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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Rangers 1 43-30-9
at Washington Capitals 2 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 7 8 7 22
Washington Capitals 7 18 6 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 10:04 New York Rangers Petr Prucha (3) Brandon Dubinsky (17), Nikolay Zherdev (23) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 0
2nd 11:23 Washington Capitals Mike Green (10) Alexander Semin (19), Viktor Kozlov (17) Power play NYR 1, WSH 1
2nd 19:28 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (27) David Steckel (7) Shorthanded NYR 1, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 22 31
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 20 28
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 12 10
Takeaways 12 11
Faceoffs won 27/52 (51.9%) 25/52 (48.1%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 N. Dawes L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14:59
13 N. Zherdev R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 15:35
15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 33.3% 09:14
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 33.3% 16:09
19 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 52.9% 20:14
20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:47
23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 63.2% 18:38
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18:10
25 P. Prucha R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:56
28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 06:07
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 14:05
91 M. Naslund L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:11
3 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 5 0 24:51
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 21:52
6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 1 0 20:33
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 5 1 2 1 0 18:55
27 P. Mara D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 19:07
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:42
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
40 S. Valiquette 31 29 2 .936 59:07 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 0 0 27:23
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 12:50
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 66.7% 13:42
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 12:12
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 09:09
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27.3% 20:55
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 57.1% 16:35
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:14
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 0 15 1 0 0 0 12:50
39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 70% 13:24
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 09:01
92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30% 13:37
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 17:10
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19:54
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 18:28
52 M. Green D 1 0 1 +1 4 3 0 1 1 24:41
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:34
62 S. Collins D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 17:21
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:25 New York Rangers Lauri Korpikoski Hooking 2
1st 09:50 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2
1st 15:12 New York Rangers Nigel Dawes Hooking 2
2nd 01:34 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2
2nd 07:29 New York Rangers Wade Redden Fighting (major) 5
2nd 07:29 Washington Capitals Chris Clark Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:35 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan Tripping 2
2nd 12:36 New York Rangers Scott Gomez High sticking 2
2nd 12:36 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander Roughing 2
2nd 18:02 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 04:13 New York Rangers Marc Staal Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:13 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:13 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 12:57 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Hooking 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches
Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Washington Capitals scratches
Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 3 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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