Washington 4, 
Carolina 1
7:00 PM ET, September 24, 2008
RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
| Game Information | |
| Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina | Referees: Fred L'Ecuyer , Greg Devorski Linesmen: Scott Driscoll , Tony Sericolo |
| Attendance: 11,431 (61.0% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 6:21 | Tomas Fleischmann - power play (Assist: John Carlson, Viktor Kozlov) |
| 7:25 | Matt Bradley (Assist: Quintin Laing) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:15 | D Steckel (hooking) |
 | 5:52 | C LaRose (holding) |
| 9:35 | E Fehr (high sticking) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 7:58 | Joni Pitkanen - power play (Assist: Sergei Samsonov, Joe Corvo) |
| 11:57 | Mathieu Perreault (Assist: Milan Jurcina, Alexandre Giroux) |
| 17:06 | Tomas Fleischmann - power play (Assist: Viktor Kozlov, Michael Nylander) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 7:15 | E Fehr (hooking) |
| 7:42 | Q Laing (tripping) |
| 13:56 | S Walker (slashing) |
| 14:20 | D Machesney (delay of game) |
| 16:57 | D Helminen (holding) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:21 | A Gordon (interference) |
| PLAYER SUMMARY | |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Washington | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | |
| Carolina | 20 | 3 | 8 | 31 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Washington | 2 of 3 |
| Carolina | 1 of 6 |
* - 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
Wednesday, September 24th
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Carolina | 1 |
| NY Rangers | 2 | Final |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Ottawa | 3 |
| Montreal | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | SO |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Columbus | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Edmonton | 2 | SO |
| Los Angeles | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 | SO |
| Calgary | 3 | Final |
| Phoenix | 2 |
| San Jose | 4 | Final |
| Anaheim | 6 |
