Panthers 5–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 2, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:30 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Gregory Campbell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:56 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Ville Peltonen

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:15 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:57

Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Sami Lepisto · beat Craig Anderson

0–1

2nd period

🐆 Ville Peltonen Tying 2nd · 06:19

Assists: Radek Dvorak · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

🐆 Jay Bouwmeester PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:28

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

🐆 Bryan McCabe PP 2nd · 12:09

Assists: Brett McLean, Michael Frolik · beat Jose Theodore

3–1

3rd period

🐆 Radek Dvorak 3rd · 04:45

Assists: Gregory Campbell, Ville Peltonen · beat Jose Theodore

4–1

🦅 Viktor Kozlov 3rd · 16:11

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Craig Anderson

4–2

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann PP 3rd · 17:02

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov · beat Craig Anderson

4–3

🐆 Gregory Campbell Empty net 3rd · 19:00

Assists: Karlis Skrastins

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Peltonen · Weiss · Dvorak 18:30

L2 Olesz · Campbell · Frolik 17:08

L3 Matthias · Kreps · McLean 14:47

L4 Tarnasky · McArdle · Stewart 9:00

D1 Bouwmeester · Ballard 25:20

D2 McCabe · Skrastins 20:26

D3 Boynton · Cullimore 14:24

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kozlov · Backstrom 22:15

L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Nylander 15:39

L3 Fehr · Steckel · Bradley 12:24

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Mink 6:43

D1 Lepisto · Helmer 20:22

D2 Alzner · Morrisonn 19:28

D3 Sloan · Jurcina 17:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 26

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

8 Hits 14

22 Blocked shots 14

8 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 8

FLA shooting 22.7% (5/22) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Craig Anderson

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:48 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:38 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Panthers

Panthers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 52008 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Mar 292008 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 3–0 Feb 152008 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–4 Jan 192008 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Dec 12007 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–1

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Who won Panthers vs Capitals on December 2, 2008?

Panthers won 5–3. The final score was Panthers 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Panthers?

Bryan McCabe, Gregory Campbell, Jay Bouwmeester, Radek Dvorak, Ville Peltonen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeNov 30 🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR 4–0 AfterDec 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 29 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–3 AfterDec 4 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5

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