Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Saturday, January 17, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	1	53-19-10
at Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	5	9	10	24
Washington Capitals	7	10	13	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:49	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (16)	Chuck Kobasew (15), Zdeno Chara (17)	Power play	BOS 1, WSH 0
2nd	02:59	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (12)	Michael Nylander (18), Brooks Laich (14)	Power play	BOS 1, WSH 1
3rd	11:48	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 2

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

Boston Bruins 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 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	21:17
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:46
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	50%	12:58
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:23
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:58
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:00
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	33.3%	19:01
Number 47 M. St. Pierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	11:39
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		09:24
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		09:39
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		16:17
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	0	4	4	3	0	1	56.3%	20:35
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		26:50
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	0		29:50
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		15:46
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		19:14
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		20:25
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		08:52

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	30	28	2	.933	58:49	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	9	3	0	0		24:34
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:49
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:58
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:39
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	33.3%	22:14
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	60%	17:05
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:41
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:23
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	62.5%	13:14
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:30
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	63.6%	13:43
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	13:46
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	1	0		19:52
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	3	0		16:59
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:53
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:36
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	1	1		28:18
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		22:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	23	1	.958	59:34	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:34	Boston Bruins	Matt Lashoff	Interference	2
1st	13:19	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Roughing	2
2nd	01:20	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Holding	2
2nd	02:42	Boston Bruins	Matt Lashoff	Holding	2
2nd	18:06	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Tripping	2
2nd	18:44	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Kneeing	2
3rd	05:16	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Tripping	2
3rd	12:00	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Slashing	2
3rd	18:19	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Elbowing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Patrice Bergeron, Martins Karsums, Tuukka Rask, Mikko Lehtonen, Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel
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

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 17, 2009