National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 5,
Carolina 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2007
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Greg Devorski, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 13650
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Greg Devorski, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 13650
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
3:03 -
Capitals Mike Green
(PP) Assists:
Michael Nylander
, Tom Poti
6:17 - Capitals Alexander Ovechkin (PP) Assists: Michael Nylander , Nicklas Backstrom |
| Penalties |
|
2:48 -
Hurricanes Bret Hedican
(2)
Hooking 5:19 - Hurricanes Matt Cullen (2) Tripping 11:11 - Capitals Chris Clark (2) Hooking |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
11:30 -
Capitals Michael Nylander (PP) Assists:
Nicklas Backstrom
19:51 - Hurricanes Erik Cole (EV) Assists: Cory Stillman |
| Penalties |
|
11:26 -
Hurricanes Bret Hedican
(2)
Interference 13:15 - Capitals John Erskine (2) Holding the stick 15:33 - Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour (2) Tripping |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
2:09 -
Hurricanes Ray Whitney
(EV) Assists:
Glen Wesley 18:10 - Capitals Alexander Ovechkin (EV) Assists: Shaone Morrisonn 19:21 - Capitals Boyd Gordon (SH) (EN) Assists: David Steckel |
| Penalties |
|
16:17 -
Hurricanes Trevor Letowski
(2)
Closing hand on puck 16:17 - Capitals Michael Nylander (2) Hooking 19:01 - Capitals Mike Green (2) Charging |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Cam Ward | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| John Grahame | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:04 | 51:06 | 4:41 | 3:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Glen Wesley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17:36 | 15:29 | 0:06 | 2:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19:36 | 17:39 | 1:15 | 0:42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frantisek Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18:34 | 16:34 | 1:26 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bret Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19:14 | 18:02 | 0:38 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niclas Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 21:37 | 20:28 | 0:10 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18:33 | 15:20 | 2:35 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| Justin Williams | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18:14 | 15:27 | 2:22 | 0:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18:50 | 16:10 | 2:06 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| Ray Whitney | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18:18 | 15:22 | 2:18 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Ladd | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11:31 | 10:52 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rod Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20:49 | 17:56 | 2:34 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 9 | 70 |
| Trevor Letowski | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9:59 | 8:16 | 0:39 | 1:04 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| Erik Cole | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18:07 | 15:33 | 2:00 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craig Adams | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4:49 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17:39 | 15:16 | 0:39 | 1:44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeffrey Hamilton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5:46 | 3:11 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chad Larose | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15:12 | 14:33 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cory Stillman | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21:15 | 18:01 | 2:32 | 0:42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington Capitals
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Brent Johnson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Olaf Kolzig | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:52 | 51:36 | 3:17 | 4:59 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brian Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20:10 | 19:32 | 0:13 | 0:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Poti | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23:41 | 17:16 | 3:04 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18:42 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | E | 0 | 6 | 22 | 19:31 | 16:39 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Bradley | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8:36 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Boyd Gordon | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17:09 | 14:08 | 0:08 | 2:53 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| Chris Clark | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16:30 | 15:52 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Pettinger | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14:11 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | E | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14:59 | 11:11 | 2:31 | 1:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13:23 | 11:22 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Milan Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18:28 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viktor Kozlov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16:50 | 16:12 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20:20 | 17:14 | 0:13 | 2:53 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Steckel | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13:50 | 11:50 | 0:08 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 62 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12:50 | 12:25 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Green | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 18:49 | 15:45 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Donald Brashear | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8:48 | 8:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Nylander | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16:22 | 13:51 | 2:31 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 36 |
Goaltending
| Carolina | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| John Grahame L (5-7-1) | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 0 | 59:04 |
| Washington | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Olaf Kolzig W (25-21-6) | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 0 | 59:52 |