- Final0TOR
BOS2
52
5 - Final1TB
NYR2
52
5 - Final2EDM
PIT4
54
5 - Final3CAR
WSH2
32
3 - Final4NYI
WPG3
43
4 - Final5PHI
OTT1
41
4 - Final6MIN
COL3
13
1 - Final7NSH
CGY6
76
7 - Final8PHX
VAN0
10
1 - Final9FLA
LA2
32
3 - Final SOSO10STL
SJ4
54
5
Final
Series tied 3-3
| Game 1: Thursday, November 6th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, November 12th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 5 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, December 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, March 3rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 5 | Final |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 5: Saturday, March 14th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 4 | Final SO |
| Capitals | 5 | |
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| Game 6: Saturday, March 21st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 4 | |
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Hurricanes 2
(7-4-2, 16 pts)
Capitals 3
(6-4-2, 14 pts)
7:00 PM ET, November 6, 2008
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | E Staal 75 | E Staal 40 | R Brind'Amour 35 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 110 | A Ovechkin 56 | N Backstrom 66 |
A. Semin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 3


B. Johnson (Capitals - G): Saves: 32, Save Pct.: .941
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Dwight Helminen |
| 0:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:09 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 0:26 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu credited with hit on John Erskine |
| 0:33 | Carolina | Shot missed by Chad LaRose(Wide of Net) |
| 0:34 | Washington | Tomas Fleischmann credited with hit on Dwight Helminen |
| 0:51 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:51 | Washington | Sergei Fedorov won faceoff against Ryan Bayda |
| 1:26 | Washington | Penalty to Sergei Fedorov 2 minutes for Hooking Dennis Seidenberg |
| 1:26 | Carolina | Power play - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Boyd Gordon |
| 1:33 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Joe Corvo (Snapshot 60 ft) |
| 1:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 1:53 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 2:04 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Brooks Laich |
| 2:13 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Alexander Semin |
| 2:23 | Washington | Penalty to Brent Johnson 2 minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass(opposing player not identified) served by Alexander Se |
| 2:23 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 2:51 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Eric Staal (Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 3:01 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Ray Whitney (Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 3:21 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Rod Brind'Amour (Wristshot 7 ft) |
| 3:40 | Carolina | Penalty to Rod Brind'Amour 2 minutes for Slashing Mike Green |
| 3:40 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Dwight Helminen |
| 3:55 | Washington | Giveaway by Jeff Schultz |
| 4:07 | Carolina | Shot missed by Niclas Wallin(Wide of Net) |
| 4:22 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom (Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 4:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:22 | Washington | Sergei Fedorov won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 4:27 | Washington | Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan Bayda |
| 4:43 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Tim Gleason credited with hit on Mike Green |
| 5:27 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Sergei Fedorov (Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 5:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Bench |
| 5:30 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 5:34 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Tomas Fleischmann(Wide of Net) |
| 5:45 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:45 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 5:56 | Carolina | Takeaway by Eric Staal |
| 6:21 | Washington | Tom Poti shot blocked by Anton Babchuk |
| 6:24 | Carolina | Giveaway by Anton Babchuk |
| 6:29 | Washington | Tom Poti shot blocked by Anton Babchuk |
| 6:33 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal (Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 6:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 6:33 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Boyd Gordon |
| 7:06 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Patrick Eaves |
| 7:16 | Washington | Shot on goal by Boyd Gordon (Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 7:20 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on Patrick Eaves |
| 7:32 | Washington | Donald Brashear credited with hit on Niclas Wallin |
| 7:45 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Ryan Bayda (Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 7:52 | Carolina | Takeaway by Niclas Wallin |
| 7:59 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal (Deflection 12 ft) |
| 8:15 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin |
| 8:24 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose (Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 8:31 | Carolina | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Milan Jurcina |
| 8:40 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin |
| 8:54 | Washington | Giveaway by Milan Jurcina |
| 8:59 | Washington | Takeaway by Alexander Semin |
| 9:11 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose (Snapshot 47 ft) |
| 9:18 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose (Backhand 12 ft) |
| 9:28 | Washington | Shot on goal by Viktor Kozlov (Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 9:36 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin(Over Net) |
| 9:49 | Washington | Takeaway by Viktor Kozlov |
| 10:06 | Washington | Takeaway by Mike Green |
| 10:29 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Anton Babchuk (Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 10:39 | Washington | Shot on goal by Chris Clark (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 10:56 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu shot blocked by John Erskine |
| 10:59 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joe Corvo (Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 11:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Dwight Helminen (Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 11:14 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu credited with hit on Boyd Gordon |
| 11:25 | Washington | Takeaway by Brooks Laich |
| 11:28 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 11:41 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom (Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 11:50 | Carolina | Shot missed by Ray Whitney(Wide of Net) |
| 12:40 | Carolina | Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin |
| 13:19 | Washington | Shot missed by Mike Green(Wide of Net) |
| 13:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Erskine (Snapshot 60 ft) |
| 14:16 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on Eric Staal |
| 14:29 | Carolina | Niclas Wallin credited with hit on Brooks Laich |
| 14:44 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 14:44 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 14:54 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 14:54 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 15:22 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Niclas Wallin |
| 15:38 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin |
| 17:10 | Washington | Tom Poti shot blocked by Dwight Helminen |
| 17:17 | Washington | Goal scored by Alexander Semin assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Poti |
| 17:17 | Washington | Boyd Gordon won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 17:59 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 18:19 | Carolina | Niclas Wallin credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom |
| 18:23 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Rod Brind'Amour |
| 18:32 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:32 | Washington | Boyd Gordon won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 18:48 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:48 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Brooks Laich |
| 19:28 | Carolina | Takeaway by Dennis Seidenberg |
| 19:31 | Carolina | Giveaway by Dennis Seidenberg |
| 19:49 | Washington | Goal scored by Alexander Semin assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green |
| 19:49 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Boyd Gordon |
| 19:58 | Carolina | Ray Whitney credited with hit on Brooks Laich |




