The Washington Capitals eked out a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, 5 to 4, in a shootout on March 14, 2009.

Final

Hurricanes

36-28-7

4

Capitals

43-21-6

5

Team

CAR

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

CAR

WSH

Erik Cole (EV) assisted by Eric Staal and Ray Whitney

Mike Green (EV) assisted by Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom

Alex Ovechkin (PP) assisted by Mike Green and Alexander Semin

2nd period

CAR

WSH

Alexander Semin (PP) assisted by Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin

Eric Staal (EV) assisted by Ray Whitney and Dennis Seidenberg

Nicklas Backstrom (PP) assisted by Michael Nylander and Alexander Semin

Ray Whitney (EV) assisted by Erik Cole and Eric Staal

3rd period

CAR

WSH

Niclas Wallin (EV) assisted by Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Cullen

Hurricanes

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Hurricanes

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Cam Ward (O) C. Ward	0	0	1	31	27	.871	4	3.72	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Anton Babchuk A. Babchuk	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	0	23:08
Ryan Bayda R. Bayda	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1	0	0	1:28
Rod Brind'Amour R. Brind'Amour	0	0	0	-1	0	0		6	16	37.5	1	1	0	1	18:38
Erik Cole E. Cole	1	1	2	+3	2	4	25.0	0	0		3	0	0	1	21:34
Tim Conboy T. Conboy	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	1	0	0	2:36
Joe Corvo J. Corvo	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		2	0	3	0	25:54
Matt Cullen M. Cullen	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0	10	18	55.6	0	0	3	0	23:39
Patrick Eaves P. Eaves	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	1	6:06
Tim Gleason T. Gleason	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	1	18:21
Jussi Jokinen J. Jokinen	0	0	0	0	2	0		3	3	100.0	0	0	0	1	11:03
Chad LaRose C. LaRose	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0	0	3	0.0	2	1	1	1	20:42
Joni Pitkanen J. Pitkanen	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0.0	0	0		3	2	2	2	26:38
Tuomo Ruutu T. Ruutu	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0.0	1	1	100.0	3	0	0	0	21:54
Sergei Samsonov S. Samsonov	0	0	0	-1	0	0		0	0		1	0	0	0	15:37
Dennis Seidenberg D. Seidenberg	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0.0	0	0		5	1	0	0	17:51
Eric Staal E. Staal	1	2	3	+3	2	6	16.7	14	28	50.0	0	0	0	0	24:40
Niclas Wallin N. Wallin	1	0	1	+1	2	1	100.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	13:09
Ray Whitney R. Whitney	1	2	3	+4	2	3	33.3	0	0		1	0	0	0	22:01

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jose Theodore (W) J. Theodore	1	0	0	32	28	.875	4	3.69	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Keith Aucoin K. Aucoin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	0.0	1	0	0	1	8:22
Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	1	1	2	-2	0	1	0	2	50.0	12	21	57.1	0	1	0	2	22:04
Matt Bradley M. Bradley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	1	1	11:41
John Erskine J. Erskine	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	4	0	1	18:25
Eric Fehr E. Fehr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	1	2	8:17
Tomas Fleischmann T. Fleischmann	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	2	0.0	1	2	0	0	16:08
Boyd Gordon B. Gordon	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0	5	11	45.5	3	3	2	0	16:57
Mike Green M. Green	1	1	2	-3	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		1	4	1	0	26:27
Milan Jurcina M. Jurcina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		4	2	0	0	14:55
Viktor Kozlov V. Kozlov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	14:05
Brooks Laich B. Laich	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0.0	2	5	40.0	1	0	1	1	17:44
Shaone Morrisonn S. Morrisonn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	4	0	0	20:34
Michael Nylander M. Nylander	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0		6	12	50.0	1	0	0	1	12:43
Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	1	1	2	-2	0	1	1	8	12.5	0	0		4	0	1	1	23:49
Tom Poti T. Poti	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	1	0	1	22:09
Jeff Schultz J. Schultz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	4	1	2	20:26
Alexander Semin A. Semin	1	3	4	-3	2	1	2	6	16.7	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	1	21:33
David Steckel D. Steckel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	13	76.9	2	0	0	3	15:41