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Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals 5 50-24-8
at New York Islanders 4 26-47-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 2 0 1 5
New York Islanders 1 1 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 18 5 2 40
New York Islanders 12 8 17 2 39

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:54 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon (2) Donald Brashear (3), David Steckel (4) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 0
1st 14:18 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (7) Mike Green (12), Brent Johnson (1) Even strength WSH 2, NYI 0
1st 16:14 New York Islanders Doug Weight (7) Richard Park (7), Mark Streit (15) Power play WSH 2, NYI 1
2nd 06:07 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina (3) Karl Alzner (3), Viktor Kozlov (13) Even strength WSH 3, NYI 1
2nd 14:32 New York Islanders Richard Park (6) Bill Guerin (10), Mark Streit (16) Power play WSH 3, NYI 2
2nd 16:35 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (18) Alexander Semin (17), Nicklas Backstrom (22) Even strength WSH 4, NYI 2
3rd 11:19 New York Islanders Andy Sutton (2) Trent Hunter (12), Richard Park (8) Even strength WSH 4, NYI 3
3rd 17:47 New York Islanders Jon Sim (6) Mark Streit (17), Bill Guerin (11) Even strength WSH 4, NYI 4
OT 04:49 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (19) Nicklas Backstrom (23) Even strength WSH 5, NYI 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Shots on goal 40 39
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 11
Hits 20 28
Blocked shots 23 16
Giveaways 13 13
Takeaways 5 12
Faceoffs won 30/54 (55.6%) 24/54 (44.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +2 0 6 3 0 0 24:13
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 5 3 0 1 0 10:08
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 0 17:39
15 B. Gordon C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 62.5% 13:37
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 50% 24:16
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 27.3% 16:42
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 13:41
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 50% 23:18
33 A. Giroux L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 08:48
39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 66.7% 12:26
87 D. Brashear L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 09:14
92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 75% 13:17
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 23:21
23 M. Jurcina D 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 17:34
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21:41
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 3 0 19:56
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 +3 0 4 2 5 0 28:15
62 S. Collins D 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13:07
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 39 35 4 .897 64:49 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 T. Hunter R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 0 0 21:15
10 R. Park R 1 2 3 +1 2 4 0 0 1 42.9% 23:28
11 A. Hilbert L 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 100% 20:50
12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 16.7% 14:44
13 B. Guerin R 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 21:53
16 J. Sim L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 11:08
20 S. Bergenheim L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 18:23
28 T. Jackman R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 0 0 10:36
29 B. Walter C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 36.4% 11:21
49 M. Fritz L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 01:08
57 B. Comeau L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:48
93 D. Weight C 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 0 1 60% 22:07
2 M. Streit D 0 3 3 +1 0 3 1 2 0 27:40
14 C. Campoli D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 15:18
17 T. Pock D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 10:39
25 A. Sutton D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 2 2 0 22:08
32 B. Witt D 0 0 0 -5 2 1 1 2 0 22:40
44 F. Meyer D 0 0 0 -4 0 4 6 4 0 25:10
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
35 J. MacDonald 40 35 5 .875 64:49 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:41 New York Islanders Tim Jackman Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:41 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:13 New York Islanders Brendan Witt Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 15:09 Washington Capitals Sean Collins Interference 2
2nd 13:34 Washington Capitals Sean Collins Interference 2
2nd 17:38 New York Islanders Andy Sutton Interference 2
2nd 19:15 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Tripping 2
3rd 12:02 Washington Capitals Alexandre Giroux Tripping 2
3rd 12:43 New York Islanders Richard Park Hooking 2
3rd 15:41 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
New York Islanders head coach
Scott Gordon
Referees
Dave Jackson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Mark Pare
Washington Capitals scratches
Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Jose Theodore, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
New York Islanders scratches
Mike Sillinger, Mike Comrie, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Joe Callahan, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Jeff Tambellini, Jeremy Colliton, Bruno Gervais, Nate Thompson, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Kyle Okposo, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/SO Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 6 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 9 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1 Final Game page

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