Belt game 6,800 · April 19, 2008 · playoffs
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at home to start reign 2,679 of the NHL belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since April 13, 2008, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on April 22, 2008.
2,679Reign number
52Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Semin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Sergei Fedorov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Green | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brooks Laich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Viktor Kozlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Eric Fehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Boyd Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| David Steckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| Donald Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| Tom Poti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Milan Jurcina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristobal Huet | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Prospal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Richards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Scottie Upshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Joffrey Lupul | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Jeff Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Scott Hartnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| R.J. Umberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Knuble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Patrick Thoresen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jim Dowd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Braydon Coburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Randy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Modry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Kimmo Timonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Antero Niittymaki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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