Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Friday, November 23, 2007 · Wachovia Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Friday, November 23, 2007 at Wachovia Center. The Capitals outshot the Flyers 35-25.
Goals came from Mike Green, Chris Clark, Donald Brashear, Daniel Brière, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards and Nicklas Backstrom.
Olie Kolzig made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 31 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Green (4)Nicklas Backstrom (9), Tom Poti (5)1–002:27 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Chris Clark (4)Viktor Kozlov (11), Tom Poti (6)2–003:39 WSH
Donald Brashear (1)Shaone Morrisonn (4), Nicklas Backstrom (10)3–014:11 WSH
Daniel Brière (11)Joffrey Lupul (10), Mike Richards (13)3–115:45 PHI · PPG
Jeff Carter (8)R.J. Umberger (8), Martin Biron (1)3–217:49 PHI
3rd period
Mike Richards (12)R.J. Umberger (9), Lasse Kukkonen (3)3–315:45 PHI
OT period
Nicklas Backstrom (2)Alex Ovechkin (10)4–301:55 WSH
Team stats
WSHPHI
35Shots on goal25
54%Faceoff %46%
1/3Power play1/7
34Penalty minutes16
15Hits14
10Blocked shots14
4Giveaways8
8Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:44
Scott Hartnell · boarding2 min - 1st 02:29Riley Cote · fighting5 min
- 1st 02:29
Donald Brashear · fighting5 min - 1st 05:18Mike Green · tripping2 min
- 1st 07:03Scottie Upshall · tripping2 min
- 1st 11:38Shaone Morrisonn · interference2 min
- 1st 11:53Jeff Schultz · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 14:58Scott Hartnell · fighting5 min
- 2nd 14:58Chris Clark · instigator2 min
- 2nd 14:58Chris Clark · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 14:58Chris Clark · fighting5 min
- 2nd 14:58Chris Clark · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 17:54Kimmo Timonen · interference2 min
- 3rd 03:19Boyd Gordon · hooking2 min
- 3rd 17:46Tom Poti · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 13:45 |
| 3Tom PotiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26:57 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23:23 |
| 17Chris ClarkR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:20 |
| 25Viktor KozlovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:16 |
| 87Donald BrashearL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:46 |
| 26Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:47 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:52 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 08:41 |
| 15Boyd GordonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:47 |
| 18Matt PettingerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 13:46 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:57 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 |
| 43Tomas FleischmannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:22 |
| 92Michael NylanderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:37 |
| 2Brian PothierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 22:29 |
| 23Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:10 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:49 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 37Olie KolzigG | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 61:55 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 18Mike RichardsC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:43 |
| 20R.J. UmbergerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 17:47 |
| 15Joffrey LupulL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:18 |
| 17Jeff CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:02 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:03 |
| 28Lasse KukkonenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:59 |
| 9Scottie UpshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:11 |
| 19Scott HartnellL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:03 |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:25 |
| 32Riley CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:15 |
| 34Jim DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:02 |
| 55Ben EagerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:53 |
| 5Braydon CoburnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:36 |
| 6Randy JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:50 |
| 8Rory FitzpatrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 |
| 21Jason SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 44Kimmo TimonenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Antero NiittymakiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 43Martin BironG | O | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 61:52 |