Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	1	50-24-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	45-30-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	10	12	32
Carolina Hurricanes	4	11	15	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (13)	Jussi Jokinen (16), Sergei Samsonov (30)	Even strength	WSH 0, CAR 1
2nd	19:26	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (28)	Nicklas Backstrom (57), Alex Ovechkin (44)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
3rd	04:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen (7)	Eric Staal (31), Chad LaRose (12)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 2
3rd	13:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (12)	Dennis Seidenberg (22), Ray Whitney (44)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 3
3rd	19:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (14)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	WSH 1, CAR 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	7	4	0	75%	23:56
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		08:42
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	100%	12:49
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		10:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	1	46.2%	21:27
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	66.7%	19:05
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:58
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1		18:38
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	37.5%	11:33
Number 56 C. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		05:04
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	41.2%	16:07
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	66.7%	10:09
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		16:30
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4		22:04
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	1		16:28
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2		16:34
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	-1	4	2	0	2		23:02
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:57

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	29	26	3	.897	59:05	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	44.4%	08:14
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	52%	24:31
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		16:31
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	100%	14:06
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		18:23
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	+2	4	3	0	0	50%	17:49
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		23:26
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		13:54
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:29
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0		16:50
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	04:11
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		19:29
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	1		18:10
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		14:08
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	1		24:31
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	+3	0	4	0	1		19:57
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:37
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0		23:57

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:04	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Interference	2
1st	12:41	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
1st	19:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:45	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
3rd	02:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2
3rd	05:31	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	High sticking	2
3rd	09:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Hooking	2
3rd	09:44	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	12:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Roughing	2
3rd	12:09	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Roughing	2
3rd	17:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	High sticking	2
3rd	17:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Roughing	2
3rd	18:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Boarding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Boyd Gordon, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 21, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 21, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 21, 2009