Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	6	50-24-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	4	6
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	13	18	42
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	6	12	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (18)	Sidney Crosby (41), Miroslav Satan (16)	Power play	WSH 0, PIT 1
2nd	01:06	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov (10)	Nicklas Backstrom (34)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan (13)	Max Talbot (5), Tyler Kennedy (11)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd	12:40	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (17)	Sergei Fedorov (9), Tomas Fleischmann (8)	Even strength	WSH 2, PIT 2
3rd	01:48	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (28)	Brooks Laich (12), Nicklas Backstrom (35)	Power play	WSH 3, PIT 2
3rd	03:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney (1)	Sidney Crosby (42), Dustin Jeffrey (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, PIT 3
3rd	08:11	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (15)	Alex Ovechkin (28), Nicklas Backstrom (36)	Power play	WSH 4, PIT 3
3rd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (29)	Mike Green (20)	Even strength	WSH 5, PIT 3
3rd	18:54	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz (1)	Brooks Laich (13)	Shorthanded, Empty net	WSH 6, PIT 3

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

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	1	3	+2	0	10	3	0	1		23:00
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:46
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1	50%	14:35
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		08:10
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	3	3	+2	2	1	1	2	0	25%	19:21
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	2	2	-1	0	5	0	1	0	44.4%	19:07
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		16:04
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0		19:20
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	14:08
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		07:06
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	16:05
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	11:15
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		21:21
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	1	1	0		15:37
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		13:55
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		10:19
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3	0		29:42
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	1	0	1	+3	2	2	0	1	0		19:05

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	2	0	52.6%	20:51
Number 16 P. Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		04:22
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		17:13
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0		16:45
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	11:17
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:17
Number 32 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		10:49
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	12:15
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	15:25
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	-3	2	12	1	1	1	66.7%	23:29
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:30
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	22:50
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	6	0		18:08
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		05:44
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:36
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		28:45
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	6	3	0		22:47
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		20:23

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	41	36	5	.878	59:32	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:59	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	High sticking double minor	4
1st	03:36	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Cross checking	2
1st	14:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2
1st	16:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Interference	2
2nd	17:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
2nd	19:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Slashing	2
3rd	00:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2
3rd	04:49	Washington Capitals	Jose Theodore	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	07:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	High sticking	2
3rd	14:08	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	18:42	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Stephane Auger, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Darren Gibbs
Washington Capitals scratches: Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Shaone Morrisonn, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Gonchar, Pascal Dupuis, Mark Eaton, Mike Zigomanis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry

Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 16, 2008
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 14, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 22, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, May 2, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Mon, May 4, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, May 6, 2009
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, May 8, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, May 9, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, May 11, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, May 13, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 14, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 14, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 14, 2009