Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Dallas Stars 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, October 25, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	6	50-24-8
at Dallas Stars	5	36-35-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	2	2	1	1	6
Dallas Stars	2	1	2	0	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	7	12	10	1	30
Dallas Stars	12	6	13	2	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:19	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery (1)	B.J. Crombeen (4), Mike Modano (5)	Even strength	WSH 0, DAL 1
1st	12:38	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (2)	Alexander Semin (6), Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Power play	WSH 1, DAL 1
1st	16:58	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (2)	Michael Nylander (5)	Even strength	WSH 2, DAL 1
1st	19:50	Dallas Stars	Fabian Brunnstrom (5)	Sean Avery (3), Stephane Robidas (6)	Power play	WSH 2, DAL 2
2nd	11:23	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (3)	Alexander Semin (7), Brooks Laich (4)	Even strength	WSH 3, DAL 2
2nd	15:16	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (3)	Michael Nylander (6)	Even strength	WSH 4, DAL 2
2nd	15:55	Dallas Stars	B.J. Crombeen (1)	Trevor Daley (2), Mike Modano (6)	Even strength	WSH 4, DAL 3
3rd	00:56	Dallas Stars	Loui Eriksson (4)	Mike Ribeiro (9), Brenden Morrow (6)	Even strength	WSH 4, DAL 4
3rd	02:22	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan (1)	Viktor Kozlov (2), Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	WSH 5, DAL 4
3rd	19:03	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano (4)	Brenden Morrow (7), Loui Eriksson (2)	Even strength	WSH 5, DAL 5
OT	02:17	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (7)	Boyd Gordon (2), Mike Green (3)	Even strength	WSH 6, DAL 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Stat	Washington Capitals	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	30	33
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	13
Hits	12	35
Blocked shots	10	15
Giveaways	7	16
Takeaways	7	10
Faceoffs won	32/62 (51.6%)	30/62 (48.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	1	1	0	2	4	2	0	0		24:10
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		10:05
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:07
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	76.5%	16:04
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		11:19
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	38.5%	18:36
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	16:38
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:49
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	2	3	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:30
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		09:29
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	2	0	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	50%	21:05
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	30%	12:12
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		18:47
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		16:03
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		20:12
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	2	0		29:20
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:22
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	28	5	.849	62:10	Win

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars 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 M. Modano	C	1	2	3	+2	0	6	0	0	0	55%	20:18
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	2	2	0	2	3	4	1	0		22:35
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		07:16
Number 16 S. Avery	L	1	1	2	-1	2	3	3	1	0		16:45
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	16.7%	11:16
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		11:44
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		21:33
Number 39 J. Lundqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		09:12
Number 44 B. Crombeen	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	2	1	0		11:37
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	63.2%	21:01
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	35.3%	18:19
Number 96 F. Brunnstrom	L	1	0	1	-2	0	1	2	1	1		10:52
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:14
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	2	0		27:01
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:31
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	0		23:40
Number 28 M. Fistric	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		13:04
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	3	0		22:18

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	30	24	6	.800	61:46	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:26	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Slashing	2
1st	11:14	Dallas Stars	B.J. Crombeen	Slashing	2
1st	19:15	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Tripping	2
2nd	04:19	Dallas Stars	Trevor Daley	Delaying game	2
2nd	15:59	Dallas Stars	Krys Barch	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:59	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:10	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Tripping	2
3rd	05:20	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2
3rd	10:02	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
3rd	15:26	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	High sticking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Marc Joannette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Darren Gibbs
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen, Landon Wilson, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Steve Ott, Garrett Stafford, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner

Other NHL games on Oct 25

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Florida Panthers 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 25, 2008