New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, November 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	1	43-30-9
at Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	8	14	29
Washington Capitals	13	9	6	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:14	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (3)	Alexander Semin (10), Nicklas Backstrom (5)	Power play	NYR 0, WSH 1
1st	17:06	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti (1)	Boyd Gordon (3)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 2
3rd	06:27	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros (6)	Brandon Dubinsky (9), Dan Girardi (9)	Power play	NYR 1, WSH 2
3rd	19:54	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (11)	Jeff Schultz (5)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 1, WSH 3

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

New York Rangers 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 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:20
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:58
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	09:30
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	4	0	0	7.7%	15:25
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	38.5%	24:01
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		11:30
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	60%	18:52
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		15:34
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		10:03
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:23
Number 34 A. Voros	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	1		15:46
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		18:22
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		21:37
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	3	0		20:50
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	1	0		22:51
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:47
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		18:33
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		17:51

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	27	25	2	.926	59:13	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	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		21:50
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		10:48
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		16:41
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	80%	14:50
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:53
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	28.6%	19:39
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0	1	44.4%	16:30
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	13:13
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	0	100%	21:26
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	66.7%	12:32
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		09:25
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77.8%	12:52
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0		22:05
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0		17:45
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:06
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		23:49
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:25
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:44

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	29	28	1	.966	59:51	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:31	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	08:40	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	High sticking	2
2nd	00:10	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	High sticking	2
2nd	18:52	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Tripping	2
3rd	04:50	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Boarding	2
3rd	07:51	New York Rangers	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
3rd	17:45	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Tripping	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches: Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Lauri Korpikoski, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Shaone Morrisonn, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 15, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 22, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 26, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
New Jersey Devils 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Calgary Flames 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
St. Louis Blues 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 8, 2008