- Final0WSH
CAR1
31
3 - Final1PHX
CHI1
71
7 - Final2CGY
NYR3
03
0 - Final SOSO3VAN
COL4
54
5 - Final4CBJ
ANA3
53
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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Capitals 1
(15-10-3, 33 pts)
Hurricanes 3
(13-12-3, 29 pts)
5:00 PM ET, December 7, 2008
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| CAR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 110 | A Ovechkin 56 | N Backstrom 66 |
| CAR | E Staal 75 | E Staal 40 | R Brind'Amour 35 |
E. Staal (Hurricanes - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

R. Whitney (Hurricanes - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0


M. Leighton (Hurricanes - G): Saves: 38, Save Pct.: .974
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Shorthanded - Dave Steckel won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 0:18 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Bryan Helmer |
| 0:37 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Tuomo Ruutu |
| 0:57 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Joni Pitkanen |
| 1:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin (Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 1:52 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tomas Fleischmann (Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 1:57 | Carolina | Justin Williams credited with hit on Bryan Helmer |
| 2:25 | Washington | Shot missed by Sean Collins(Wide of Net) |
| 2:34 | Carolina | Chad LaRose shot blocked by Sean Collins |
| 2:50 | Washington | Shot missed by Milan Jurcina(Wide of Net) |
| 2:57 | Carolina | Takeaway by Brandon Sutter |
| 2:58 | Washington | Boyd Gordon credited with hit on Brett Carson |
| 3:50 | Washington | Shot on goal by Sami Lepisto (Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 4:05 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin (Slapshot 37 ft) |
| 4:10 | Washington | Takeaway by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 4:41 | Carolina | Giveaway by Michael Leighton |
| 4:56 | Washington | Dave Steckel credited with hit on Casey Borer |
| 5:16 | Washington | Donald Brashear credited with hit on Tim Conboy |
| 5:19 | Washington | Shot missed by Karl Alzner(Wide of Net) |
| 5:26 | Washington | Donald Brashear credited with hit on Tim Conboy |
| 5:35 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Bradley (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 5:36 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:36 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Brooks Laich |
| 5:49 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Bench |
| 5:49 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 6:08 | Washington | Shot missed by Bryan Helmer(Wide of Net) |
| 6:09 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 6:09 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Viktor Kozlov |
| 6:18 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin |
| 6:25 | Carolina | Penalty to Joni Pitkanen 2 minutes for Hooking Nicklas Backstrom |
| 6:25 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 6:57 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom(Wide of Net) |
| 7:33 | Carolina | Stoppage of Play |
| 7:33 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Eric Staal won faceoff against Brooks Laich |
| 7:33 | Carolina | Penalty to Ryan Bayda 2 minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass(opposing player not identified) |
| 7:38 | Carolina | Stoppage - Net Off Moorings |
| 7:38 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 7:48 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin(Wide of Net) |
| 8:10 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin (Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 8:28 | Washington | Goal scored by Nicklas Backstrom (Power Play) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Jose Theodore |
| 8:28 | Washington | Michael Nylander won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 8:50 | Carolina | Patrick Eaves credited with hit on Shaone Morrisonn |
| 9:10 | Washington | Shot on goal by Michael Nylander (Deflection 10 ft) |
| 9:40 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 10:09 | Carolina | Justin Williams shot blocked by Sami Lepisto |
| 10:21 | Carolina | Stoppage of Play |
| 10:21 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Matt Cullen |
| 10:42 | Carolina | Stoppage - Hand Pass |
| 10:42 | Carolina | Ryan Bayda won faceoff against Boyd Gordon |
| 11:38 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Ray Whitney (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 11:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:40 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 11:58 | Washington | Penalty to Sami Lepisto 2 minutes for Tripping Joni Pitkanen |
| 11:58 | Carolina | Penalty to Joni Pitkanen 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct Sami Lepisto |
| 11:58 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 12:24 | Washington | Bryan Helmer credited with hit on Eric Staal |
| 12:38 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Joe Corvo |
| 12:55 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 12:55 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Dave Steckel |
| 13:13 | Carolina | Casey Borer credited with hit on Brooks Laich |
| 13:25 | Carolina | Matt Cullen credited with hit on Brooks Laich |
| 13:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 13:40 | Washington | Boyd Gordon won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 14:11 | Carolina | Shot missed by Tuomo Ruutu(Wide of Net) |
| 14:16 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour credited with hit on Donald Brashear |
| 14:36 | Washington | Sean Collins shot blocked by Joni Pitkanen |
| 14:47 | Washington | Matt Bradley credited with hit on Sergei Samsonov |
| 15:01 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 15:01 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 15:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 15:40 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 15:51 | Carolina | Goal scored by Eric Staal assisted by Sergei Samsonov |
| 15:51 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Brooks Laich |
| 16:02 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Eric Staal |
| 16:16 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu credited with hit on Brooks Laich |
| 16:17 | Carolina | Eric Staal shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 16:23 | Carolina | Shot missed by Tuomo Ruutu(Wide of Net) |
| 16:37 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 16:37 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Keith Aucoin |
| 16:54 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Bradley (Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 16:57 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexandre Giroux(Wide of Net) |
| 17:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Bryan Helmer (Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 17:08 | Washington | Shot missed by Sami Lepisto(Wide of Net) |
| 17:38 | Carolina | Matt Cullen credited with hit on Keith Aucoin |
| 17:42 | Washington | Alexandre Giroux shot blocked by Brett Carson |
| 17:56 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tim Conboy (Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 17:58 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom |
| 17:58 | Carolina | Goal scored by Ray Whitney assisted by Patrick Eaves and Tim Conboy |
| 18:08 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour credited with hit on Karl Alzner |
| 18:40 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin (Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 18:41 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin (Wristshot 7 ft) |
| 18:48 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:48 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Brooks Laich |
| 18:54 | Washington | Takeaway by Tomas Fleischmann |
| 19:23 | Washington | Bryan Helmer shot blocked by Sergei Samsonov |
| 19:28 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Bench |
| 19:28 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dave Steckel |
| 19:48 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joni Pitkanen (Slapshot 40 ft) |
| 19:49 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:49 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Boyd Gordon |
| 19:56 | Washington | Penalty to Brooks Laich 2 minutes for Hooking Ray Whitney |
| 19:56 | Carolina | Power play - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dave Steckel |
| 19:59 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Rod Brind'Amour (Wristshot 23 ft) |




