Washington 4, Montreal 5

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123T
WAS(50-24-8)1124
MON(41-30-11)1045

Final

7:00 PM ET, January 10, 2009
Bell Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
THREE STARS
T. Plekanec
Canadiens  (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
S. Kostitsyn
Canadiens  (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
A. Semin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada		Referees: Dean Morton
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Washington   Montreal
Total Shots
  35
  35
PIM
  10
  10
Hits
  18
 19
Giveaways
 11
  6
Takeaways
 10
  5
Faceoffs Won
 33
  29
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
7:59Alexander Semin (15)
Assists: Mike Green, Tyler Sloan		Washington 1-0
9:20Tomas Plekanec (8) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Mike Komisarek		Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
9:05Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Karl Alzner
12:29Guillaume Latendresse: 2 Minutes for Tripping Chris Clark
15:20Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Closing Hand on Puck
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
13:04Alexander Semin (16)
Unassisted		Washington 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:25Sean Collins: 2 Minutes for Tripping Maxim Lapierre
7:06Maxim Lapierre: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Semin
10:16Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Roughing Tomas Plekanec
16:59Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Diving Tom Kostopoulos
16:59Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Ovechkin
17:392-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Viktor Kozlov)
20:00Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Hooking Guillaume Latendresse
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
1:56Robert Lang (16) (Power Play)
Assists: Andrei Markov, Andrei Kostitsyn		Game tied 2-2
2:39Andrei Kostitsyn (13) (Power Play)
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Patrice Brisebois		Montreal 3-2
4:15Tomas Fleischmann (13)
Assists: Matt Bradley, Michael Nylander		Game tied 3-3
4:31Tomas Plekanec (9)
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Alexei Kovalev		Montreal 4-3
12:21Michael Nylander (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green		Game tied 4-4
19:38Sergei Kostitsyn (8)
Unassisted		Montreal 5-4
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:37Tyler Sloan: 2 Minutes for Hooking Andrei Kostitsyn
11:10Sergei Kostitsyn: 2 Minutes for Hooking Michael Nylander

Player Summary
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
K. Alzner D 000204001013024:160:306:2117:250000.0
N. Backstrom C 000102120212121:416:100:4014:51111345.8
M. Bradley RW011001003001614:420:004:479:550000.0
D. Brashear LW0003001230096:220:000:006:220000.0
C. Clark RW0002000010096:510:000:006:310000.0
E. Fehr RW00-11100000096:140:260:005:480000.0
T. Fleischmann C 100210000001512:220:530:4210:470000.0
M. Green D 021231000132926:436:523:4416:070000.0
M. Jurcina D 000310120112518:350:190:4217:340000.0
V. Kozlov RW00-1101002111816:344:320:0012:020000.0
B. Laich C 00-2100000012017:121:305:1310:097558.3
S. Morrisonn D 000020003022216:250:005:4010:450000.0
M. Nylander C 111111000101512:551:210:0011:344357.1
A. Ovechkin LW010821121102322:447:111:0614:470000.0
A. Semin LW201610000202422:026:112:2913:420000.0
T. Sloan D 011004123102417:350:003:0514:300000.0
D. Steckel C 000201001002116:070:006:289:3911857.9
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
S FedorovAnkle Injury
B GordonBack Injury
J SchultzScratched
Montreal CanadiensTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Begin LW00-1102004001310:040:002:337:310000.0
F. Bouillon D 001102000021816:350:000:0016:350000.0
P. Brisebois D 010100001011817:224:520:0012:300000.0
K. Chipchura C 00-1101001001310:350:002:068:291614.3
M. D'Agostini RW00-230000010118:110:500:007:210000.0
J. Gorges D 00-2112002002218:143:322:1312:290000.0
R. Hamrlik D 00-2315000212520:143:462:3513:470000.0
M. Komisarek D 0120010001002522:090:004:5817:110000.0
A. Kostitsyn LW110330002001714:554:440:0010:170000.0
S. Kostitsyn LW110310120101914:363:461:459:110000.0
T. Kostopoulos RW011021124002013:400:041:5211:380000.0
A. Kovalev RW011610120102120:426:351:0113:060000.0
R. Lang C 100202000001714:564:351:458:426842.9
M. Lapierre C 00-1302122001915:390:591:3213:0211955.0
G. Latendresse LW00-1001120001814:411:350:0013:000000.0
A. Markov D 011212001002623:116:534:3611:480000.0
M. Pacioretty LW011212001011615:564:200:0011:360000.0
T. Plekanec C 202310000002119:095:241:4811:57111052.4
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYERREASON
A TanguayShoulder
C PriceAnkle Injury
Y WeberScratched

Goaltending Summary
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
B. Johnson35530.85759:380
Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Halak35431.88660:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Washington13121035
Montreal12131035

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Washington1 of 0
Montreal2 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, January 10th
Carolina 1 Final
Boston 5
Atlanta 4 Final
Florida 8
Pittsburgh 3 Final
Colorado 5
Buffalo 1 Final
Detroit 3
Washington 4 Final
Montreal 5
NY Rangers 2 Final
Ottawa 0
Toronto 1 Final
Philadelphia 4
Minnesota 2 Final
Columbus 4
Chicago 1 Final
Nashville 4
Dallas 0 Final
Phoenix 1 SO
San Jose 4 Final
Vancouver 2
New Jersey 5 Final
Los Angeles 1