Washington 3, 
New Jersey 2
7:00 PM ET, September 29, 2008
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
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| Game Information | |
| Arena: Prudential Center Location: Newark, New Jersey | Referees: Ian Walsh , Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Brian Murphy , Tony Sericolo |
| Attendance: 8,536 (48.4% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 2:44 | T Fleischmann (high sticking) |
| 3:08 | S Lepisto (hooking) |
 | 4:30 | P Vrana (interference) |
| 11:53 | J Langenbrunner (tripping) |
| 15:58 | E Fehr (tripping) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 3:09 | Mike Green - power play (Assist: Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom) |
| 7:12 | Boyd Gordon (Assist: Michael Nylander, Tomas Fleischmann) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:47 | S Brookbank (hooking) |
| 14:05 | T Sloan (holding) |
| 17:40 | R Pelley (clipping) |
| 19:27 | E Fehr (hooking) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| :27 | Alex Ovechkin (Assist: David Steckel, Shaone Morrisonn) |
| 9:46 | Zach Parise (Assist: David Clarkson, Rod Pelley) |
| 18:08 | Petr Vrana - with extra attacker (Assist: Sheldon Brookbank, Fedor Fedorov) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:09 | P Martin (high sticking) |
| 5:13 | D Brashear (major fighting) |
| 5:13 | P Letourneau (major fighting) |
| 5:33 | D Clarkson (boarding) |
| 15:35 | J Cutta (tripping) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Washington | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | |
| New Jersey | 13 | 5 | 7 | 25 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Washington | 1 of 6 |
| New Jersey | 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
Monday, September 29th
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Chicago | 1 | Final |
| Columbus | 7 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 | SO |
| San Jose | 1 | Final |
| Phoenix | 5 |
