The Washington Capitals squeaked out a win over the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 4, in overtime on January 31, 2008.
1st period
MTL
WSH
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Milan Jurcina
0
1
2nd period
MTL
WSH
Viktor Kozlov (EV) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Poti
0
2
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Viktor Kozlov and Nicklas Backstrom
0
3
Sergei Kostitsyn (EV) assisted by Guillaume Latendresse and Maxim Lapierre
1
3
Andrei Kostitsyn (PP) assisted by Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec
2
3
3rd period
MTL
WSH
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Viktor Kozlov and Mike Green
2
4
Guillaume Latendresse (EV) assisted by Sergei Kostitsyn and Mike Komisarek
3
4
Guillaume Latendresse (EV) assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Mark Streit
4
4
OT
MTL
WSH
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Jeff Schultz and Mike Green
4
5
Canadiens
Capitals
Goals
4
5
Shots
21
38
Penalty Minutes
6
6
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
3
3
Faceoff Wins
28
32
Hits
23
26
Giveaways
7
17
Takeaways
7
18
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristobal Huet (O) | 1 | 38 | 5 | 33 | .868 | 63:12 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Begin | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 13:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Bouillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22:39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Higgins | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saku Koivu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Komisarek | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 22:17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 20:44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maxim Lapierre | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 14:35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillaume Latendresse | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrei Markov | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 24:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Ryder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Streit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olie Kolzig (W) | 1 | 21 | 4 | 17 | .810 | 63:33 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 4 | 21:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donald Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boyd Gordon | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Green | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 6 | 27:02 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Milan Jurcina | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 26:25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 18:34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Brooks Laich | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 15:02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quintin Laing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 4 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 6 | 24:52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Pettinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poti | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 27:54 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jeff Schultz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander Semin | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 14:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Steckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Team Leaders
See moreG
Ovechkin
A
Carlson
+/-
Mantha
Team Rankings
See moreG/GP
2.63
28th
GA/GP
3.07
16th
PP%
20.6
18th
PK%
79.0
18th
2023-24 Division Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
 Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
 Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
 Capitals | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | -37 |
 Penguins | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | 4 |
 Flyers | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | -26 |
 Devils | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | -19 |
 Blue Jackets | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 | -63 |
Schedule
See morePlayoff Goals Leaders
See moreHyman
Stamkos
Reinhart
Playoff Assists Leaders
See moreMcDavid
Hedman
Kucherov
Playoff Points Leaders
See moreMcDavid
Marchand
Tkachuk
Playoff +/- Leaders
See moreVerhaeghe
Byfield
Tkachuk
Playoff Goals Against Leaders
See moreSwayman
Shesterkin
Demko
Playoff Goals Rankings
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5.67
5.67
3.67
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
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1.67
1.75
2.25
Playoff Power Play Rankings
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50.0
50.0
46.2
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
See more 100.0
92.9
92.3
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 | Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1 |  Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
| 3 |  Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
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