New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, November 8, 2008 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Verizon Center. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 29–28.
Goals came from Brooks Laich, Tom Poti, Aaron Voros and Alexander Semin.
Scoring
1st period
Brooks Laich (3)Alexander Semin (10), Nicklas Backstrom (5)0–109:14 WSH · 
Tom Poti (1)Boyd Gordon (3)0–217:06 WSH
3rd period
Aaron Voros (6)Brandon Dubinsky (9), Dan Girardi (9)1–206:27 NYR · 
Alexander Semin (11)Jeff Schultz (5)1–319:54 WSH ·
Team stats
NYRWSH
2928
38%62%
1/31/4
86
2119
129
718
1211
Penalties
- 3:31 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 8:40 into the first periodWade Redden · high sticking2 min
- 0:10 into the second period
David Steckel · high sticking2 min - 18:52 into the second periodPaul Mara · tripping2 min
- 4:50 into the third periodNicklas Backstrom · boarding2 min
- 7:51 into the third periodDmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
- 17:45 into the third periodAlexander Semin · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.