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Washington 5, New Jersey 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(50-24-8)	2	1	2	5
NJD(51-27-4)	0	1	1	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, February 3, 2009

Prudential Center

Newark, New Jersey

THREE STARS

M. Nylander
Capitals (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

M. Green
Capitals (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

J. Langenbrunner
Devils (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Prudential Center Location: Newark, New Jersey	Referees: Bill McCreary, Tim Peel Linesmen: Steve Barton, Anthony Sericolo
Attendance: 14,018 (79.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

New Jersey

Total Shots
	26
	34

PIM
	8
	6

Hits
	16
	22

Giveaways
	4
	6

Takeaways
	3
	4

Faceoffs Won
	26
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:58		Mike Green (16) (Power Play) Assists: Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin	Washington 1-0
8:12		Brooks Laich (12) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green	Washington 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:17		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Dainius Zubrus)
8:08		Jamie Langenbrunner: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Green
9:14		Michael Nylander: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mike Rupp

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:16		Michael Nylander (6) Assists: Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr	Washington 3-0
8:50		Brian Rolston (9) (Power Play) Assists: Patrik Elias, Zach Parise	Washington 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:02		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Hooking John Madden
8:43		Dave Steckel: 2 Minutes for Holding Andy Greene
19:30		David Clarkson: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Green

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:41		Jamie Langenbrunner (15) (Shorthanded) Assists: Travis Zajac, Bryce Salvador	Washington 3-2
10:59		Michael Nylander (7) (Power Play) Unassisted	Washington 4-2
18:50		Eric Fehr (5) (Empty net) Assists: Shaone Morrisonn, Brooks Laich	Washington 5-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:09		Mike Rupp: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jose Theodore
11:52		Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Scott Clemmensen

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	%
N. Backstrom C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	22:15	3:04	2:17	16:54	9	10	47.4
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	13	11:22	0:00	0:00	11:22	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:57	0:00	0:09	16:48	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:08	1:38	0:06	12:24	4	1	80.0
E. Fehr RW	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	11:31	1:17	0:00	10:14	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:26	3:09	0:54	11:23	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:55	0:00	4:12	11:43	4	3	57.1
M. Green D	1	1	-1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	25	24:54	5:35	1:58	17:21	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:18	0:00	0:30	15:48	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3:07	0:00	0:00	3:07	0	1	00.0
B. Laich C	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:46	1:33	2:20	14:53	0	2	00.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	19:15	0:00	4:06	15:09	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	14:02	2:56	0:00	11:06	2	4	33.3
A. Ovechkin LW	0	2	-1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:29	4:46	0:06	13:37	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	20:44	1:18	4:25	15:01	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	17:36	0:01	2:14	15:21	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:26	2:38	0:00	15:48	1	0	100.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	14:01	0:00	3:20	10:41	6	7	46.2
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
B Johnson									Undisclosed
M Bradley									Healthy

New Jersey Devils												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Clarkson RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	16	11:26	0:08	0:00	11:18	0	0	00.0
P. Elias LW	0	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	15:36	2:59	2:27	10:10	0	1	00.0
B. Gionta RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:25	3:40	1:00	12:45	1	2	33.3
A. Greene D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	19	17:25	3:20	0:00	14:05	0	0	00.0
B. Holik C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	10:24	0:00	0:00	10:24	6	3	66.7
J. Langenbrunner RW	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	17:22	3:21	2:01	12:00	0	1	00.0
J. Madden C	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	17:15	0:08	3:00	14:07	8	10	44.4
P. Martin D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	23	21:33	3:14	2:27	15:52	0	0	00.0
M. Mottau D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	17:46	0:00	0:00	17:46	0	0	00.0
J. Oduya D	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	20:00	0:00	3:08	16:52	0	0	00.0
Z. Parise LW	0	1	-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	18:20	3:34	0:00	14:46	1	1	50.0
B. Rolston RW	1	0	-2	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	18:35	3:27	0:00	15:08	0	1	00.0
M. Rupp C	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	13	9:22	0:00	0:00	9:22	0	0	00.0
B. Salvador D	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:36	0:00	3:08	12:28	0	0	00.0
B. Shanahan LW	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:21	3:48	0:34	11:59	0	0	00.0
C. White D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:29	0:00	2:27	17:02	0	0	00.0
T. Zajac C	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:03	2:53	2:08	12:02	10	5	66.7
D. Zubrus C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	14:02	2:59	0:00	11:03	2	2	50.0
New Jersey Devils Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Pandolfo									Healthy
S Brookbank									Healthy
J Leach									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	34	2	32	.941	60:00	0

New Jersey Devils Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Clemmensen	25	4	21	.84	59:25	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	13	8	5	26
New Jersey	10	7	17	34

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	3 of 0
New Jersey	1 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

Tuesday, February 3rd

Washington	5	Final
New Jersey	2

Tampa Bay	1	Final
NY Islanders	3

Atlanta	2	Final
NY Rangers	1	SO

St. Louis	4	Final
Columbus	2

Pittsburgh	2	Final
Montreal	4

Los Angeles	1	Final
Ottawa	0

Florida	4	Final
Toronto	3	OT

Phoenix	1	Final
Nashville	2

Calgary	1	Final
Dallas	3

Chicago	3	Final
Edmonton	1

Carolina	3	Final
Vancouver	4

ESPN NHL

Washington 5, New Jersey 2

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, February 3rd