Washington 4, 
Boston 3
4:00 PM ET, September 27, 2008
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
| Game Information | |
| Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Location: Boston, Massachusetts | Referees: Don Vanmassenhoven , Fred L'Ecuyer Linesmen: David Brisebois , Tim Nowak |
| Attendance: 13,660 (77.8% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 3:00 | Chris Clark - power play (Assist: Keith Aucoin, Chris Bourque) |
 | 8:22 | Andrew Ference (Assist: Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka) |
| 12:12 | Blake Wheeler (Assist: Patrice Bergeron) |
| 17:37 | Boyd Gordon (Assist: John Carlson, Matt Bradley) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 1:05 | V Sobotka (hooking) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 6:12 | Tomas Fleischmann (Assist: Keith Aucoin) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:25 | C Clark (high sticking) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 5:30 | Petteri Nokelainen (Assist: Stephane Yelle, Shawn Thornton) |
| 17:45 | Chris Bourque - power play (Assist: Sergei Fedorov, Brooks Laich) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:47 | M Jurcina (holding) |
| 6:19 | S Fedorov (hooking) |
| 6:48 | T Poti (hooking) |
| 11:14 | A Alberts (interference) |
| 12:02 | B Laich (hooking) |
| 13:38 | C Bourque (hooking) |
| 15:59 | M Sturm (tripping) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Washington | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | |
| Boston | 10 | 5 | 16 | 31 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Washington | 2 of 3 |
| Boston | 0 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
Saturday, September 27th
| Carolina | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| New Jersey | 4 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 2 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| NY Islanders | 4 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Buffalo | 3 | OT |
| Montreal | 1 | Final |
| Ottawa | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Dallas | 4 |
| Columbus | 1 | Final |
| Nashville | 3 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 3 | SO |
| Anaheim | 3 | Final |
| Phoenix | 1 |
| Vancouver | 3 | Final |
| San Jose | 2 |
