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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals 5 50-24-8
at Carolina Hurricanes 1 45-30-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 3 1 1 5
Carolina Hurricanes 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 7 15 37
Carolina Hurricanes 14 6 7 27

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:11 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (4) Alexander Semin (12) Even strength WSH 1, CAR 0
1st 10:32 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (12) Mike Green (6), Nicklas Backstrom (7) Even strength WSH 2, CAR 0
1st 11:51 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker (2) Joni Pitkanen (4), Rod Brind'Amour (6) Power play WSH 2, CAR 1
1st 14:25 Washington Capitals Mike Green (6) Alexander Semin (13), Nicklas Backstrom (8) Power play WSH 3, CAR 1
2nd 10:04 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (13) Alex Ovechkin (8), Nicklas Backstrom (9) Even strength WSH 4, CAR 1
3rd 08:36 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (9), Alexander Semin (14) Even strength WSH 5, CAR 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 37 27
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 18 27
Blocked shots 18 16
Giveaways 2 4
Takeaways 9 20
Faceoffs won 32/59 (54.2%) 27/59 (45.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 +4 0 5 1 0 0 18:03
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11:07
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:13
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 54.5% 12:03
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:09
19 N. Backstrom C 1 3 4 +4 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 16:31
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 75% 20:02
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 13:50
28 A. Semin R 2 3 5 +4 4 2 0 0 0 17:26
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 45% 17:31
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 08:05
92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53.8% 13:50
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 22:31
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 16:37
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 14:43
52 M. Green D 1 1 2 +4 0 5 0 1 1 22:33
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +4 0 1 0 3 0 16:48
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 14 13 1 .929 20:00 Win
60 J. Theodore 13 13 0 1.000 40:00

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
8 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 61.5% 14:22
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 26.7% 21:58
13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 17:40
14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:29
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 0 0 17:27
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 12:07
17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.9% 18:55
18 R. Bayda L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 2 0 14:32
24 S. Walker R 1 0 1 -1 2 2 1 0 1 17:35
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:15
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 11:32
4 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 22:25
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 5 0 22:43
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 3 2 0 16:42
25 J. Pitkanen D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 0 0 21:21
28 W. Brookbank D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 01:51
33 A. Babchuk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:24
77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 21:24
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
49 M. Leighton 37 32 5 .865 59:54 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:00 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Holding 2
1st 11:46 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 13:01 Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Bayda Hooking 2
1st 16:02 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Slashing 2
1st 16:44 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
2nd 01:56 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Holding 2
2nd 07:38 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
2nd 11:41 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Roughing 2
2nd 16:36 Carolina Hurricanes Niclas Wallin Hooking 2
3rd 02:11 Washington Capitals John Erskine Tripping 2
3rd 02:36 Carolina Hurricanes Joe Corvo Hooking 2
3rd 11:20 Carolina Hurricanes Niclas Wallin Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Brad Watson, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Sergei Fedorov, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Shaone Morrisonn, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Eaves, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 12

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final/SO Game page

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