New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Thursday, December 4, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5–2 on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Islanders	2	26-47-9
at Washington Capitals	5	50-24-8

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	0	2
Washington Capitals	2	0	3	5

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	8	13	8	29
Washington Capitals	17	12	18	47

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (14)	Milan Jurcina (3), Brooks Laich (9)	Power play	NYI 0, WSH 1
1st	13:15	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov (5)	Bryan Helmer (1), Sami Lepisto (4)	Power play	NYI 0, WSH 2
1st	19:24	New York Islanders	Mark Streit (6)	Doug Weight (18), Bill Guerin (8)	Power play	NYI 1, WSH 2
2nd	13:38	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter (11)	Andy Sutton (8)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 2
3rd	06:50	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear (1)	Karl Alzner (1), Milan Jurcina (4)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 3
3rd	16:14	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (3)	Brooks Laich (10), Alex Ovechkin (19)	Power play	NYI 2, WSH 4
3rd	19:10	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (7)	Alex Ovechkin (20)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 2, WSH 5

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

New York Islanders 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 7 T. Hunter	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:41
Number 10 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	17:18
Number 11 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		18:44
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	36.4%	15:07
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	1	0	100%	19:25
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:29
Number 16 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:23
Number 18 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	57.9%	14:20
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		13:39
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		09:55
Number 49 M. Fritz	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		01:26
Number 93 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	2	0	66.7%	22:04
Number 2 M. Streit	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	2	1		25:11
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		15:56
Number 17 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		10:24
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	2	1	0		18:28
Number 32 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:24
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		24:00

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. MacDonald	46	42	4	.913	58:49	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	1	2	3	0	4	11	0	0	1		19:22
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	0	0	50%	10:47
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:51
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	47.1%	16:13
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	0	1		09:00
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	68.8%	20:01
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	10:08
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	2	2	-1	0	6	0	0	0	55.6%	18:27
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		17:35
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	0	0	53.3%	13:47
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		06:34
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	100%	12:55
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0		18:55
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:40
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:16
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	1	1	-1	4	3	0	1	0		18:54
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2	0		19:23
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	6	0		18:51

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:31	New York Islanders	Mitchell Fritz	Hooking	2
1st	07:03	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
1st	09:34	New York Islanders	Sean Bergenheim	Hooking	2
1st	12:08	New York Islanders	Thomas Pock	Interference	2
1st	19:12	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander	Holding	2
2nd	03:09	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Hooking	2
2nd	07:05	Washington Capitals	Sami Lepisto	Hooking	2
2nd	10:37	New York Islanders	Tim Jackman	Diving	2
2nd	10:37	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:28	New York Islanders	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	16:24	Washington Capitals	Bryan Helmer	Slashing	2
2nd	19:50	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Boarding	2
3rd	09:39	Washington Capitals	Sami Lepisto	Interference	2
3rd	15:01	New York Islanders	Andy Sutton	Hooking	2
3rd	19:51	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Holding	2

New York Islanders head coach: Scott Gordon
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Comrie, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Joe Callahan, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Jeremy Colliton, Bruno Gervais, Nate Thompson, Blake Comeau, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Kyle Okposo, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle

Every New York Islanders and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Jan 19, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

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New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 4, 2008