Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Philadelphia Flyers	4	44-27-11
at Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	0	1	3	4
Washington Capitals	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	13	13	11	37
Washington Capitals	7	17	11	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:48	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (16)	Alex Ovechkin (35), Sergei Fedorov (18)	Power play	PHI 0, WSH 1
2nd	04:19	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (44)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHI 0, WSH 2
2nd	09:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux (4)	Mike Richards (38), Braydon Coburn (16)	Power play	PHI 1, WSH 2
3rd	09:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (22)	Joffrey Lupul (18), Jeff Carter (27)	Even strength	PHI 2, WSH 2
3rd	10:36	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (35)	Joffrey Lupul (19), Scott Hartnell (23)	Even strength	PHI 3, WSH 2
3rd	12:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham (5)	Glen Metropolit (10), Riley Cote (3)	Even strength	PHI 4, WSH 2

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

Philadelphia Flyers 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 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		11:14
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0		20:42
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	60%	07:35
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	0	2	2	+2	0	7	1	1	0		15:09
Number 17 J. Carter	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0	52.4%	20:34
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	3	0	38.9%	26:26
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	1	1	2	+1	6	5	2	0	0		18:39
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0		15:31
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	25%	16:03
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		02:42
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:48
Number 45 A. Asham	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		06:07
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	2	0		22:53
Number 6 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:29
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0	0		09:20
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		22:59
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		15:31
Number 77 R. Parent	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:14

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

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	2	1	0		25:12
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		07:09
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:45
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	53.8%	12:41
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		09:18
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	45.5%	23:34
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	50%	15:17
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	100%	18:28
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	77.8%	13:06
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0		08:17
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0	53.3%	14:27
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	100%	14:25
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		20:02
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		10:54
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		09:32
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		15:53
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	4	0		30:55
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		19:54

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	37	33	4	.892	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Scottie Upshall	Interference	2
1st	09:32	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Holding	2
1st	11:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Interference	2
1st	12:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	15:50	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Slashing	2
1st	18:20	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander	Slashing	2
2nd	00:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Slashing	2
2nd	07:28	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Slashing	2
2nd	09:13	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	11:32	Philadelphia Flyers	Matt Carle	Tripping	2
2nd	14:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
2nd	14:21	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Tripping	2
2nd	17:12	Washington Capitals	Jose Theodore	Roughing	2
3rd	01:45	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Hooking	2
3rd	06:23	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Holding	2
3rd	17:01	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Slashing	2
3rd	18:43	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Cross checking	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Paul Devorski, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Kimmo Timonen, Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Josh Gratton, Lasse Kukkonen, Jared Ross, Scott Munroe, Andreas Nodl, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns, Luca Sbisa
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 Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009

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Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Feb 24, 2009