New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5–3 on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Islanders	3	26-47-9
at Washington Capitals	5	50-24-8

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	1	3
Washington Capitals	0	2	3	5

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	8	10	9	27
Washington Capitals	10	11	22	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:04	New York Islanders	Kyle Okposo (18)	Frans Nielsen (24)	Power play	NYI 1, WSH 0
2nd	00:37	New York Islanders	Frans Nielsen (8)	Jeff Tambellini (8), Kyle Okposo (20)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 0
2nd	05:37	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (54)	Sergei Fedorov (21), Mike Green (40)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 1
2nd	09:54	Washington Capitals	Keith Aucoin (1)	Eric Fehr (12)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 2
3rd	02:12	New York Islanders	Richard Park (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYI 3, WSH 2
3rd	10:55	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (29)	Alexander Semin (43), Nicklas Backstrom (60)	Power play	NYI 3, WSH 3
3rd	12:18	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (30)	Unassisted	Power play	NYI 3, WSH 4
3rd	19:04	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (22)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 3, WSH 5

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

New York Islanders 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 10 R. Park	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	16.7%	16:20
Number 11 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		20:56
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	8.3%	16:47
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	1	1	-2	0	0	2	0	0		15:54
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	50%	19:56
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	+1	7	2	5	2	0		12:49
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	09:10
Number 40 J. Rechlicz	R	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0		03:10
Number 45 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0	25%	14:21
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	3	0	57.1%	14:40
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0		18:09
Number 93 D. Weight	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	0	23.5%	17:42
Number 8 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		21:49
Number 17 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		08:13
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		27:17
Number 26 J. Callahan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		13:00
Number 32 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		25:30
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		20:48

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. MacDonald	42	38	4	.905	59:48	Loss

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	+1	0	5	1	0	0		24:39
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:18
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	13:19
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		10:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	2	2	0	66.7%	21:05
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	77.8%	11:50
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:28
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		15:14
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		19:43
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	83.3%	10:57
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	3	2	0	61.1%	17:55
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	08:03
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		18:39
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		18:04
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	2	0		17:38
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:07
Number 52 M. Green	D	2	1	3	0	2	4	2	4	2		23:59
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	5	2	0	3	0		17:21

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	27	24	3	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:52	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
2nd	01:40	New York Islanders	Joel Rechlicz	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:40	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:16	New York Islanders	Tim Jackman	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:16	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:16	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Charging	2
3rd	07:09	New York Islanders	Joel Rechlicz	Interference	2
3rd	07:18	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier	Interference	2
3rd	09:26	New York Islanders	Blake Comeau	Roughing	2
3rd	09:26	New York Islanders	Joel Rechlicz	Roughing	2
3rd	09:26	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Roughing	2
3rd	12:06	New York Islanders	Tim Jackman	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Scott Gordon
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Pare
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Trent Hunter, Mark Streit, Rick DiPietro, Mitchell Fritz, Brett Skinner, Sean Bergenheim, Freddy Meyer, Jeremy Colliton, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Peter Mannino
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Boyd Gordon, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

Every New York Islanders and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Jan 19, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

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