Washington 3, Carolina 2

123SOT
WAS(43-31-8)02013
CAR(43-33-6)11002

Final

SO
7:00 PM ET, March 25, 2008
RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
THREE STARS
A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
C. Ward
Hurricanes  (G )

Saves: 42
Save Pct.: .955
E. Cole
Hurricanes  (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: MikeHasenfratz, DanO'Rourke
Linesmen: DerekAmell, AndyMcElman
Attendance: 18,680 (99.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Washington   Carolina
Total Shots
 44
  27
PIM
  8
 12
Hits
  21
 41
Giveaways
  4
 5
Takeaways
  6
 12
Faceoffs Won
 42
  29

First Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
19:46Jeff Hamilton - power play  (Assist: Joe Corvo, Eric Staal)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
5:00S Samsonov  (high sticking)
7:56S Eminger  (holding)
19:36A Semin  (hooking)
Second Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
7:15Alexander Semin - power play  (Assist: Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Backstrom)
9:41Alex Ovechkin   (Assist: Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov)
16:27Erik Cole - power play  (Unassisted)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
5:14T Letowski  (holding)
6:37E Staal  (tripping)
16:01J Schultz  (hooking)
16:52A Ovechkin  (roughing)
18:17E Staal  (tripping)
Third Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
No Scoring this period
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
1:07T Letowski  (tripping)
Overtime Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
No Scoring this period
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
:16E Cole  (hooking)

PLAYER SUMMARY
Carolina Hurricanes
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Eric Staal0106
Sergei Samsonov00-10
Tuomo Ruutu0001
Ryan Bayda0001
Trevor Letowski0001
Glen Wesley0001
Scott Walker0000
Erik Cole10-15
Wade Brookbank0000
Cam Ward0000
Keith Aucoin00-11
Tim Conboy0000
Tim Gleason00-11
Frantisek Kaberle0001
Jeff Hamilton1005
Bret Hedican0001
Joe Jensen0000
Niclas Wallin00-11
Joe Corvo0102
SCRATCHESREASON
Dennis Seidenbergpersonal reasons
Patrick Eavesscratched
Washington Capitals
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Matt Bradley0001
Eric Fehr0002
Boyd Gordon0004
Nicklas Backstrom02+14
Brooks Laich0001
Milan Jurcina00+12
Matt Cooke0001
Viktor Kozlov01+12
Shaone Morrisonn0001
Alexander Semin1004
Tom Poti00+12
Cristobal Huet0000
Tomas Fleischmann0002
Steve Eminger0000
Mike Green0001
Jeff Schultz0000
Alex Ovechkin10+111
Donald Brashear0002
Sergei Fedorov0104
SCRATCHESREASON
Brent Johnsonscratched
John Erskinescratched
David Steckelfinger injury
Quintin Lainghealthy
Sami Lepistoscratched
Goaltending Summary
Carolina Hurricanes
PLAYER
Cam Ward44 shots, 42 saves; record: 35-22-5
Washington Capitals
PLAYER
Cristobal Huet27 shots, 25 saves; record: 27-14-6
Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Washington131510644
Carolina1188027

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Washington1 of 6
Carolina2 of 4

* - 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

Tuesday, March 25th
Ottawa 6 Final
Buffalo 3
Washington 3 Final
Carolina 2 SO
Pittsburgh 2 Final
New Jersey 0
Philadelphia 2 Final
NY Rangers 1 OT
Florida 1 Final
Tampa Bay 3
Boston 6 Final
Toronto 2
Columbus 0 Final
Nashville 3
Detroit 2 Final
St. Louis 1
Vancouver 2 Final
Calgary 3
San Jose 4 Final
Phoenix 5 OT