Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Thursday, February 5, 2009 · Verizon Center

Los AngelesKingsAway

5–4

Final

SOG 35–45

WashingtonCapitalsHome

XM 237 · CSN-DC (HD) · FS-W

Game summary

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Kings 45-35.

Anze Kopitar scored twice. Alexander Semin, Michal Handzus, Mike Green, Patrick O'Sullivan, Alex Ovechkin, Kyle Calder and Brooks Laich also scored.

Jonathan Quick made 41 saves on 45 shots for the win; Jose Theodore stopped 30 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
LAK	1	3	1	5	35
WSH	1	1	2	4	45

Scoring

1st period

Alexander Semin (20)Brooks Laich (18)0–100:15 WSH
Anze Kopitar (13)Jarret Stoll (16), Dustin Brown (19)1–108:55 LAK · PPG

2nd period

Anze Kopitar (14)Alex Frolov (14), Sean O'Donnell (9)2–100:13 LAK
Michal Handzus (10)Alex Frolov (15)3–101:02 LAK · SHG
Mike Green (17)Nicklas Backstrom (41), Jose Theodore (3)3–201:43 WSH · PPG
Patrick O'Sullivan (12)Anze Kopitar (27), Kyle Quincey (25)4–207:26 LAK

3rd period

Alex Ovechkin (37)Unassisted4–310:32 WSH
Kyle Calder (7)Dustin Brown (20), Jarret Stoll (17)5–318:27 LAK
Brooks Laich (13)Mike Green (27), Nicklas Backstrom (42)5–418:54 WSH

Team stats

LAKWSH

35Shots on goal45

55%Faceoff %45%

1/6Power play1/4

17Penalty minutes21

13Hits18

18Blocked shots16

7Giveaways19

7Takeaways14

Penalties

1st 02:47Raitis Ivanans · hooking2 min
1st 03:02Mike Green · slashing2 min
1st 07:23David Steckel · tripping2 min
1st 08:29Shaone Morrisonn · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 17:12Jarret Stoll · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 00:31Patrick O'Sullivan · holding2 min
2nd 10:03Shaone Morrisonn · slashing2 min
2nd 10:59Nicklas Backstrom · holding2 min
2nd 14:14Matt Greene · fighting5 min
2nd 14:14Matt Bradley · fighting5 min
2nd 15:19Michal Handzus · high sticking2 min
2nd 15:19Alexander Semin · roughing2 min
2nd 19:16Jack Johnson · high sticking2 min
2nd 19:16Jack Johnson · roughing2 min
2nd 19:16David Steckel · roughing2 min
3rd 12:23John Erskine · hooking2 min

Season series

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

11Anze KopitarC	2	1	3	+1	3	0	1	0	54	19:58
23Dustin BrownR	0	2	2	-1	5	1	1	0	–	19:36
24Alex FrolovL	0	2	2	+3	5	1	1	0	–	22:37
28Jarret StollC	0	2	2	0	4	2	0	2	60	17:58
12Patrick O'SullivanC	1	0	1	+2	3	0	1	2	–	17:21
19Kyle CalderL	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	13:18
26Michal HandzusC	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0	2	63	20:12
6Sean O'DonnellD	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	–	18:06
27Kyle QuinceyD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	3	0	–	19:34
7Derek ArmstrongC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	40	08:45
15Brad RichardsonC	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	–	11:44
17Wayne SimmondsR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	–	11:50
41Raitis IvanansL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	06:58
2Matt GreeneD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	5	–	18:09
3Jack JohnsonD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	4	–	19:37
5Peter HarroldD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:54
8Drew DoughtyD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	–	23:21
44Davis DrewiskeD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	12:01

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Erik ErsbergG		0	0	0	–	–
32Jonathan QuickG	W	45	41	4	.911	59:49

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

19Nicklas BackstromC	0	2	2	+1	5	1	1	2	30	18:10
21Brooks LaichC	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	33	15:47
52Mike GreenD	1	1	2	0	4	1	3	2	–	26:05
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	-1	9	3	0	0	–	23:06
28Alexander SeminR	1	0	1	+1	5	1	0	2	–	17:16
10Matt BradleyR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	–	07:53
14Tomas FleischmannL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:39
15Boyd GordonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	12:34
16Eric FehrC	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	–	12:50
39David SteckelC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	38	12:45
87Donald BrashearL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	06:37
91Sergei FedorovC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	64	19:20
92Michael NylanderC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	70	15:13
3Tom PotiD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	–	20:26
4John ErskineD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	2	–	13:39
23Milan JurcinaD	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	–	14:56
26Shaone MorrisonnD	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	4	–	16:39
55Jeff SchultzD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	19:13

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	–
60Jose TheodoreG	L	35	30	5	.857	58:20