Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Sunday, February 22, 2009, 12:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	45-28-9
at Washington Capitals	5	50-24-8

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	0	2
Washington Capitals	2	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	10	12	33
Washington Capitals	10	16	8	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:53	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (43)	Nicklas Backstrom (48), Sergei Fedorov (17)	Power play	PIT 0, WSH 1
1st	12:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (8)	Mark Eaton (4), Brooks Orpik (13)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
1st	13:02	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (22)	Nicklas Backstrom (49), Mike Green (30)	Power play	PIT 1, WSH 2
2nd	00:56	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (6)	Alexander Semin (30)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 3
2nd	04:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (2)	Sidney Crosby (56), Evgeni Malkin (60)	Power play	PIT 2, WSH 3
2nd	12:56	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn (3)	Alex Ovechkin (34), Eric Fehr (11)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 4
2nd	13:21	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (14)	Tom Poti (9), Alexander Semin (31)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 5

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

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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:55
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	5	1	0	54.5%	18:12
Number 14 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		06:30
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		16:33
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		13:09
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	3	0	40%	10:24
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		18:15
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:44
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	100%	11:52
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	26:29
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:03
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	0	0	56%	27:08
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	0	0		16:20
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		17:00
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:20
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	0		22:21
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	7	1	0		20:02
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	6	1	1		26:22

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	20	15	5	.750	33:11	Loss
Number 32 M. Garon	14	14	0	1.000	26:39

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	1	2	0	0	9	5	0	1		18:36
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:07
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:58
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0	50%	11:52
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	45.5%	20:23
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0	100%	14:45
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	2	3	+2	4	3	0	0	1		15:21
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	53.8%	17:37
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		08:02
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0	50%	12:41
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	13:31
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	4	0		21:16
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0		17:46
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0		13:17
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	1	0	1	+2	2	1	2	2	0		17:50
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	0		24:04
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0		20:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:55	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Tripping	2
1st	05:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Holding	2
1st	10:12	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Tripping	2
1st	11:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Tripping	2
1st	14:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Boarding	2
1st	18:42	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Hooking	2
2nd	02:04	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Interference	2
2nd	03:09	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2
2nd	18:00	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Slashing	2
3rd	03:43	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Elbowing	2
3rd	06:58	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
3rd	14:53	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Kris Letang, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, John Curry
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 Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals 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 Sunday, February 22, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 22, 2009
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 22, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 22, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 22, 2009