Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 8, 2009, 3:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Sunday, March 8, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	45-28-9
at Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	5	8	2	0	22
Washington Capitals	12	6	12	2	0	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (25)	Bill Guerin (22), Chris Kunitz (22)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
1st	12:46	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (28)	Nicklas Backstrom (53)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
2nd	07:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (3)	Kris Letang (15), Bill Guerin (23)	Power play	PIT 2, WSH 1
2nd	10:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin (17)	Sidney Crosby (57), Kris Letang (16)	Even strength	PIT 3, WSH 1
3rd	00:29	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (47)	Mike Green (34), Brooks Laich (22)	Power play	PIT 3, WSH 2
3rd	01:18	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (16)	David Steckel (10), Mike Green (35)	Even strength	PIT 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	Saved
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Saved
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Goal
3	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved

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	0	0	0		13:56
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	29.4%	18:18
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	2	3	+1	0	1	3	1	0		18:38
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	7	0	0		17:48
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	100%	13:14
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	55.6%	12:14
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:57
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:58
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:13
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		13:14
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	40%	24:02
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	3	1	0	44.8%	24:15
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		15:38
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:54
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	5	0		20:59
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	2	0		23:42
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+1	4	2	0	2	1		28:24
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	-1	2	0	2	1	0		18:02

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	32	29	3	.906	64:28	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	0	1	0	0	7	4	0	1		25:41
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:09
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:25
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	12:28
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		09:49
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	52.4%	23:19
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	15:29
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		15:06
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		23:00
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	53.3%	14:33
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		07:08
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	70.6%	14:58
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		24:03
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:24
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0		14:55
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		19:33
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	2	4	3	2	0		27:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		22:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	22	19	3	.864	64:28	OT loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
1st	10:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Roughing	2
1st	14:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Roughing	2
1st	14:34	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Roughing	2
1st	14:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Cross checking	2
1st	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Roughing	2
2nd	06:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Roughing	2
2nd	06:06	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Roughing	2
2nd	06:09	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	13:18	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	High sticking	2
3rd	08:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Roughing	2
3rd	08:30	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
3rd	08:30	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Roughing	2
3rd	13:06	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, John Curry
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

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, March 8, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 8, 2009