Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 12:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Detroit Red Wings	2	51-21-10
at Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	1	0	2
Washington Capitals	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	12	6	11	29
Washington Capitals	13	4	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:06	Detroit Red Wings	Ville Leino (1)	Pavel Datsyuk (39)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 0
1st	19:03	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov (11)	Milan Jurcina (8), Michael Nylander (19)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 1
2nd	17:19	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (14)	Nicklas Backstrom (37), Eric Fehr (7)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 2
2nd	19:10	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (22)	Valtteri Filppula (16), Jiri Hudler (23)	Power play	DET 2, WSH 2
3rd	12:52	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (32)	Viktor Kozlov (19), Shaone Morrisonn (4)	Even strength	DET 2, WSH 3
3rd	14:08	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (33)	Nicklas Backstrom (38), Mike Green (22)	Power play	DET 2, WSH 4

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

Detroit Red Wings 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 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	09:25
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:15
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	20:23
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		11:47
Number 21 V. Leino	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:20
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:02
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	71.4%	12:40
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		16:37
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	16:15
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:23
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	100%	12:45
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	1	100%	18:39
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		15:56
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		25:57
Number 14 D. Meech	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		11:23
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:17
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		27:44
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		21:21

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Conklin	27	23	4	.852	58:45	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	2	0	2	0	0	5	5	1	1		20:42
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:07
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		15:25
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0		09:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	1	3	0	66.7%	16:36
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		16:53
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	0		13:47
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		19:20
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	28.6%	15:39
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:16
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	63.6%	15:12
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	13:37
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	5	0		20:38
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		17:56
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	6	0	0		15:33
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	1	0		18:00
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	2	0		24:11
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	4	0		19:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:27	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	04:38	Detroit Red Wings	Brett Lebda	Interference	2
2nd	07:00	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
2nd	11:28	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
2nd	18:35	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
3rd	06:44	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Holding	2
3rd	14:02	Detroit Red Wings	Kirk Maltby	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:22	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Hooking	2
3rd	18:35	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:06	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Brian Murphy
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty, Tomas Holmstrom, Aaron Downey, Brad Stuart, Henrik Zetterberg, Jonathan Ericsson, Darren Helm
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

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