Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Chicago Blackhawks	2	52-22-8
at Washington Capitals	6	54-15-13

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:36	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (2)	Brian Pothier (2), Brooks Laich (1)	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 1
1st	04:52	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (3)	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	CHI 0, WSH 2
1st	18:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Troy Brouwer (1)	John Madden (1), Andrew Ladd (1)	Power play	CHI 1, WSH 2
2nd	01:45	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (3), Alexander Semin (2)	Even strength	CHI 1, WSH 3
2nd	03:20	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Alexander Semin (3), Nicklas Backstrom (4)	Power play	CHI 1, WSH 4
2nd	07:25	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Mike Knuble (1), Alexander Semin (4)	Power play	CHI 1, WSH 5
2nd	14:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (2)	Brian Campbell (1), Patrick Kane (1)	Power play	CHI 2, WSH 5
2nd	18:02	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	CHI 2, WSH 6

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

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Power-play goals
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	1
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	1	1	0
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	1	1	0
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	0
Number 20 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	0
Number 22 T. Brouwer	R	1	0	1	1
Number 28 J. Dowell	C	0	0	0	0
Number 34 D. Bois	R	0	0	0	0
Number 46 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	0
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	0
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	0
Number 5 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0
Number 6 J. Hendry	D	0	0	0	0
Number 23 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Petiot	D	0	0	0	0
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Power-play goals
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	2	1	3	1
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	2	3	1
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	2	1	3	1
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	3	3	0
Number 48 O. Osala	L	0	0	0	0
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0
Number 57 K. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0
Number 63 A. Gordon	R	0	0	0	0
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	0
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	1	0	1	0

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Jonny Murray
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Marian Hossa, Cristobal Huet, Mark Cullen, Adam Burish, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Dustin Byfuglien, Cam Barker, Dave Bolland, Bryan Bickell, Jakub Sindel, Karel Hromas, Kris Versteeg, Jean-Claude Sawyer, Dan Bertram, Evan Brophey, Nathan Davis, Denis Istomin, Brennan Turner, Joe Fallon, Joe Charlebois, Adam Hobson, Joe Palmer, Igor Makarov, Chris Auger, Peter LeBlanc, Tony Lagerstrom, Simon Danis-Pepin, Rob Klinkhammer, Bill Sweatt, Akim Aliu, Joe Lavin, Peter MacArthur, Michael Brennan, Kyle Beach, Shawn Lalonde, Teigan Zahn, Jonathan Carlsson, Ben Smith, Braden Birch, Joe Gleason, Brian Connelly, Alec Richards, Dylan Olsen, Brandon Pirri, Dan Delisle, Byron Froese, David Pacan, Marcus Kruger, David Gilbert, Paul Phillips
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Brendan Morrison, Jose Theodore, Sergei Zimakov, Boyd Kane, Matt Bradley, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Maxim Orlov, Igor Shadilov, Ivan Nepriayev, David Steckel, Artem Ternavsky, Keith Aucoin, Tomas Fleischmann, Igor Ignatushkin, Eric Fehr, Aaron Dawson, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Oscar Hedman, Peter Guggisberg, Joe Finley, Patrick McNeill, Viktor Dovgan, Francois Bouchard, Josh Godfrey, Steven Pinizzotto, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Dan Dunn, Nick Larson, Andrew Glass, Phil Desimone, Eric Doyle, Jay Beagle, Anton Gustafsson, John Carlson, Eric Mestery, Dmitri Kugryshev, Braden Holtby, Joel Broda, Greg Burke, Stefan Della Rovere, Jason Fredricks, Trevor Bruess, Zach Miskovic, Kevin Schmidt, Jake Hauswirth, Marcus Johansson, Dmitry Orlov, Cody Eakin, Patrick Wey, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Flemming, Benjamin Casavant, Garrett Zemlak, Ryan Jasinsky, Ryan Kerr

2009-2010 season series

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 19, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Nashville Predators 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Calgary Flames 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Sep 23, 2009