Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Thursday, March 12, 2009 · Wachovia Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Wachovia Center. The Flyers outshot the Capitals 36-30.
Goals came from Brooks Laich, Mike Knuble and Alex Ovechkin.
Jose Theodore made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 28 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Brooks Laich (17)Alex Ovechkin (39), Nicklas Backstrom (54)1–015:57 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Mike Knuble (24)Mike Richards (43), Simon Gagne (36)1–111:32 PHI
Alex Ovechkin (48)Alexander Semin (37)2–117:19 WSH
Team stats
WSHPHI
30Shots on goal36
33%Faceoff %67%
1/2Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes4
18Hits24
15Blocked shots13
20Giveaways25
14Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 06:09
Alexandre Giroux · hooking2 min - 1st 11:46Nicklas Backstrom · hooking2 min
- 1st 15:21
Arron Asham · hooking2 min - 1st 17:02Alexandre Giroux · elbowing2 min
- 3rd 07:32Mike Knuble · interference2 min
- 3rd 15:58Nicklas Backstrom · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19:20 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:32 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:27 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:14 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:00 |
| 14Tomas FleischmannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 |
| 15Boyd GordonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 |
| 16Eric FehrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:39 |
| 25Viktor KozlovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 |
| 33Alexandre GirouxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:05 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:01 |
| 92Michael NylanderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:08 |
| 3Tom PotiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:09 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:00 |
| 23Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:56 |
| 26Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:33 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:01 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 60Jose TheodoreG | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 60:00 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 12Simon GagneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 20:42 |
| 18Mike RichardsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 21:36 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:58 |
| 13Daniel CarcilloL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:21 |
| 15Joffrey LupulL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 |
| 17Jeff CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:59 |
| 19Scott HartnellL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 |
| 28Claude GirouxC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:06 |
| 32Riley CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 05:08 |
| 36Darroll PoweC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:19 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:22 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 |
| 5Braydon CoburnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:56 |
| 6Randy JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 |
| 25Matt CarleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:59 |
| 41Andrew AlbertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:15 |
| 44Kimmo TimonenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:38 |
| 77Ryan ParentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Antero NiittymakiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 43Martin BironG | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 59:17 |