Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Saturday, December 20, 2008, 1:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 7–1 on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	1	50-24-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	7	44-27-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1
Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	4	7

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	25	14	9	48
Philadelphia Flyers	6	7	15	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Joffrey Lupul (11)	Scott Hartnell (11), Matt Carle (6)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHI 1
2nd	15:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (23)	Joffrey Lupul (8), Andrew Alberts (8)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHI 2
2nd	16:05	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (24)	Braydon Coburn (11), Mike Knuble (10)	Shorthanded	WSH 0, PHI 3
3rd	04:45	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (11)	Joffrey Lupul (9)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHI 4
3rd	05:09	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (8)	Tomas Fleischmann (7)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 4
3rd	07:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (12)	Matt Carle (7), Kimmo Timonen (18)	Power play	WSH 1, PHI 5
3rd	09:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (17)	Jeff Carter (12), Kimmo Timonen (19)	Power play	WSH 1, PHI 6
3rd	16:25	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (13)	Joffrey Lupul (10), Jeff Carter (13)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 7

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	-2	0	12	6	1		23:09
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	1	0	50%	11:37
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	1		17:00
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	60%	13:52
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		14:38
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	47.1%	17:22
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	71.4%	16:53
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	50%	16:13
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		10:11
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	46.7%	15:09
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	26	0	1	0		07:41
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	33.3%	15:30
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		04:02
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	5		21:49
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	2		16:34
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		24:45
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-4	2	5	0	2		29:24
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		15:12

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	13	10	3	.769	40:00	Loss
Number 60 J. Theodore	15	11	4	.733	20:00

Philadelphia Flyers 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 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		16:05
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1		13:50
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	1	3	4	+4	2	2	1	1	0		16:51
Number 17 J. Carter	C	2	2	4	+5	0	6	3	2	0	44%	21:59
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	17:35
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	3	1	4	+4	0	5	0	0	1		17:27
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	0		16:06
Number 24 J. Gratton	L	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0		08:11
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0		03:18
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	58.3%	18:42
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	-1	12	0	3	0	0	50%	13:44
Number 3 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:10
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		25:58
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		17:51
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	1	2	0		20:23
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	3	0		14:37
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	3	1	0		24:10
Number 47 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:15

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	48	47	1	.979	59:58	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:26	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Roughing	2
1st	07:38	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:38	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:13	Philadelphia Flyers	Kimmo Timonen	Tripping	2
1st	10:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Joffrey Lupul	Cross checking	2
1st	19:57	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
2nd	04:02	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Slashing	2
2nd	10:53	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Holding	2
2nd	15:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Ossi Vaananen	Interference	2
3rd	05:43	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Josh Gratton	Tripping	2
3rd	08:06	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
3rd	08:06	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Tripping	2
3rd	09:04	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
3rd	12:03	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:03	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:54	Philadelphia Flyers	Josh Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:54	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:01	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Slashing	2
3rd	18:01	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:01	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:01	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Martin Biron, Glen Metropolit, Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Randy Jones, Ryan Parent, Jared Ross, Claude Giroux, Andreas Nodl, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Islanders 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008