Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7
at Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	8	13	34
Washington Capitals	15	9	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker (1)	Josef Melichar (2), Anton Babchuk (2)	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 0
2nd	03:05	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (4)	Alex Ovechkin (4), Jeff Schultz (4)	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 1
2nd	12:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (5)	Joe Corvo (3)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 1
3rd	17:17	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (9)	Alex Ovechkin (5), Tom Poti (3)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 2
3rd	19:49	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (10)	Alex Ovechkin (6), Mike Green (5)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1	1	30.4%	23:17
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	0		18:52
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:34
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0		15:30
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	20:47
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		18:53
Number 24 S. Walker	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		13:44
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.3%	07:25
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:08
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		10:05
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		12:35
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1		27:56
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4		25:37
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2		25:35
Number 22 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		07:50
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0		02:40
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	5		14:13
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0		20:30

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	33	30	3	.909	59:49	Loss

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	3	3	+3	0	2	7	0		22:21
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:48
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		13:31
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	13:16
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		08:57
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	61.1%	19:16
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	42.9%	18:25
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		15:36
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	0	2	+3	0	5	0	0		21:42
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		06:20
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	1	78.6%	13:37
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:42
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		26:15
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	5	2		15:59
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2		15:16
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:07
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	0		27:57
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2		22:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Dennis Seidenberg	Slashing	2
1st	13:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Hooking	2
1st	13:17	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Slashing	2
1st	16:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:45	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	01:26	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
3rd	02:23	Washington Capitals	Brent Johnson	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	03:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Matt Cullen, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Conboy, Joni Pitkanen, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk
Washington Capitals scratches: Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, David Steckel, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Nashville Predators 6 at Calgary Flames 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008