Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3–1 on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	1	53-19-10
at Washington Capitals	3	50-24-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	14	10	10	34
Washington Capitals	6	9	11	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:53	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (9)	Alex Ovechkin (22), Viktor Kozlov (10)	Power play	BOS 0, WSH 1
2nd	04:52	Washington Capitals	Alexandre Giroux (1)	Viktor Kozlov (11), Tom Poti (5)	Even strength	BOS 0, WSH 2
2nd	19:25	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (8)	Phil Kessel (9), Zdeno Chara (9)	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 2
3rd	19:08	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (15)	Alexander Semin (15), Nicklas Backstrom (18)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 1, WSH 3

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		15:21
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		14:22
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	1		17:40
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	50%	11:00
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		10:31
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:34
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	10:02
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	31.6%	17:03
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	42.1%	15:31
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:14
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25%	18:45
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	33.3%	19:24
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		25:45
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1		26:50
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		14:19
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2		14:50
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5		19:30
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0		16:52

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	25	23	2	.920	59:51	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	1	2	0	2	5	4	1	0		19:44
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		15:32
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	73.3%	14:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1	1	52.9%	19:57
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	68.8%	15:54
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		14:52
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:45
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		10:14
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	58.3%	12:42
Number 48 O. Osala	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:15
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:40
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	60%	13:41
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		22:01
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3	0		19:56
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	0		19:43
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	3	0		20:44
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		16:48
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		19:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	34	33	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:41	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
1st	02:17	Boston Bruins	Stephane Yelle	Interference	2
1st	13:01	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	13:24	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Hooking	2
3rd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Sean Collins	Hooking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Mark Pare
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Martins Karsums, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Jay Beagle

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Ottawa Senators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 10, 2008