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2008-09 regular season

Avalanche at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Capitals 4–1 at Capital One Arena on February 20, 2009.

COL – WSH
25–29
Shots on goal
16–21
Hits
18–14
Blocked shots
11–10
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 🏔️ COL
Ryan Smyth
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:03 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Adam Foote
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:09 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Milan Hejduk
2 A
4 shots · 20:09 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Ryan Smyth Go-ahead 1st · 10:27
Assists: Adam Foote · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 1st · 19:45
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr · beat Andrew Raycroft
1–1
2nd period
🏔️ Adam Foote Go-ahead 2nd · 07:46
Assists: Milan Hejduk, Ryan Smyth · beat Jose Theodore
2–1
3rd period
🏔️ Tyler Arnason 3rd · 03:33
Assists: Marek Svatos · beat Jose Theodore
3–1
🏔️ Wojtek Wolski 3rd · 12:36
Assists: Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk · beat Jose Theodore
4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Wolski · Smyth · Hejduk 20:09
L2 McCormick · Guite · Laperriere 15:25
L3 Arnason · Stewart · Tucker 12:27
L4 McLeod · Svatos · Willsie 11:26
D1 Salei · Clark 24:32
D2 Hannan · Foote 22:23
D3 Leopold · Tjarnqvist 11:48
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:30
L2 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Laich 14:48
L3 Fehr · Gordon · Steckel 13:31
L4 Brashear · Nylander · Bradley 7:55
D1 Green · Morrisonn 24:50
D2 Poti · Schultz 18:38
D3 Jurcina · Kronwall 13:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL WSH🦅
25 Shots on goal 29
16 Hits 21
18 Blocked shots 14
11 Takeaways 10
9 Giveaways 16
6 Penalty minutes 10
COL shooting 16.0% (4/25) WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Andrew Raycroft
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 12-8-1 (57% win rate, 21 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-3-2 (62% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Jan 92008 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Oct 252006 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 5–3 Dec 82003 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Mar 162003 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Dec 162002 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 2–2 OT
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Who won Avalanche vs Capitals on February 20, 2009?

Avalanche won 4–1. The final score was Avalanche 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Foote, Ryan Smyth, Tyler Arnason, Wojtek Wolski.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Andrew Raycroft made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeFeb 17 🏛️OTT @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterFeb 22 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 2–5
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 18 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterFeb 22 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–5
Also on February 20
⚡TBL 1–4 🌪️CAR 🦆ANA 2–5 🐙DET
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