The New York Islanders were defeated by the Washington Capitals, 5 to 4, in overtime on December 16, 2008.

Final

Capitals

19-10-3

5

Islanders

10-18-3

4

Team

WSH

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

NYI

Boyd Gordon (EV) assisted by Donald Brashear and David Steckel

Brooks Laich (EV) assisted by Mike Green and Brent Johnson

Doug Weight (PP) assisted by Richard Park and Mark Streit

2nd period

WSH

NYI

Milan Jurcina (EV) assisted by Karl Alzner and Viktor Kozlov

Richard Park (PP) assisted by Bill Guerin and Mark Streit

Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom

3rd period

WSH

NYI

Andy Sutton (EV) assisted by Trent Hunter and Richard Park

Jon Sim (EV) assisted by Mark Streit and Bill Guerin

WSH

NYI

Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom

Capitals

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Capitals

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Brent Johnson (W) B. Johnson	1	0	0	39	35	.897	4	3.70	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Karl Alzner K. Alzner	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		3	3	0	0	19:56
Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		6	12	50.0	0	0	1	1	24:16
Matt Bradley M. Bradley	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	0	10:08
Donald Brashear D. Brashear	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	2	9:14
Sean Collins S. Collins	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	2	13:07
Tomas Fleischmann T. Fleischmann	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	2	1	0	17:39
Alexandre Giroux A. Giroux	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		3	1	1	0	8:48
Boyd Gordon B. Gordon	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3	5	8	62.5	0	2	1	0	13:37
Mike Green M. Green	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		2	5	0	5	28:15
Milan Jurcina M. Jurcina	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		3	1	0	0	17:34
Viktor Kozlov V. Kozlov	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	2	13:41
Brooks Laich B. Laich	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	4	25.0	3	11	27.3	1	0	0	0	16:42
Shaone Morrisonn S. Morrisonn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	2	0	0	21:41
Michael Nylander M. Nylander	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0	9	12	75.0	0	1	0	0	13:17
Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	2	0	2	+2	0	1	1	6	33.3	0	0		3	0	0	0	24:13
Tom Poti T. Poti	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	0	23:21
Alexander Semin A. Semin	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	4	0.0	1	2	50.0	1	0	1	0	23:18
David Steckel D. Steckel	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		6	9	66.7	0	2	0	0	12:26

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Joey MacDonald (O) J. MacDonald	0	0	1	40	35	.875	5	4.63	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Josh Bailey J. Bailey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	6	16.7	3	0	0	0	14:44
Sean Bergenheim S. Bergenheim	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	1	1	18:23
Chris Campoli C. Campoli	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	0	15:18
Blake Comeau B. Comeau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	2	0	12:48
Mitchell Fritz M. Fritz	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0	0	1:08
Bill Guerin B. Guerin	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	4	0.0	0	0		1	0	2	1	21:53
Andy Hilbert A. Hilbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0	1	1	100.0	2	1	1	0	20:50
Trent Hunter T. Hunter	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		3	0	0	2	21:15
Tim Jackman T. Jackman	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	1	1	10:36
Freddy Meyer F. Meyer	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		6	4	0	0	25:10
Richard Park R. Park	1	2	3	+1	2	1	1	4	25.0	9	21	42.9	0	0	2	3	23:28
Thomas Pock T. Pock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	3	2	0	10:39
Jon Sim J. Sim	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0		1	1	0	0	11:08
Mark Streit M. Streit	0	3	3	+1	0	0	2	3	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	0	27:40
Andy Sutton A. Sutton	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		2	2	0	0	22:08
Ben Walter B. Walter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	4	11	36.4	1	1	0	1	11:21
Doug Weight D. Weight	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	6	16.7	9	15	60.0	0	0	1	2	22:07
Brendan Witt B. Witt	0	0	0	-5	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	2	22:40