Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs

Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 on Saturday, December 6, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	34-35-13

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	14	8	8	30
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	6	8	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:41	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, TOR 0
3rd	06:12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nik Antropov (10)	Matt Stajan (15), Tomas Kaberle (14)	Power play	WSH 1, TOR 1
3rd	07:12	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina (2)	Michael Nylander (13), Karl Alzner (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, TOR 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	+1	4	7	6	1		23:17
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		10:49
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:59
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	53.8%	14:26
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	62.5%	20:41
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	55.6%	13:29
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	25%	16:15
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		17:20
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	62.5%	13:22
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:30
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:51
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	1	0	1	+2	2	1	2	4		19:56
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		18:55
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	3		23:06
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		20:37
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5		20:05
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		07:21
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:14
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	57.1%	19:48
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	37.5%	16:11
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:08
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	60%	14:03
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	12:37
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		05:58
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		19:43
Number 56 A. Deveaux	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:45
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	1	1	33.3%	19:47
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	18:16
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		08:38
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		21:31
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		22:05
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		26:34
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		20:54
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		20:03

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	30	28	2	.933	58:24	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	10:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ryan Hollweg	Roughing	2
1st	10:21	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
2nd	04:09	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
2nd	09:33	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Mitchell	Delaying game	2
3rd	03:04	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Hooking	2
3rd	05:24	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Tim Peel, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Jay Beagle
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamal Mayers, Boyd Devereaux, Mike Van Ryn, Jonas Frogren, Ben Ondrus, Richard Petiot, Staffan Kronwall, Jeremy Williams, Phil Oreskovic, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty

Every Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 24, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008