Senators 1–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 12, 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 🦅 WSH

Mike Green

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:56 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

3 A

2 shots · 18:43 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brent Johnson

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 03:55

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Alex Auld

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Brooks Laich 2nd · 04:48

Assists: Matt Bradley, Sergei Fedorov · beat Alex Auld

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 19:25

Assists: Tom Poti, Mike Green · beat Alex Auld

0–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Green PP 3rd · 13:44

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov · beat Alex Auld

0–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 14:05

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov · beat Alex Auld

0–5

🏛️ Jesse Winchester 3rd · 17:37

Assists: Nick Foligno, Alexandre Picard · beat Brent Johnson

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Fisher · Alfredsson 21:11

L2 Spezza · Vermette · Kelly 15:55

L3 Foligno · Ruutu · Winchester 11:23

L4 Bass · Neil · Donovan 8:45

D1 Kuba · Phillips 23:26

D2 Smith · Schubert 19:40

D3 Picard · Volchenkov 14:50

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 18:43

L2 Laich · Nylander · Kozlov 15:07

L3 Gordon · Fedorov · Steckel 13:33

L4 Giroux · Brashear · Bradley 10:22

D1 Poti · Green 23:42

D2 Sloan · Morrisonn 18:04

D3 Alzner · Jurcina 14:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 34

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

15 Hits 18

16 Blocked shots 12

11 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 18

26 Penalty minutes 10

OTT shooting 3.0% (1/33) WSH shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Alex Auld

29/34

.853 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 6 goals located

OTT WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Senators

Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Senators

Senators — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 42008 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 OT Jan 152008 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Jan 12008 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Dec 292007 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 8–6 Nov 82007 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 4–1

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Who won Senators vs Capitals on December 12, 2008?

Capitals won 5–1. The final score was Senators 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Senators?

Jesse Winchester.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Mike Green.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Alex Auld made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Senators vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 10 🏛️OTT @ 🪶CHI 0–2 AfterDec 13 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 0–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 10 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterDec 13 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1

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