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2008-09 regular season

Kings at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Kings lead the season series 2–0

Kings beat Capitals 5–4 at Capital One Arena on February 5, 2009.

LAK – WSH
35–45
Shots on goal
1/6–1/4
Power play
13–18
Hits
18–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Anze Kopitar
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:58 TOI
2nd star 👑 LAK
Alex Frolov
2 A
5 shots · 22:37 TOI
3rd star 👑 LAK
Jonathan Quick
41 saves
0.911 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 00:15
Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Jonathan Quick
0–1
👑 Anze Kopitar PP Tying 1st · 08:55
Assists: Jarret Stoll, Dustin Brown · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
2nd period
👑 Anze Kopitar Go-ahead 2nd · 00:13
Assists: Alex Frolov, Sean O'Donnell · beat Jose Theodore
2–1
👑 Michal Handzus SH 2nd · 01:02
Assists: Alex Frolov · beat Jose Theodore
3–1
🦅 Mike Green PP 2nd · 01:43
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Jose Theodore · beat Jonathan Quick
3–2
👑 Patrick O'Sullivan 2nd · 07:26
Assists: Anze Kopitar, Kyle Quincey · beat Jose Theodore
4–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 10:32
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick
4–3
👑 Kyle Calder 3rd · 18:27
Assists: Dustin Brown, Jarret Stoll · beat Jose Theodore
5–3
🦅 Brooks Laich 3rd · 18:54
Assists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jonathan Quick
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Frolov · Handzus · Kopitar 20:12
L2 Stoll · O'Sullivan · Brown 17:58
L3 Calder · Simmonds · Richardson 11:50
L4 Ivanans · Armstrong 7:52
D1 Doughty · Johnson 21:29
D2 Quincey · Greene 18:52
D3 O'Donnell · Drewiske 15:04
D4 Harrold 9:54
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Fedorov · Backstrom 19:20
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Semin 15:47
L3 Nylander · Fehr · Steckel 12:50
L4 Brashear · Gordon · Bradley 7:53
D1 Green · Poti 23:16
D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 17:56
D3 Jurcina · Erskine 14:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK WSH🦅
35 Shots on goal 45
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
13 Hits 18
18 Blocked shots 16
7 Takeaways 14
7 Giveaways 19
17 Penalty minutes 21
LAK shooting 14.3% (5/35) WSH shooting 8.9% (4/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
41/45
.911 SV% · 4 GA · 59:49 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 58:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:32 · 4–3
LAK WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 6-8-4 (33% win rate, 18 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Kings
Kings — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–0
Nov 202008 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–5 Feb 82007 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Dec 142005 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 3–2 Dec 62003 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 3–7 Nov 102003 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–2
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Who won Kings vs Capitals on February 5, 2009?

Kings won 5–4. The final score was Kings 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Anze Kopitar (2), Kyle Calder, Michal Handzus, Patrick O'Sullivan.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Mike Green.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 41 saves on 45 shots (.911 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Kings vs Capitals season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeFeb 3 👑LAK @ 🏛️OTT 1–0 AfterFeb 7 👑LAK @ 😈NJD 3–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 3 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 AfterFeb 7 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 1–3
Also on February 5
🐻BOS 4–3 🏛️OTT 🏝️NYI 2–3 🐆FLA 🦆ANA 2–4 🐯NSH 🛢️EDM 2–1 🎵STL ⭐DAL 2–3 🏔️COL 🪶CHI 5–2 🔥CGY 🌪️CAR 4–3 🦈SJS
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