Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Dec 23, 2008 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
5 | 36 |
| New York Rangers |
4 | 28 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:38 | NYR | Markus Naslund (13) | Nikolay Zherdev (21), Scott Gomez (17) | 0 - 1 |
| 11:04 | NYR | Michal Rozsival (5) | Chris Drury (11) | 0 - 2 |
| 11:15 | NYR | Ryan Callahan (10) | Chris Drury (12), Nigel Dawes (5) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:48 | NYR | Ryan Callahan (11) | Nigel Dawes (6), Chris Drury (13) | 0 - 4 |
| 12:35 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (21) | Nicklas Backstrom (25) | 1 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:41 | WSH | Tomas Fleischmann (12) PP | Nicklas Backstrom (26), Brooks Laich (11) | 2 - 4 |
| 07:04 | WSH | Viktor Kozlov (8) PP | Nicklas Backstrom (27), Alex Ovechkin (24) | 3 - 4 |
| 12:38 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (22) | Unassisted | 4 - 4 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 00:59 | WSH | Shaone Morrisonn (1) | Michael Nylander (14), Sean Collins (1) | 5 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:01 | NYR | Nikolay Zherdev | Charging | 2 |
| 14:21 | WSH | Eric Fehr | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:04 | WSH | Tyler Sloan | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:20 | NYR | Fredrik Sjostrom | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:59 | WSH | Milan Jurcina | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:12 | NYR | Michal Rozsival | Hooking | 2 |
| 06:07 | NYR | Blair Betts | Kneeing | 2 |
| 08:55 | NYR | Dan Girardi | Tripping | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Alex Ovechkin |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 22:02 |
| 19 |  Nicklas Backstrom |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:41 |
| 12 |  Tomas Fleischmann |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:09 |
| 25 |  Viktor Kozlov |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 27 |  Shaone Morrisonn |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:03 |
| 25 |  Brooks Laich |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16:07 |
| 62 |  Sean Collins |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:18 |
| 92 |  Michael Nylander |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:41 |
| 20 |  David Steckel |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11:56 |
| 21 |  Eric Fehr |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| 22 |  Matt Bradley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:29 |
| 27 |  Milan Jurcina |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18:01 |
| 27 |  Boyd Gordon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:38 |
| 27 |  Karl Alzner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:28 |
| 28 |  Alexandre Giroux |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14:22 |
| 43 |  Bryan Helmer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:53 |
| 44 |  Andrew Gordon |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:12 |
| 89 |  Tyler Sloan |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:24 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 |  Jose Theodore |
W | 25 | 21 | 4 | 52:03 |
| 1 |  Brent Johnson |
3 | 3 | 0 | 08:45 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 |  Chris Drury |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:08 |
| 24 |  Ryan Callahan |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18:51 |
| 34 |  Nigel Dawes |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:52 |
| 32 |  Michal Rozsival |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22:34 |
| 91 |  Markus Naslund |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:29 |
| 23 |  Scott Gomez |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19:39 |
| 93 |  Nikolay Zherdev |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 5 |  Dan Girardi |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:57 |
| 6 |  Wade Redden |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:57 |
| 11 |  Blair Betts |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:20 |
| 11 |  Fredrik Sjostrom |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 17 |  Brandon Dubinsky |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15:49 |
| 18 |  Marc Staal |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:43 |
| 22 |  Paul Mara |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:13 |
| 28 |  Colton Orr |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:06 |
| 29 |  Lauri Korpikoski |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:58 |
| 34 |  Aaron Voros |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:54 |
| 45 |  Dmitri Kalinin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:42 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Henrik Lundqvist |
OTL | 36 | 31 | 5 | 60:59 |