Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, February 28, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	4	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	1	1	1	1	4
Boston Bruins	1	1	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	12	12	7	1	32
Boston Bruins	9	13	15	0	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:36	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (17)	Alexander Semin (34), Mike Green (32)	Power play	WSH 1, BOS 0
1st	05:03	Boston Bruins	Matt Hunwick (5)	Marc Savard (47), Phil Kessel (21)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 1
2nd	08:48	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (45)	Matt Bradley (5), Milan Jurcina (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 1
2nd	09:06	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (26)	Marc Savard (48), Matt Hunwick (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 2
3rd	02:20	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (17)	Brooks Laich (20), Tom Poti (10)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 2
3rd	15:23	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara (15)	Patrice Bergeron (20), Marc Savard (49)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 3
OT	00:22	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (24)	Mike Green (33), Jeff Schultz (10)	Even strength	WSH 4, 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	2	0		22:40
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		11:23
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		11:17
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	66.7%	14:54
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		08:06
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	1	33.3%	21:59
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	100%	15:30
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		16:35
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	0	0		18:50
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	12:48
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		10:30
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	0	37.5%	16:16
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:45
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:25
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		14:57
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		16:30
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		26:27
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:12

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	37	34	3	.919	60:22	Win

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	-1	0	2	1	1	0		20:31
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		13:50
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	54.5%	11:10
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		09:53
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:37
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	1	0	50%	20:09
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0	46.2%	15:08
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	09:07
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		13:40
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:46
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	3	3	+1	2	2	0	0	0	56.3%	19:37
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	0		18:16
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:05
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	5	3	1		26:52
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:20
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0		22:33
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		15:25
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0		12:49

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	32	28	4	.875	60:22	OT loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:40	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
1st	14:20	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder	Hooking	2
1st	15:36	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Tripping	2
2nd	13:24	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Interference	2
3rd	00:36	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Hooking	2
3rd	07:15	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:02	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Hooking	2
3rd	10:54	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Interference	2
3rd	14:52	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Slashing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Ian Walsh, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Bryan Helmer, 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
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen, Milan Lucic

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 Saturday, February 28, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Nashville Predators 8	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009