Blues 2–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 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

Viktor Kozlov

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:12 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

7 shots · 22:18 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tomas Fleischmann

1 G

2 shots · 11:39 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 16:14

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Ben Bishop

0–1

2nd period

🎵 David Backes Tying 2nd · 09:09

Assists: Jay McClement, Barret Jackman · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 17:06

Assists: Boyd Gordon, Tom Poti · beat Ben Bishop

1–2

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann 2nd · 17:46

Assists: Eric Fehr, David Steckel · beat Ben Bishop

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 00:13

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Semin · beat Ben Bishop

1–4

🎵 Brad Winchester PP 3rd · 11:34

Assists: Alexander Steen, Carlo Colaiacovo · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Boyes · Backes 20:50

L2 Steen · Berglund · Crombeen 17:49

L3 Perron · Winchester · McClement 15:53

L4 Stastny · Hinote 9:10

D1 Colaiacovo · Jackman 21:53

D2 Woywitka · Polak 17:24

D3 Strachan · Junland 13:46

D4 Weaver 7:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 19:05

L2 Laich · Steckel · Semin 16:17

L3 Fleischmann · Nylander · Gordon 13:13

L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 9:27

D1 Poti · Morrisonn 22:11

D2 Alzner · Green 19:22

D3 Jurcina · Collins 15:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Hits 20

16 Blocked shots 20

6 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 10

STL shooting 6.5% (2/31) WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Ben Bishop

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 56:54 TOI

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located

STL WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-2-1 (77% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Blues

Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Oct 272007 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 3–4 Jan 192006 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–5 SO Oct 182003 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 1–4 Jan 282003 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 5–3 Jan 302002 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–1

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Who won Blues vs Capitals on December 18, 2008?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Blues 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Brad Winchester, David Backes.

Who scored for Capitals?

Viktor Kozlov (2), Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 16 🔥CGY @ 🎵STL 6–3 AfterDec 20 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 16 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 AfterDec 20 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 1–7

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