Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 10:00 PM ET Jobing.com Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	1	50-24-8
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	36-39-7

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	11	8	32
Phoenix Coyotes	14	12	8	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:18	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (2)	Alexander Semin (5), Nicklas Backstrom (2)	Power play	WSH 1, PHX 0
3rd	02:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Mikkel Boedker (3)	Olli Jokinen (6)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHX 1
3rd	06:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Peter Mueller (3)	Martin Hanzal (2), Keith Yandle (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHX 2

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	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0		21:42
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		10:06
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:56
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	11:27
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:20
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:17
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	52.4%	19:01
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	1	66.7%	19:36
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	20:48
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	66.7%	12:38
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		08:45
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	3	0		25:30
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	64.7%	17:54
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:49
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		19:00
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		25:21
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		18:01
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		09:51

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	34	32	2	.941	58:58	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Hanzal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	50%	17:57
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	1	1	+1	4	5	2	0	42.9%	20:42
Number 13 D. Carcillo	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1		16:39
Number 16 B. McGrattan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:47
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0		12:23
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		23:59
Number 23 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23.5%	16:15
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2		16:48
Number 41 V. Tikhonov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		02:21
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	18:06
Number 89 M. Boedker	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0		19:14
Number 91 K. Turris	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	10:10
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		11:25
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4		23:02
Number 21 D. Hale	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		10:15
Number 44 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		21:49
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		22:48
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1		24:31

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Tellqvist	32	31	1	.969	59:57	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Yandle	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	14:43	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
1st	19:57	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
2nd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
2nd	07:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Olli Jokinen	Tripping	2
2nd	09:52	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Tripping	2
2nd	16:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Mikkel Boedker	Tripping	2
3rd	07:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Olli Jokinen	Holding the stick	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Wayne Gretzky
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches: Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Steve Reinprecht, Garth Murray, Joel Perrault, Jeff Hoggan, Steven Goertzen, Enver Lisin, David Schlemko

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