Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-11
at Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	1	0	0	3
Washington Capitals	2	0	1	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	10	9	12	2	0	33
Washington Capitals	14	10	7	4	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:33	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (8)	Andrei Markov (36), Matt D'Agostini (6)	Power play	MTL 1, WSH 0
1st	10:07	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (42)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 1
1st	13:42	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (14)	Sergei Fedorov (16), Mike Green (29)	Power play	MTL 1, WSH 2
1st	17:03	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (21)	Andrei Markov (37), Mathieu Schneider (12)	Power play	MTL 2, WSH 2
3rd	08:57	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (12)	Andrei Markov (38), Andrei Kostitsyn (14)	Power play	MTL 3, WSH 2
3rd	17:21	Washington Capitals	David Steckel (7)	Tom Poti (8), Brooks Laich (19)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 3

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Goal
1	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Goal
2	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Saved

Montreal Canadiens 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 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		21:01
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	54.2%	16:59
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	2	1	47.1%	17:56
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		07:36
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	1		18:36
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:07
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	55.6%	08:59
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:28
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2	0	62.5%	20:02
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	1		17:44
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:45
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		17:16
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		19:47
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	0		27:06
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		19:39
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	0		14:59
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		22:59
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	3	3	-1	2	2	0	3	0		25:44

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	35	32	3	.914	64:58	OT 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	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	1	0		25:33
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:23
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:41
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	80%	12:23
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	1	1	33.3%	23:52
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	15:45
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0		23:18
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	63.6%	12:47
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:55
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	54.5%	17:50
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25%	14:57
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2	0		23:47
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:22
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		12:09
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0		18:13
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	2	5	3	3	0		29:40
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:36

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	30	3	.909	64:50	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:28	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	11:30	Montreal Canadiens	Georges Laraque	Interference	2
1st	13:23	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	High sticking	2
1st	16:13	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
2nd	08:52	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
2nd	12:43	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2
3rd	08:48	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev, Marc Denis, Steve Begin, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Helmer, Viktor Kozlov, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 18, 2009

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Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Feb 18, 2009
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