Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Monday, November 24, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Monday, November 24, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8
at Minnesota Wild	4	40-33-9

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	3	3
Minnesota Wild	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	6	11	28
Minnesota Wild	9	17	7	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:54	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (6)	Even strength	WSH 0, MIN 1
2nd	05:09	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (2)	Brent Burns (3), Eric Belanger (6)	Power play	WSH 0, MIN 2
3rd	03:07	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky (3)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (7), Mikko Koivu (14)	Power play	WSH 0, MIN 3
3rd	07:17	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard (1)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4), Brent Burns (4)	Even strength	WSH 0, MIN 4
3rd	14:43	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (3)	Eric Fehr (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, MIN 4
3rd	16:07	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (9)	Tomas Fleischmann (3), Milan Jurcina (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, MIN 4
3rd	18:16	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (5)	Brooks Laich (7), Eric Fehr (4)	Power play	WSH 3, MIN 4

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	1	0	1	0	2	6	4	3	0		25:42
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		14:10
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		18:57
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	83.3%	03:41
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:07
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:27
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1	56.3%	20:29
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	50%	21:03
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:45
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	43.5%	17:13
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:49
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	18:55
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		28:57
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		12:14
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0		21:25
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	0		21:15
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		03:09
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		18:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	29	4	.879	58:57	Loss

Minnesota Wild 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. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1	0	61.1%	20:59
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0	33.3%	17:54
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		14:45
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		17:31
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:49
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	4	0	1		10:14
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		05:28
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0	46.2%	16:41
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	36.4%	16:09
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	53.8%	08:04
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	18:01
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:25
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	1	0	1	0	4	3	0	3	1		23:50
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	4	0		23:46
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	100%	19:39
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:31
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		17:48
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4	0		18:23

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	28	25	3	.893	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:25	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Closing hand on puck	2
1st	09:22	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Holding	2
2nd	03:13	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Holding	2
2nd	05:55	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Tripping	2
2nd	06:24	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Elbowing	2
2nd	09:09	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Hooking	2
3rd	02:21	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	02:48	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	17:13	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Rob Shick, Chris Ciamaga
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Brad Kovachik
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
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies

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