Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals

Sunday, December 28, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	34-35-13
at Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	9	6	9	24
Washington Capitals	12	12	5	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niklas Hagman (11)	Mikhail Grabovski (10), Jonas Frogren (2)	Even strength	TOR 1, WSH 0
2nd	12:54	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (9)	Nicklas Backstrom (29), Mike Green (13)	Power play	TOR 1, WSH 1
2nd	19:50	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (24)	Milan Jurcina (6)	Even strength	TOR 1, WSH 2
3rd	15:43	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	TOR 1, WSH 3
3rd	19:26	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (25)	Nicklas Backstrom (30), Mike Green (14)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 1, WSH 4

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 N. Hagman	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		18:06
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:55
Number 18 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:23
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	50%	17:56
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100%	08:50
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		13:50
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	12:13
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	100%	14:42
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:51
Number 56 A. Deveaux	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		09:51
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	36.4%	14:59
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	40%	18:15
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2		22:37
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		24:43
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	7		26:56
Number 24 J. Frogren	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1		15:10
Number 59 J. Sifers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		08:12
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	3		22:20

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	28	25	3	.893	59:23	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	2	0	2	+2	0	7	0	0	0		20:08
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:15
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	14:49
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:06
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		11:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	19:51
Number 21 B. Laich	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	0	1	50%	15:12
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:59
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:05
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	78.6%	14:23
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:02
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	53.3%	14:02
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	4	0		19:38
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	0		20:56
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	4	0		22:39
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	4	0		21:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2	0		18:31
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		16:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lee Stempniak	Tripping	2
1st	14:37	Washington Capitals	Jose Theodore	Diving	2
2nd	06:39	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Interference	2
2nd	12:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Interference	2
2nd	18:02	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jonas Frogren	Roughing	2
2nd	18:02	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Roughing	2
3rd	03:59	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
3rd	10:35	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andre Deveaux	Diving	2
3rd	10:35	Washington Capitals	Sean Collins	Interference	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Ian Walsh, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Boyd Devereaux, Mike Van Ryn, Ben Ondrus, Richard Petiot, Ryan Hollweg, Staffan Kronwall, Matt Stajan, Justin Pogge, Phil Oreskovic, Anton Stralman, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty, Luke Schenn
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Brent Johnson, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Alexander Semin, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 24, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Ottawa Senators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 28, 2008