Chicago 2, Washington 4

123T
CHI(46-24-12)2002
WAS(50-24-8)1124

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 11, 2008
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
THREE STARS
A. Ovechkin
Capitals  (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
B. Laich
Capitals  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
D. Steckel
Capitals  (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, DC
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Chicago   Washington
Total Shots
  21
 34
PIM
  8
 12
Hits
 21
  17
Giveaways
  6
 12
Takeaways
  4
 14
Faceoffs Won
  24
  24
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:26Kris Versteeg (1)
Assists: Jonathan Toews, Martin Havlat
Chicago 1-0
11:41Jack Skille (1)
Assists: Dave Bolland, Andrew Ladd
Chicago 2-0
13:26Matt Bradley (1)
Assists: Dave Steckel, Donald Brashear
Chicago 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:44Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Boarding Craig Adams
4:26Brent Seabrook: 2 Minutes for Interference of Brooks Laich
19:08Brent Seabrook: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Ovechkin
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
5:07Alex Ovechkin (1)
Assists: Tom Poti
Game tied 2-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:54Patrick Sharp: 2 Minutes for Holding Brooks Laich
6:152-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Martin Havlat)
14:31Dave Steckel: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jack Skille
16:41Dave Steckel: 2 Minutes for Tripping Dave Bolland
16:41Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Roughing Adam Burish
16:41Adam Burish: 2 Minutes for Roughing Shaone Morrisonn
19:28Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jack Skille
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
15:33Brooks Laich (1)
Assists: Alexander Semin
Washington 3-2
18:24Alex Ovechkin (2)
Assists: Jeff Schultz, Jose Theodore
Washington 4-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
19:34Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jonathan Toews

Player Summary
Chicago BlackhawksTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
C. Adams RW0000000010064:270:140:463:270000.0
D. Bolland C 010101003002518:162:382:4612:526554.5
A. Burish RW000312120002010:410:382:227:414544.4
D. Byfuglien RW00-2010001001511:421:150:0010:270000.0
B. Campbell D 00-2001004002626:587:200:4818:500000.0
C. Fraser C 00000000000116:190:142:243:412250.0
M. Havlat RW011510000112118:586:030:0012:550000.0
J. Hendry D 001012000011712:170:092:519:170000.0
P. Kane RW00-3220000012221:495:350:0616:080000.0
D. Keith D 001102003103028:141:565:3120:470000.0
A. Ladd LW011120000001812:342:170:0010:170000.0
B. Seabrook D 000000244102719:260:141:2617:460000.0
P. Sharp C 00-3102120002522:176:011:4514:313350.0
J. Skille RW10021000100139:160:230:008:530000.0
B. Sopel D 00-3011001112320:160:335:2414:190000.0
J. Toews C 010424001002724:035:352:4115:479950.0
K. Versteeg RW100130002012519:252:343:1313:380000.0
M. Walker D 00-10000000196:150:000:006:150000.0
Chicago Blackhawks Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B EagerSuspended Nhl
N HjalmarssonUpper Body
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Backstrom C 001100000101614:444:190:0010:252820.0
M. Bradley RW102100000111312:050:000:3111:340000.0
D. Brashear LW0111000013098:560:000:008:560000.0
C. Clark RW00-1100000031410:403:040:007:360000.0
J. Erskine D 000001002001716:000:030:5615:010000.0
S. Fedorov C 000200001112217:564:232:2711:0613476.5
T. Fleischmann C 00-1201001021714:412:371:0011:040000.0
M. Green D 002411121002625:507:012:0616:430000.0
M. Jurcina D 00-1203122001914:580:130:0414:410000.0
V. Kozlov RW001320000101413:140:110:0013:030000.0
B. Laich C 101100003212215:400:174:1111:1210100.0
S. Morrisonn D 001102122002316:200:003:2013:000000.0
M. Nylander C 00-1100000301413:183:310:169:313175.0
A. Ovechkin LW202641121112324:466:044:1814:240100.0
T. Poti D 011101000102922:052:276:2213:160000.0
J. Schultz D 011110000012819:591:054:1614:380000.0
A. Semin LW010420001011716:354:451:2510:250100.0
D. Steckel C 011201242011913:410:003:1210:295935.7
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B GordonHealthy
E FehrHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Chicago Blackhawks Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
N. Khabibulin34430.88258:470
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Theodore21219.90560:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Chicago106521
Washington6121634

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Chicago0 of 0
Washington0 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

Saturday, October 11th
St. Louis 2 Final
NY Islanders 5
Detroit 3 Final
Ottawa 2
NY Rangers 4 Final
Philadelphia 3
Montreal 6 Final
Toronto 1
Chicago 2 Final
Washington 4
Atlanta 2 Final
Florida 3 OT
New Jersey 2 Final
Pittsburgh 1 OT
Carolina 4 Final
Tampa Bay 3 OT
Dallas 1 Final
Nashville 3
Boston 3 Final
Minnesota 4
Vancouver 5 Final
Calgary 4 OT
Los Angeles 1 Final
San Jose 3
Columbus 1 Final
Phoenix 3