Boston 2, Washington 10

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BOS(41-29-12)0202
WAS(43-31-8)62210

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 3, 2008
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
THREE STARS
A. Ovechkin
Capitals  (LW)

Goals: 3
Assists: 2
N. Backstrom
Capitals  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 3
M. Cooke
Capitals  (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, DC		Referees: DonKoharski, FrederickL'Ecuyer
Linesmen: LonnieCameron, JonnyMurray
Attendance: 17,189 (92.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Boston   Washington
Total Shots
  27
 34
PIM
 24
  22
Hits
 25
  16
Giveaways
  7
 17
Takeaways
 8
  6
Faceoffs Won
  26
 31
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:32Matt Cooke (8)
Assists: Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley		Washington 1-0
6:18Alex Ovechkin (50)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Shaone Morrisonn		Washington 2-0
7:08Alex Ovechkin (51)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Poti		Washington 3-0
8:29Matt Bradley (4)
Assists: Matt Cooke, Dave Steckel		Washington 4-0
15:31Alex Ovechkin (52) (Power Play)
Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom		Washington 5-0
18:43Brooks Laich (14) (Power Play)
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Eric Fehr		Washington 6-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:13Dennis Wideman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Semin
3:352-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Alexander Semin)
6:53Zdeno Chara: 5 Minutes for Fighting Donald Brashear
6:53Donald Brashear: 5 Minutes for Fighting Zdeno Chara
14:30Glen Metropolit: 2 Minutes for Slashing Matt Cooke
16:52Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Roughing Matt Bradley
19:35Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Glen Murray
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:36Dennis Wideman (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Marc Savard, Zdeno Chara		Washington 6-1
7:50Nicklas Backstrom (10)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Poti		Washington 7-1
16:31Donald Brashear (5)
Assists: Eric Fehr, John Erskine		Washington 8-1
17:03Marco Sturm (23)
Assists: Shane Hnidy, Glen Metropolit		Washington 8-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
3:27Marc Savard: 2 Minutes for Slashing Viktor Kozlov
5:31Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Boarding Zdeno Chara
7:52Donald Brashear: 5 Minutes for Fighting Shawn Thornton
7:52Shawn Thornton: 5 Minutes for Fighting Donald Brashear
8:07Matt Cooke: 2 Minutes for Boarding Dennis Wideman
18:18John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Vladimir Sobotka
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
2:03Brooks Laich (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Eric Fehr		Washington 9-2
18:15Matt Bradley (5) (Power Play)
Assists: Mike Green, Matt Cooke		Washington 10-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:29Glen Metropolit: 2 Minutes for Holding Dave Steckel
9:24Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Shawn Thornton
11:29Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking P.J. Axelsson
16:09Marc Savard: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jeff Schultz
17:25Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Slashing Eric Fehr

Player Summary
Boston BruinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
P. Axelsson LW00-2000001002117:280:486:2410:160100.0
Z. Chara D 010110392202519:386:503:558:530000.0
A. Ference D 00-4000000022822:355:034:1213:200000.0
S. Hnidy D 01-1101002102015:350:431:5113:010000.0
P. Kessel RW001511000112016:096:540:009:152166.7
C. Kobasew RW00-2130001112417:136:022:428:290200.0
D. Krejci C 00-1310000101915:165:300:099:375935.7
M. Lucic LW00-2200001001611:130:590:0010:140000.0
G. Metropolit C 01-2010241002113:431:084:477:4810566.7
G. Murray RW00-2100003001716:375:420:0010:550100.0
J. Reich LW00-110000000179:000:001:187:420000.0
M. Savard C 01-1200242112217:586:251:1610:1731023.1
V. Sobotka C 00-120000310158:460:000:008:465271.4
M. Stuart D 00-1201003002218:091:082:4714:140000.0
M. Sturm LW100200000002417:475:374:098:0110100.0
S. Thornton LW00-211015100127:220:000:007:220000.0
A. Ward D 00-3212001002419:345:373:5610:010000.0
D. Wideman D 10-1122124013124:416:414:2313:370000.0
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
P SchaeferScratched
B AllenScratched
P NokelainenScratched
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Backstrom C 133311000111715:455:060:1510:241325.0
M. Bradley RW212501242002011:481:013:037:440100.0
D. Brashear LW101210210200128:121:160:006:560000.0
M. Cooke LW122100124001810:210:501:098:220000.0
J. Erskine D 012003121022418:160:094:3013:370000.0
S. Fedorov C 00-1131000012114:565:042:576:5511568.8
E. Fehr RW031211000011912:104:250:007:450000.0
B. Gordon C 001000001122818:531:307:369:4710952.6
M. Green D 010320121002522:199:440:2612:090000.0
M. Jurcina D 003202001022216:110:003:0813:030000.0
V. Kozlov RW013110001111915:192:310:0112:470100.0
B. Laich C 20-1300001002315:493:473:208:420200.0
S. Morrisonn D 010000000032515:520:005:2310:290000.0
A. Ovechkin LW323510121011818:467:230:0811:150000.0
T. Poti D 023114000102823:013:447:0612:110000.0
J. Schultz D 012201001002317:030:045:2911:300000.0
A. Semin LW01-1311000131716:045:550:0010:090000.0
D. Steckel C 012001000102617:381:207:338:459564.3
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B JohnsonScratched
S EmingerScratched
T FleischmannScratched
Q LaingScratched

Goaltending Summary
Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
A. Auld1037.723:300
T. Thomas24717.70836:300
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
O. Kolzig505118:510
C. Huet22220.90939:450

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Boston814527
Washington169934

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Boston1 of 0
Washington4 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Monday, March 3rd
Boston 2 Final
Washington 10
Ottawa 1 Final
Anaheim 3
Montreal 4 Final
San Jose 6