Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	5	41-30-11
at Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	3	2	5
Washington Capitals	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	4	9	9	22
Washington Capitals	8	6	12	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:57	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (6)	Tomas Fleischmann (6), Sami Lepisto (3)	Power play	FLA 0, WSH 1
2nd	06:19	Florida Panthers	Ville Peltonen (4)	Radek Dvorak (7)	Even strength	FLA 1, WSH 1
2nd	07:28	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester (3)	Unassisted	Power play	FLA 2, WSH 1
2nd	12:09	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe (4)	Brett McLean (6), Michael Frolik (3)	Power play	FLA 3, WSH 1
3rd	04:45	Florida Panthers	Radek Dvorak (3)	Gregory Campbell (5), Ville Peltonen (5)	Even strength	FLA 4, WSH 1
3rd	16:11	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov (4)	Nicklas Backstrom (17), Shaone Morrisonn (2)	Even strength	FLA 4, WSH 2
3rd	17:02	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (10)	Alex Ovechkin (18), Viktor Kozlov (9)	Power play	FLA 4, WSH 3
3rd	19:00	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell (5)	Karlis Skrastins (4)	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 5, WSH 3

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

Florida Panthers 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 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	33.3%	18:30
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	2	1	0	61.1%	16:56
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		11:13
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	1	1	2	+3	0	5	0	1	0		18:30
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	1	1	2	+2	2	1	1	1	0		18:15
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	90.9%	16:02
Number 41 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	11:55
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	0		14:47
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0		17:08
Number 71 K. McArdle	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:26
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:00
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:41
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		23:35
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	5	0		19:24
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	2	1		27:06
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:14
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		21:28
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:35

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	26	23	3	.885	59:48	Win

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	-2	2	7	4	0	0		25:55
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:02
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	1		15:37
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	81.8%	09:56
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		12:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	-2	0	2	1	0	1	37.5%	21:27
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		19:29
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	1	2	-2	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	22:15
Number 38 G. Mink	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:10
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	12:24
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:43
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	36.4%	15:39
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		17:20
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		18:49
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		20:06
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:37
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	4	0		20:08
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:50

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	21	17	4	.810	59:38	Loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:14	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik	Hooking	2
1st	15:47	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean	Tripping	2
1st	17:35	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Interference	2
2nd	06:54	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	11:23	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	07:06	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Interference	2
3rd	13:05	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander	Hooking	2
3rd	16:45	Florida Panthers	Ville Peltonen	Tripping	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brian Murphy
Florida Panthers scratches: Cory Stillman, Richard Zednik, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Nathan Horton, Tanner Glass, David Booth, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle

Every Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 7, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Florida Panthers 6 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 1, 2009
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 2, 2008