Red Wings 2–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐙 DET	1	1	0	2
🦅 WSH	1	1	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

5 shots · 20:42 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Viktor Kozlov

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:47 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Green

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Ville Leino Go-ahead 1st · 18:06

Assists: Pavel Datsyuk · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🦅 Viktor Kozlov Tying 1st · 19:03

Assists: Milan Jurcina, Michael Nylander · beat Ty Conklin

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Eric Fehr · beat Ty Conklin

1–2

🐙 Johan Franzen PP Tying 2nd · 19:10

Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 12:52

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Ty Conklin

2–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 14:08

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Ty Conklin

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Datsyuk · Hossa · Franzen 19:23

L2 Filppula · Samuelsson · Cleary 16:15

L3 Draper · Hudler · Kopecky 12:45

L4 Leino · Maltby · Abdelkader 11:47

D1 Rafalski · Lidstrom 26:50

D2 Kronwall · Lilja 18:38

D3 Lebda · Meech 12:50

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Semin 19:20

L2 Fleischmann · Backstrom · Steckel 15:39

L3 Fedorov · Kozlov · Nylander 13:47

L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 9:35

D1 Green · Poti 22:24

D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:58

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 16:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

19 Hits 20

7 Blocked shots 25

8 Takeaways 13

7 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 14

DET shooting 6.9% (2/29) WSH shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Ty Conklin

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:45 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

2 of 6 goals located

DET WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 7-4-1 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 7-2-4 (54% win rate, 13 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Dec 172007 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–4 SO Dec 92005 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 132003 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 5–1 Nov 242003 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 4–1 Feb 222003 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 5–1

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❓ DET vs WSH, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Capitals on January 31, 2009?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Red Wings 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Johan Franzen, Ville Leino.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Green, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Red Wings 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

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeJan 29 ⭐DAL @ 🐙DET 4–2 AfterFeb 2 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 3–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 27 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterFeb 1 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 4–7

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