Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	5	50-24-8
at New York Rangers	4	43-30-9

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	3	1	5
New York Rangers	3	1	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	9	14	12	1	36
New York Rangers	8	12	8	0	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:38	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund (13)	Nikolay Zherdev (21), Scott Gomez (17)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 1
1st	11:04	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival (5)	Chris Drury (11)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 2
1st	11:15	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (10)	Chris Drury (12), Nigel Dawes (5)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 3
2nd	04:48	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (11)	Nigel Dawes (6), Chris Drury (13)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 4
2nd	12:35	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (21)	Nicklas Backstrom (25)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 4
3rd	01:41	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (12)	Nicklas Backstrom (26), Brooks Laich (11)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 4
3rd	07:04	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov (8)	Nicklas Backstrom (27), Alex Ovechkin (24)	Power play	WSH 3, NYR 4
3rd	12:38	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (22)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 4, NYR 4
OT	00:59	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn (1)	Michael Nylander (14), Sean Collins (1)	Even strength	WSH 5, NYR 4

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	2	1	3	-1	0	13	4	0	0		22:02
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:29
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		14:09
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	14:38
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		15:51
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	3	3	-1	0	1	3	1	0	50%	20:41
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0	42.9%	16:07
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	2	1	1		19:52
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		14:22
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	80%	11:56
Number 63 A. Gordon	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:12
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	17:41
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	2	1	0		18:01
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		19:03
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	1	0		21:28
Number 43 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		20:53
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		16:18
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	1	0		16:24

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	3	3	0	1.000	08:45
Number 60 J. Theodore	25	21	4	.840	52:03	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	3	0		11:52
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0		18:13
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	50%	10:20
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	50%	15:49
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	53.3%	19:39
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		14:05
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	3	3	+1	0	1	0	0	47.4%	19:08
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	4	0		18:51
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:06
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		09:58
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:54
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		18:29
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	1	0	1	0	2	5	1	4		22:34
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	3		19:57
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		20:57
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		20:43
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		20:13
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0		17:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	36	31	5	.861	60:59	OT loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:01	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Charging	2
1st	14:21	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Hooking	2
2nd	06:04	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Hooking	2
2nd	16:20	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom	Tripping	2
2nd	18:59	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
3rd	01:12	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	06:07	New York Rangers	Blair Betts	Kneeing	2
3rd	08:55	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Donald Brashear, Chris Clark, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
New York Rangers scratches: Petr Prucha, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 15, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 22, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 26, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 23, 2008