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2007-08 regular season

Flames at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Flames 3–2 at Capital One Arena on March 12, 2008.

CGY – WSH
26–34
Shots on goal
2/4–2/7
Power play
16–16
Hits
17–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
11 shots · 24:27 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
2 A
5 shots · 30:58 TOI
3rd star 🔥 CGY
Jarome Iginla
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 19:32 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 00:53
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Jeff Schultz · beat Miikka Kiprusoff
0–1
🔥 Jarome Iginla PP Tying 1st · 19:15
Assists: Dion Phaneuf · beat Olie Kolzig
1–1
2nd period
🔥 Kristian Huselius PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:57
Assists: Jarome Iginla, Dion Phaneuf · beat Olie Kolzig
2–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 17:55
Assists: Alexander Semin, Mike Green · beat Miikka Kiprusoff
2–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:06
Assists: Mike Green, Eric Fehr · beat Miikka Kiprusoff
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🔥Flames
L1 Langkow · Iginla · Nolan 19:32
L2 Huselius · Tanguay · Conroy 18:28
L3 Lombardi · Yelle · Primeau 13:05
L4 Nilson · Boyd · Godard 6:50
D1 Phaneuf · Vandermeer 25:24
D2 Regehr · Sarich 21:36
D3 Aucoin · Hale 11:56
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Fedorov · Backstrom 21:28
L2 Kozlov · Laich · Semin 16:37
L3 Cooke · Gordon · Bradley 13:58
L4 Fleischmann · Brashear · Fehr 8:10
D1 Green · Morrisonn 27:08
D2 Poti · Schultz 17:59
D3 Jurcina · Erskine 8:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY WSH🦅
26 Shots on goal 34
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
16 Hits 16
17 Blocked shots 15
8 Takeaways 7
7 Giveaways 13
19 Penalty minutes 13
CGY shooting 7.7% (2/26) WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Miikka Kiprusoff
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 5 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 17:55 · 2–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 18:06 · 2–3
CGY WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Flames
Flames — tied after 1st: 13-9-4 (50% win rate, 26 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-9-4 (46% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Flames
Flames — tied after 2nd: 13-2-4 (68% win rate, 19 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-5-4 (53% win rate, 19 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Oct 302006 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 4–2 Jan 142004 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 3–3 OT Mar 202003 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 4–1 Nov 272002 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Mar 62002 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 2–3
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Who won Flames vs Capitals on March 12, 2008?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Flames 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Flames?

Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Flames vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔥 Flames
BeforeMar 10 🎵STL @ 🔥CGY 3–7 AfterMar 13 🔥CGY @ 🐦ATL 4–6
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 9 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterMar 14 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 1–4
Also on March 12
🍁TOR 3–2 🔔PHI ⚔️BUF 3–7 🐧PIT 🏝️NYI 2–4 🐆FLA 🌪️CAR 3–0 🪶CHI 🐋VAN 1–4 🦆ANA
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