Washington 4, Boston 3

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123OTT
WAS(50-24-8)11114
BOS(53-19-10)11103

Final

OT
1:00 PM ET, February 28, 2009
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
THREE STARS
A. Semin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
M. Savard
Bruins  (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3
M. Hunwick
Bruins  (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: TD Banknorth Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts		Referees: Tom Kowal, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 17,565 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Washington   Boston
Total Shots
  32
 37
PIM
  8
 10
Hits
  15
 26
Giveaways
 7
  2
Takeaways
  3
 6
Faceoffs Won
  29
 31
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
3:36Nicklas Backstrom (17) (Power Play)
Assists: Alexander Semin, Mike Green		Washington 1-0
5:03Matt Hunwick (5)
Assists: Marc Savard, Phil Kessel		Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:40Marc Savard: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jeff Schultz
14:20Michael Ryder: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Semin
15:36Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Zdeno Chara
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
8:48Alex Ovechkin (45)
Assists: Matt Bradley, Milan Jurcina		Washington 2-1
9:06Phil Kessel (26)
Assists: Marc Savard, Matt Hunwick		Game tied 2-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
13:24Dennis Wideman: 2 Minutes for Interference of Mike Green
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
2:20Tomas Fleischmann (17) (Power Play)
Assists: Brooks Laich, Tom Poti		Washington 3-2
15:23Zdeno Chara (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Marc Savard		Game tied 3-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:36David Krejci: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Green
7:15Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking David Krejci
9:02Dennis Wideman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Boyd Gordon
10:54Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Interference of Marc Savard
14:52Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Slashing P.J. Axelsson
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:22Alexander Semin (24)
Assists: Mike Green, Jeff Schultz		Washington 4-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Backstrom C 100300121022721:596:080:3515:4051033.3
M. Bradley RW011010121001211:230:110:2310:490000.0
D. Brashear LW000002004011010:300:000:0010:300000.0
J. Erskine D 000013002001815:250:000:4214:430000.0
S. Fedorov C 001500000101816:163:230:0012:5361037.5
E. Fehr RW00-112000100118:060:000:008:060000.0
T. Fleischmann C 10-1210000001711:172:131:028:020000.0
B. Gordon C 000202001001814:540:063:4311:0510566.7
M. Green D 020000000022926:276:091:3818:400000.0
M. Jurcina D 011011002001814:570:000:0014:570000.0
V. Kozlov RW00-1201000102016:352:070:0014:280000.0
B. Laich C 010311120002415:303:420:4811:0020100.0
S. Morrisonn D 00-1002001002616:300:003:2413:060000.0
A. Ovechkin LW100532001102522:406:360:0016:040000.0
T. Poti D 010001000012921:452:333:4715:250000.0
J. Schultz D 010201000002719:120:001:3817:340000.0
A. Semin LW111520120012018:505:170:3213:010000.0
D. Steckel C 00-1200001001712:480:003:289:206650.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M NylanderHealthy
S KronwallHealthy
Boston BruinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
P. Axelsson LW00-1201001102720:314:014:1912:110000.0
P. Bergeron C 010711001102720:093:354:3012:049950.0
B. Bitz RW00010000000129:070:000:009:071150.0
Z. Chara D 101413005002726:524:106:1016:320000.0
A. Ference D 000111002002618:051:151:3115:190000.0
S. Hnidy D 00-1000001001916:200:000:3715:430000.0
M. Hunwick D 112200002001412:490:210:0012:280000.0
P. Kessel RW111300000121915:461:150:0014:310000.0
C. Kobasew RW000311002101913:502:550:0010:550000.0
D. Krejci C 00-1310122102015:081:241:5411:506746.2
M. Ryder RW00-1000120001613:401:500:0011:500000.0
M. Savard C 031200120002219:374:101:2614:019756.3
M. Stuart D 00-1001001001815:250:000:0015:250000.0
S. Thornton LW00040000200129:530:000:009:530000.0
A. Ward D 001212003102522:330:136:1016:100000.0
B. Wheeler RW000211001001613:370:002:0611:310000.0
D. Wideman D 000012241002518:161:560:5415:260000.0
S. Yelle C 000100002001711:100:001:0710:036554.5
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M KarsumsHealthy
M LucicUpper Body
V SobotkaHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Theodore37334.91960:220
Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
T. Thomas32428.87560:220

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Washington12127132
Boston91315037

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Washington2 of 0
Boston1 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, February 28th
Washington 4 Final
Boston 3 OT
Florida 2 Final
New Jersey 7
Anaheim 4 Final
Dallas 3
San Jose 2 Final
Montreal 3
Buffalo 0 Final
NY Islanders 2
Colorado 1 Final
NY Rangers 6
Toronto 4 Final
Ottawa 3 OT
Carolina 3 Final
Atlanta 5
Detroit 0 Final
Nashville 8
St. Louis 3 Final
Phoenix 1
Minnesota 2 Final
Edmonton 3