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Washington 4, Boston 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(14-5-6)	1	1	2	4
BOS(12-8-4)	0	0	1	1

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 1, 2009

TD Banknorth Garden

Boston, Massachusetts

THREE STARS

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

B. Laich
Capitals (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

N. Backstrom
Capitals (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

Game Information
Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Location: Boston, Massachusetts	Referees: Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Anthony Sericolo
Attendance: 17,565 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Boston

Total Shots
	34
	20

PIM
	15
	11

Hits
	24
	32

Giveaways
	0
	6

Takeaways
	7
	2

Faceoffs Won
	30
	19

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:15		Brooks Laich (1) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin	Washington 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
13:22		Steve Begin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Knuble
14:16		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Tripping Andrew Ference
17:00		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Michael Ryder)
18:29		John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Michael Ryder

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:31		Alex Ovechkin (1) Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom	Washington 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:47		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Holding Mark Recchi
13:25		Mike Knuble: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Dennis Wideman
20:00		Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Alex Ovechkin

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:16		Brooks Laich (2) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin	Washington 3-0
1:57		Alex Ovechkin (2) Assists: Tom Poti, Brooks Laich	Washington 4-0
7:56		Patrice Bergeron (1) Assists: Steve Begin, Mark Stuart	Washington 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:56		Marco Sturm: 2 Minutes for Holding Nicklas Backstrom
9:43		Shawn Thornton: 5 Minutes for Fighting John Erskine
9:43		John Erskine: 5 Minutes for Fighting Shawn Thornton
18:29		Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Tim Thomas

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	3	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	19:51	2:55	0:18	16:38	3	5	37.5
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:55	0:00	1:09	8:46	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:04	0:13	0:31	10:20	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	-1	2	2	2	2	7	2	0	0	24	17:42	0:13	2:05	15:24	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:47	0:00	4:07	8:40	5	2	71.4
M. Green D	0	0	1	4	4	2	1	2	2	1	0	30	24:12	3:01	1:27	19:44	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	17:46	0:00	3:42	14:04	0	0	00.0
B. Kane LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	9:12	0:00	0:00	9:12	0	0	00.0
M. Knuble RW	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	14:58	0:56	1:42	12:20	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	2	1	0	5	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:08	2:16	2:18	11:34	3	2	60.0
Q. Laing LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	11:35	0:13	1:37	9:45	0	0	00.0
B. Morrison C	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	14:46	0:56	0:00	13:50	8	3	72.7
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	28	19:52	0:00	2:51	17:01	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	2	1	2	5	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	20:14	3:12	0:21	16:41	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	16:15	0:13	0:54	15:08	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	30	21:20	0:11	5:51	15:18	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	2	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	18:42	2:16	0:08	16:18	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	22	14:10	0:30	4:39	9:01	11	7	61.1
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Nylander									Scratched
T Sloan									Scratched
J Schultz									Scratched

Boston Bruins												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	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	6	0	0	14	9:27	0:20	0:48	8:19	3	4	42.9
P. Bergeron C	1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:11	2:59	2:02	12:10	8	7	53.3
B. Bitz RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	8:53	0:00	0:35	8:18	0	0	00.0
Z. Chara D	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	22:30	4:34	1:44	16:12	0	0	00.0
A. Ference D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	29	22:06	3:51	1:06	17:09	0	0	00.0
M. Hunwick D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	15:23	0:00	0:35	14:48	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:59	0:53	0:00	14:06	0	0	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	21	17:24	2:54	0:48	13:42	5	8	38.5
M. Lucic LW	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	16	15:12	0:56	0:00	14:16	0	0	00.0
D. Morris D	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	26	20:46	4:13	1:44	14:49	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:30	2:06	1:07	12:17	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	19	19:12	4:38	0:00	14:34	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	19:40	5:07	0:34	13:59	3	11	21.4
M. Stuart D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:44	0:00	0:32	12:12	0	0	00.0
M. Sturm LW	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	19	16:24	5:07	0:00	11:17	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	12	7:35	0:15	0:00	7:20	0	0	00.0
B. Wheeler RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	14:02	0:00	0:56	13:06	0	0	00.0
D. Wideman D	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	31	26:31	4:12	1:09	21:10	0	0	00.0
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Boychuk									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	20	1	19	.95	60:00	0

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Thomas	34	4	30	.882	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	10	12	12	34
Boston	10	7	3	20

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	2 of 4
Boston	0 of 5

* - 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

Thursday, October 1st

Washington	4	Final
Boston	1

Montreal	4	Final
Toronto	3	OT

Vancouver	3	Final
Calgary	5

San Jose	2	Final
Colorado	5

ESPN NHL

Washington 4, Boston 1

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 1st