Florida 6, Washington 2

123T
FLA(41-30-11)4116
WAS(50-24-8)1012

Final

3:00 PM ET, March 1, 2009
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
THREE STARS
J. Bouwmeester
Panthers (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
B. McCabe
Panthers (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 3
S. Weiss
Panthers (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, DC
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Florida   Washington
Total Shots
  33
 34
PIM
  9
 17
Hits
  11
 27
Giveaways
 16
  13
Takeaways
  12
  12
Faceoffs Won
  22
 28
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
1:26Alexander Semin (25) (Power Play)
Assists: Brooks Laich
Washington 1-0
3:53Stephen Weiss (11) (Power Play)
Assists: Bryan McCabe, Michael Frolik
Game tied 1-1
6:59Bryan McCabe (12) (Power Play)
Assists: Jay Bouwmeester
Florida 2-1
14:19Jay Bouwmeester (13) (Power Play)
Assists: Stephen Weiss, Bryan McCabe
Florida 3-1
16:16Richard Zednik (13)
Assists: Keith Ballard, Brett McLean
Florida 4-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:28Radek Dvorak: 2 Minutes for Tripping Sergei Fedorov
2:25Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Hooking Karlis Skrastins
6:04Tomas Fleischmann: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brett McLean
8:39Jay Bouwmeester: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Ovechkin
13:57Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Holding Richard Zednik
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
10:24Jassen Cullimore (2)
Assists: Brett McLean, Stephen Weiss
Florida 5-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
3:38Matt Bradley: 5 Minutes for Fighting Nick Tarnasky
3:38Nick Tarnasky: 5 Minutes for Fighting Matt Bradley
10:56Jay Beagle: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nathan Horton
16:29Mike Green: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Michael Frolik
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
7:20Michael Frolik (15)
Assists: Bryan McCabe, Keith Ballard
Florida 6-1
19:38Alex Ovechkin (46)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Milan Jurcina
Florida 6-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
8:29Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

Player Summary
Florida PanthersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
K. Ballard D 021004000002820:522:381:1017:040000.0
D. Booth LW00021000010127:381:300:006:080000.0
J. Bouwmeester D 112213123113025:376:410:4718:090000.0
G. Campbell C 00-1013001122318:093:041:0214:0341126.7
J. Cullimore D 101203001112118:510:001:0217:490000.0
R. Dvorak RW00-1020120112119:083:220:3215:140000.0
M. Frolik C 112611000002014:274:410:009:460000.0
N. Horton C 002220000232118:032:410:3914:433537.5
K. Kreps C 001001000102014:541:121:1712:258372.7
B. McCabe D 131722001132323:187:331:0914:360000.0
B. McLean C 022301001101815:320:511:0713:341325.0
V. Peltonen LW00-1102000002219:031:321:1916:120000.0
K. Skrastins D 00-1014000012826:370:381:4824:110000.0
A. Stewart RW00010000100118:170:000:008:170000.0
N. Tarnasky C 00010015100118:270:000:008:270000.0
S. Weiss C 121510000102116:064:400:0011:266650.0
N. Welch D 0000020010054:490:000:004:490000.0
R. Zednik RW101101001131917:552:420:0015:130000.0
Florida Panthers Scratches
PLAYERREASON
N BoyntonScratched
C StillmanScratched
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Backstrom C 010211121202120:521:490:2318:404833.3
J. Beagle C 00-210012200129:120:000:009:123260.0
M. Bradley RW00-110115201118:080:000:147:540000.0
D. Brashear LW00-11000010097:290:000:007:290000.0
J. Erskine D 00-1012001011613:400:000:5012:500000.0
S. Fedorov C 000000000211714:001:370:0012:238657.1
E. Fehr RW000300000001613:371:090:0012:280000.0
T. Fleischmann C 000010121101714:341:090:0013:250000.0
B. Gordon C 00-1221000001917:070:005:5411:138280.0
M. Green D 00-1810244022823:112:581:0119:120000.0
M. Jurcina D 010102123111913:430:000:5912:440000.0
B. Laich C 010000002011814:011:212:3610:042166.7
S. Morrisonn D 000324003212622:370:005:5716:400000.0
A. Ovechkin LW100740001032020:382:580:0117:390000.0
T. Poti D 00-1110001202521:290:006:0915:200000.0
J. Schultz D 00-1012002012620:280:002:3417:540000.0
A. Semin LW100230002002019:581:492:0316:060000.0
D. Steckel C 00-1212001201716:310:006:1910:123350.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
V KozlovScratched
M NylanderScratched
S KronwallScratched

Goaltending Summary
Florida Panthers Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
C. Anderson34232.94159:190
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Theodore17413.76520:000
M. Neuvirth16214.87540:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Florida177933
Washington1151834

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Florida3 of 0
Washington1 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

Sunday, March 1st
Philadelphia 0 Final
New Jersey 3
Los Angeles 2 Final
Chicago 4
Pittsburgh 4 Final
Dallas 1
Florida 6 Final
Washington 2
Tampa Bay 8 Final
Calgary 6
Columbus 1 Final
Vancouver 3