Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8
at Boston Bruins	3	53-19-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	14	12	8	2	36
Boston Bruins	8	8	10	2	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (13)	Alexander Semin (24), Alex Ovechkin (29)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 0
1st	09:26	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 1
1st	19:39	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (5)	Tomas Fleischmann (10), Chris Clark (5)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 1
2nd	14:12	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (17)	Patrice Bergeron (15)	Power play	WSH 2, BOS 2
OT	01:55	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (18)	Dennis Wideman (23), Zdeno Chara (19)	Power play	WSH 2, BOS 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	0	9	7	1		20:56
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		11:07
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		15:57
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	54.5%	13:43
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0		09:12
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	77.8%	21:07
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	37.5%	18:52
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:49
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2		18:26
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0		08:51
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	56.3%	16:16
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	44.4%	16:00
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:11
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3		16:42
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:43
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:12
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	+1	0	8	0	0		28:09
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:46

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	28	25	3	.893	61:55	OT loss

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	0	3	0	0	100%	14:00
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0	100%	17:48
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	0		17:24
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1	0	25%	13:34
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		11:16
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		19:19
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	08:07
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	17:38
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	50%	20:04
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0		06:43
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	-2	2	4	0	0	1	35.3%	22:18
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	6	1	0		26:30
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:43
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	0		29:38
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		14:14
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:47
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:44
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:56

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	36	34	2	.944	61:52	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:07	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	High sticking	2
1st	02:58	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	15:20	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:37	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
2nd	10:53	Boston Bruins	Stephane Yelle	Hooking	2
2nd	12:38	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander	Hooking	2
2nd	14:25	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Hooking	2
3rd	00:14	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	High sticking	2
3rd	05:39	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Hooking	2
3rd	09:39	Boston Bruins	Byron Bitz	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:39	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:45	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Cross checking	2
OT	00:48	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Helmer, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, David Steckel, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Marco Sturm, Michael Ryder, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Martins Karsums, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen, Phil Kessel

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins 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 Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 10 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 27, 2009