Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Sunday, December 7, 2008, 5:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	1	50-24-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	16	12	39
Carolina Hurricanes	10	9	6	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (8)	Joni Pitkanen (11), Rod Brind'Amour (9)	Even strength	WSH 0, CAR 1
3rd	08:28	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (8)	Alex Ovechkin (21), Jose Theodore (2)	Power play	WSH 1, CAR 1
3rd	15:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (9)	Sergei Samsonov (8)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 2
3rd	17:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (9)	Patrick Eaves (5), Tim Conboy (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 3

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	-3	0	11	4	0	0		27:18
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		11:35
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:32
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	14:23
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	-3	0	2	1	0	1	37.5%	20:11
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	12:22
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	33.3%	16:05
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0	50%	17:32
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:48
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	11:08
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		09:53
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	66.7%	16:02
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		18:03
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:35
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0		20:42
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	1	0		20:46
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0	0		22:24
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		14:50

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	25	22	3	.880	58:47	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	11:31
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:11
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	1	55%	19:51
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	2	0	2	+2	2	8	0	1		14:03
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		19:49
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	100%	18:28
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	42.9%	08:28
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0	80%	20:07
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	100%	13:14
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:36
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0		14:45
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		08:51
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+2	4	2	1	2		26:37
Number 27 B. Carson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		22:07
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		15:31
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		16:47
Number 53 C. Borer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		14:00
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	1		25:09

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	39	38	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	High sticking	2
1st	18:37	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Holding	2
2nd	06:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	High sticking	2
2nd	09:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Interference	2
2nd	18:32	Washington Capitals	Sean Collins	Slashing	2
3rd	06:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Hooking	2
3rd	07:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:58	Washington Capitals	Sami Lepisto	Tripping	2
3rd	19:56	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Rob Shick, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Jay Beagle
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Tim Gleason, Dennis Seidenberg, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Cam Ward, Bryan Rodney, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 21, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 7, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 7, 2008