Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers

Saturday, April 11, 2009, 7:00 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8
at Florida Panthers	7	41-30-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	2	4
Florida Panthers	1	2	4	7

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	13	18	41
Florida Panthers	12	14	16	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:15	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (23)	Alexander Semin (45)	Even strength	WSH 1, FLA 0
1st	15:50	Florida Panthers	David Booth (30)	Bryan McCabe (24), Stephen Weiss (46)	Even strength	WSH 1, FLA 1
2nd	08:20	Florida Panthers	Radek Dvorak (15)	Karlis Skrastins (13), David Booth (27)	Even strength	WSH 1, FLA 2
2nd	11:58	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe (15)	David Booth (28), Michael Frolik (23)	Power play	WSH 1, FLA 3
2nd	15:53	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (33)	Alex Ovechkin (54), Nicklas Backstrom (65)	Even strength	WSH 2, FLA 3
3rd	03:27	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (34)	Brian Pothier (2), Sergei Fedorov (22)	Power play	WSH 3, FLA 3
3rd	06:48	Florida Panthers	David Booth (31)	Michael Frolik (24), Karlis Skrastins (14)	Even strength	WSH 3, FLA 4
3rd	13:09	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (56)	Viktor Kozlov (28), Nicklas Backstrom (66)	Even strength	WSH 4, FLA 4
3rd	15:32	Florida Panthers	Steve Eminger (5)	Kamil Kreps (15), Brett McLean (12)	Even strength	WSH 4, FLA 5
3rd	15:40	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik (21)	David Booth (29)	Even strength	WSH 4, FLA 6
3rd	19:51	Florida Panthers	Nick Tarnasky (1)	Stephen Weiss (47), Keith Ballard (28)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, FLA 7

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	1	2	-1	0	6	2	0	0		23:19
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		11:45
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0		15:22
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		14:19
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0	57.1%	20:16
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	11:31
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:36
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		17:26
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	1	3	0	0	6	0	0	1		16:24
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	60%	12:07
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	-3	0	1	1	1	0	28.6%	14:58
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	46.7%	13:10
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		19:51
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		20:19
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	7	1	1	0		18:04
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	0		16:20
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		20:58
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		19:09

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	41	35	6	.854	58:49	Loss

Florida Panthers 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. Weiss	C	0	2	2	+4	0	1	0	0	0	70.6%	15:31
Number 10 D. Booth	L	2	3	5	+3	0	6	2	0	0		16:10
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	1	0	54.5%	17:27
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		15:16
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	13:56
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:02
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	13:56
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	11:51
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:09
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	1	0		14:04
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		11:18
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0		14:33
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		19:28
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		19:21
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		22:52
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0		21:01
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	1	1	2	+2	2	4	1	2	1		19:44
Number 55 S. Eminger	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	3	0		17:49

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	41	37	4	.902	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	06:13	Florida Panthers	Radek Dvorak	Holding	2
2nd	10:41	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
3rd	02:55	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe	Hooking	2
3rd	17:11	Florida Panthers	Karlis Skrastins	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mark Pare
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Tyler Sloan, 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
Florida Panthers scratches: Ville Peltonen, Nick Boynton, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Anthony Stewart, Tanner Glass, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

Every Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Florida Panthers 6 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 1, 2009
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 11, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Minnesota Wild 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Apr 11, 2009