	Interference	2
2nd	19:48	Philadelphia Flyers	Scottie Upshall	Diving	2
2nd	19:48	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Roughing	2
3rd	05:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
3rd	06:36	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	High sticking	2
3rd	07:12	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Slashing	2
3rd	10:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	19:49	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Slashing	2
3rd	19:49	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Tim Peel, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Tomas Fleischmann, Jeff Schultz
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Jaroslav Modry, Mike Knuble, Ryan Parent, Steve Downie

2007-2008 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 2, 2007
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Nov 23, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 13, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Feb 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 11, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 13, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Apr 21, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 22, 2008

Other NHL games on Apr 21

Other NHL games on Monday, April 21, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 21, 2008

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