Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8
at Los Angeles Kings	5	34-37-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	3	6	12	21
Los Angeles Kings	12	11	10	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:58	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty (3)	Dustin Brown (6), Denis Gauthier (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, LAK 1
2nd	04:48	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (4)	Viktor Kozlov (6), Alex Ovechkin (15)	Power play	WSH 1, LAK 1
2nd	18:25	Los Angeles Kings	Patrick O'Sullivan (4)	Matt Greene (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 2
3rd	13:54	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (7)	Kyle Quincey (7), Jarret Stoll (3)	Power play	WSH 1, LAK 3
3rd	15:26	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (5)	Michael Nylander (10), Chris Clark (3)	Even strength	WSH 2, LAK 3
3rd	19:20	Los Angeles Kings	Michal Handzus (5)	Sean O'Donnell (5)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, LAK 4
3rd	19:59	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (3)	Michal Handzus (5)	Shorthanded, Empty net	WSH 2, LAK 5

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	1	1	-4	2	5	7	0	0		22:05
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:37
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:03
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	60%	15:36
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		11:10
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	+1	4	1	3	0	0		15:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	-4	0	3	0	0	1	57.1%	18:15
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0	46.2%	17:37
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	1	0		16:19
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	50%	14:14
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:12
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	15:19
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		24:12
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:08
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:05
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:36
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		19:58
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	6	0		16:17

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	31	28	3	.903	58:48	Loss

Los Angeles Kings 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 O. Moller	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0		13:51
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	2	0	64.7%	19:11
Number 12 P. O'Sullivan	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	0	0		17:15
Number 13 J. Zeiler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		07:11
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	0	0		15:17
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		15:36
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	33.3%	10:34
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	4	0	1		19:22
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		16:33
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	2	0	50%	20:18
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	50%	15:32
Number 41 R. Ivanans	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		06:45
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0		19:35
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0		21:07
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	3	0		23:56
Number 21 D. Gauthier	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		16:18
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:10
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		15:26

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 E. Ersberg	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:58	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Calder	Hooking	2
1st	16:29	Los Angeles Kings	Brian Boyle	Hooking	2
2nd	03:54	Los Angeles Kings	Raitis Ivanans	Holding	2
2nd	03:54	Los Angeles Kings	Oscar Moller	Hooking	2
2nd	10:17	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Tripping	2
2nd	10:53	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	High sticking	2
2nd	15:33	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Hooking	2
3rd	12:54	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference	2
3rd	15:51	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:51	Los Angeles Kings	Wayne Simmonds	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Terry Murray
Referees: Stephane Auger, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mike Cvik
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Derek Armstrong, Brad Richardson, Matt Moulson, Jack Johnson, Peter Harrold, Trevor Lewis, Kevin Westgarth, Teddy Purcell, Davis Drewiske

Every Washington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 5, 2009

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