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Washington 2, Montreal 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(50-24-8)	1	0	1	2
MON(41-30-11)	0	1	0	1

Final

7:00 PM ET, December 13, 2008

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

S. Varlamov
Capitals (G )

Saves: 32
Save Pct.: .970

M. Nylander
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

J. Halak
Canadiens (G )

Saves: 24
Save Pct.: .923

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Bill McCreary, Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Steve Miller
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Montreal

Total Shots
	26
	33

PIM
	21
	15

Hits
	21
	29

Giveaways
	11
	15

Takeaways
	7
	8

Faceoffs Won
	36
	20

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:19		Nicklas Backstrom (10) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin	Washington 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:40		Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Hooking Tom Kostopoulos
10:10		Josh Gorges: 2 Minutes for Roughing Alex Ovechkin
14:41		Ryan O'Byrne: 5 Minutes for Fighting Brooks Laich
14:41		Brooks Laich: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ryan O'Byrne
18:11		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Alex Ovechkin)

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
15:25		Patrice Brisebois (3) Assists: Alex Tanguay, Robert Lang	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:18		Alex Ovechkin: 4 Minute Double Minor for High-sticking Tom Kostopoulos
9:02		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ben Maxwell
14:13		Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Tanguay
15:14		Tyler Sloan: 2 Minutes for Roughing Tom Kostopoulos
15:14		Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Roughing Tyler Sloan
15:14		Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Brooks Laich

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:28		Michael Nylander (3) Assists: Alexandre Giroux, Viktor Kozlov	Washington 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:05		Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alexander Semin
2:24		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alex Tanguay
8:24		Robert Lang: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Tom Poti
8:29		Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Interference of Maxim Lapierre

Player Summary

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Alzner D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	30	21:33	0:00	4:28	17:05	0	0	00.0
N. Backstrom C	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	13:45	2:29	0:40	10:36	3	5	37.5
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	13:22	0:00	2:54	10:28	0	0	00.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	10	7:38	0:00	0:00	7:38	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:01	1:10	2:20	6:31	0	1	00.0
A. Giroux LW	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	10:52	0:05	0:00	10:47	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	17:18	0:00	6:52	10:26	10	2	83.3
M. Green D	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	4	0	1	1	29	22:02	2:34	2:18	17:10	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	2	25	17:29	0:00	1:49	15:40	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	12:26	0:10	0:00	12:16	0	1	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	21	16:12	0:56	4:18	10:58	5	6	45.5
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	19:40	0:00	4:28	15:12	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:02	0:23	0:00	11:39	8	2	80.0
A. Ovechkin LW	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	4	3	0	0	21	19:20	2:34	0:48	15:58	0	1	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	32	22:56	0:00	7:41	15:15	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	2	2	22	19:13	2:29	2:21	14:23	0	0	00.0
T. Sloan D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	17	13:22	0:00	5:04	8:18	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:49	0:00	5:35	9:14	10	2	83.3
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Theodore									Hip Flexor
S Collins									Healthy

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	17	14:46	3:29	1:06	10:11	0	0	00.0
F. Bouillon D	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	3	19	16:43	0:02	0:57	15:44	0	0	00.0
P. Brisebois D	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	18:15	3:52	0:00	14:23	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	16:23	3:57	0:00	12:26	1	0	100.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	24	18:41	0:41	1:37	16:23	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	3	25	23:09	1:34	1:49	19:46	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	19	16:24	3:15	0:00	13:09	1	1	50.0
S. Kostitsyn LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:32	2:43	0:27	9:22	0	1	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	1	14	13:17	2:49	0:53	9:35	0	0	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	4	2	1	0	24	21:13	9:20	0:09	11:44	0	0	00.0
R. Lang C	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	26	16:50	6:10	0:09	10:31	5	9	35.7
M. Lapierre C	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	20	15:56	3:04	1:37	11:15	7	8	46.7
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	11:54	3:07	0:00	8:47	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	26	23:51	9:02	0:45	14:04	0	0	00.0
B. Maxwell C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:28	0:48	0:00	11:40	2	7	22.2
R. O'Byrne D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	1	2	11	8:30	0:00	0:00	8:30	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:54	4:03	0:00	10:51	4	10	28.6
A. Tanguay LW	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:12	6:34	0:47	10:51	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
G Laraque									Groin
S Koivu									Lower Body
C Price									Lower Body

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Varlamov	33	1	32	.97	60:00	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Halak	26	2	24	.923	59:53	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	11	9	6	26
Montreal	6	13	14	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	1 of 0
Montreal	0 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, December 13th

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Philadelphia	6

Minnesota	1	Final
Los Angeles	3

Atlanta	2	Final
Boston	4

Washington	2	Final
Montreal	1

Buffalo	4	Final
New Jersey	2

Carolina	2	Final
NY Rangers	3	SO

Tampa Bay	0	Final
Ottawa	2

NY Islanders	1	Final
Columbus	3

Dallas	0	Final
Nashville	3

Detroit	5	Final
Phoenix	4	SO

Vancouver	0	Final
Edmonton	3

St. Louis	4	Final
San Jose	5

ESPN NHL

Washington 2, Montreal 1

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, December 13th