2008–09 Washington Capitals season

The 2008–09 Washington Capitals season was the team's 35th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50–24–8 and a team-record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs 4–3, overcoming a 3–1 series deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games.

2008–09 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
2008–09 record	50–24–8
Home record	29–9–3
Road record	21–15–5
Goals for	272
Goals against	245
Team information
General Manager	George McPhee
Coach	Bruce Boudreau
Captain	Chris Clark
Alternate captains	Sergei Fedorov Alexander Ovechkin
Arena	Verizon Center
Average attendance	17,943 (98%)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Ovechkin (56)
Assists	Nicklas Backstrom (66)
Points	Alexander Ovechkin (110)
Penalty minutes	Donald Brashear (121)
Plus/minus	Alexander Semin (+25)
Wins	Jose Theodore (32)
Goals against average	Semyon Varlamov (2.37)

Pre-season

Schedule/Results from capitals.nhl.com

Opponent	Result	Score
@ Carolina Hurricanes	W	4-1
vs Carolina Hurricanes	W	5-2
@ Boston Bruins	W	4-3
@ New Jersey Devils	W	3-2
@ Philadelphia Flyers	L	1-2
vs Philadelphia Flyers	W	5-1
vs Boston Bruins	OTL	4-5

Regular season

Division standings

Southeast Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	50	24	8	272	245	108
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	45	30	7	239	226	97
3	Florida Panthers	82	41	30	11	234	231	93
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	41	6	257	280	76
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	40	18	210	279	66

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Boston Bruins	NE	82	53	19	10	274	196	116
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	50	24	8	272	245	108
3	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	51	27	4	244	209	106
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	45	28	9	264	239	99
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	44	27	11	264	238	99
6	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	45	30	7	239	226	97
7	New York Rangers	AT	82	43	30	9	210	218	95
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	11	249	247	93
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9	Florida Panthers	SE	82	41	30	11	234	231	93
10	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	41	32	9	250	234	91
11	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	36	35	11	217	237	83
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	34	35	13	250	293	81
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	41	6	257	280	76
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	40	18	210	279	66
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	26	47	9	201	279	61

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Full schedule, results, and recaps at capitals.nhl.com

• Green background indicates win. (2 points)
• Red indicates loss. (0 points)
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2008–09 Game log
October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 10 Washington 4 - 7 Atlanta Thrashers Johnson 18,545 0–1–0 0 2 11 Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 4 Washington Theodore 18,277 1-1-0 2 3 13 Vancouver Canucks 1 - 5 Washington Johnson 16,847 2-1-0 4 4 16 Washington 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Theodore 17,030 3-1-0 6 5 18 New Jersey Devils 4 - 3 Washington SO Theodore 17,904 3-1-1 7 6 21 Washington 1 - 2 Calgary Flames Theodore 19,289 3-2-1 7 7 23 Washington 1 - 2 Phoenix Coyotes Theodore 14,722 3-3-1 7 8 25 Washington 6 - 5 Dallas Stars OT Theodore 18,532 4-3-1 9 9 28 Nashville Predators 3 - 4 Washington SO Theodore 17,011 5-3-1 11
November: 8-5–2 (home: 6–0–0; road: 2-5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 10 1 Washington 0 - 5 Buffalo Sabres Theodore 18,690 5-4-1 11 11 4 Washington 1 - 2 Ottawa Senators OT Johnson 18,485 5-4-2 12 12 6 Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 3 Washington Johnson 17,874 6-4-2 14 13 8 New York Rangers 1 - 3 Washington Johnson 17,948 7-4-2 16 14 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 4 Washington Johnson 17,932 8-4-2 18 15 12 Washington 5 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes Johnson 14,261 9-4-2 20 16 14 New Jersey Devils 1 - 3 Washington Theodore 18,277 10-4-2 22 17 15 Washington 5 - 6 New Jersey Devils SO Theodore 17,051 10-4-3 23 18 19 Washington 6 - 4 Anaheim Ducks Theodore 16,076 11-4-3 25 19 20 Washington 2 - 5 Los Angeles Kings Johnson 17,428 11-5-3 25 20 22 Washington 2 - 7 San Jose Sharks Johnson 17,496 11-6-3 25 21 24 Washington 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,568 11-7-3 25 22 26 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 5 Washington Theodore 18,277 12-7-3 27 23 28 Montreal Canadiens 0 - 3 Washington Theodore 18,277 13-7-3 29 24 29 Washington 0 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Johnson 17,448 13-8-3 29
December: 11–3–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 25 2 Florida Panthers 5 - 3 Washington Theodore 16,792 13-9-3 29 26 4 New York Islanders 2 - 5 Washington Johnson 18,130 14-9-3 31 27 6 Washington 2 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Johnson 19,416 15-9-3 33 28 7 Washington 1 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes Theodore 15,308 15-10-3 33 29 10 Boston Bruins 1 - 3 Washington Johnson 17,697 16-10-3 35 30 12 Ottawa Senators 1 - 5 Washington Johnson 17,973 17-10-3 37 31 13 Washington 2 - 1 Montreal Canadiens Varlamov 21,273 18-10-3 39 32 16 Washington 5 - 4 New York Islanders OT Johnson 11,655 19-10-3 41 33 18 St. Louis Blues 2 - 4 Washington Varlamov 18,277 20-10-3 43 34 20 Washington 1 - 7 Philadelphia Flyers Theodore 19,897 20-11-3 43 35 23 Washington 5 - 4 New York Rangers OT Theodore 18,200 21-11-3 45 36 26 Buffalo Sabres 2 - 3 Washington Theodore 18,277 22-11-3 47 37 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 4 Washington Theodore 18,277 23-11-3 49 38 30 Washington 4 - 2 Buffalo Sabres Theodore 18,690 24-11-3 51
January: 7–4–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 39 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 7 Washington Johnson 18,277 25-11-3 53 40 3 New York Rangers 1 - 2 Washington Theodore 18,277 26-11-3 55 41 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1 - 2 Washington SO Theodore 18,277 27-11-3 57 42 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - 0 Washington Theodore 18,277 27-12-3 57 43 10 Washington 4 - 5 Montreal Canadiens Johnson 21,273 27-13-3 57 44 13 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 2 Washington Theodore 17,948 27-14-3 57 45 14 Washington 6 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Theodore 16,975 28-14-3 59 46 17 Boston Bruins 1 - 2 Washington Theodore 18,277 29-14-3 61 47 19 Washington 2 - 1 New York Islanders OT Theodore 15,221 30-14-3 63 48 20 Washington 2 - 3 Ottawa Senators Theodore 20,125 30-15-3 63 49 27 Washington 2 - 3 Boston Bruins OT Theodore 17,565 30-15-4 64 50 31 Detroit Red Wings 2 - 4 Washington Theodore 18,277 31-15-4 66
February: 9–3–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 4–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 51 1 Ottawa Senators 4 - 7 Washington Johnson 18,277 32-15-4 68 52 3 Washington 5 - 2 New Jersey Devils Theodore 14,018 33-15-4 70 53 5 Los Angeles Kings 5 - 4 Washington Theodore 18,277 33-16-4 70 54 7 Florida Panthers 1 - 3 Washington Theodore 18,277 34-16-4 72 55 11 Washington 4-5 New York Rangers SO Theodore 18,200 34-16-5 73 56 14 Washington 5-1 Tampa Bay Lightning Neuvirth 17,249 35-16-5 75 57 15 Washington 4 - 2 Florida Panthers Theodore 17,279 36-16-5 77 58 18 Montreal Canadiens 4 - 5 Washington SO Theodore 18,277 37-16-5 79 59 20 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 Washington Theodore 18,277 37-17-5 79 60 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 5 Washington Theodore 18,277 38-17-5 81 61 24 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 2 Washington Theodore 18,277 38-18-5 81 62 26 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 4 Washington Neuvirth 18,277 39-18-5 83 63 28 Washington 4 - 3 Boston Bruins OT Theodore 17,565 40-18-5 85
March: 6–5–2; home: 2–3–1; road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 64 1 Florida Panthers 6 - 2 Washington Theodore 18,277 40-19-5 85 65 3 Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 2 Washington Neuvirth 17,903 40-20-5 85 66 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 - 1 Washington Theodore 18,277 40-21-5 85 67 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 3 Washington SO Theodore 18,277 40-21-6 86 68 10 Washington 2 - 1 Nashville Predators OT Theodore 20,066 41-21-6 88 69 12 Washington 2 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers Theodore 14,578 42-21-6 90 70 14 Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 5 Washington SO Theodore 18,277 43-21-6 92 71 16 Washington 1 - 5 Atlanta Thrashers Theodore 13,336 43-22-6 92 72 17 Washington 3 - 0 Florida Panthers Theodore 16,940 44-22-6 94 73 19 Washington 5 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Varlamov 17,565 45-22-6 96 74 21 Washington 1 - 4 Carolina Hurricanes Theodore 18,680 45-23-6 96 75 24 Washington 2 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Theodore 19,362 45-23-7 97 76 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 5 Washington Theodore 18,277 46-23-7 99
April: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 1 New York Islanders 3 - 5 Washington Theodore 18,277 47-23-7 101 78 3 Buffalo Sabres 5 - 4 Washington OT Varlamov 18,277 47-23-8 102 79 5 Atlanta Thrashers 4 - 6 Washington Theodore 18,277 48-23-8 104 80 7 Washington 4 - 2 Atlanta Thrashers Varlamov 16,027 49-23-8 106 81 9 Washington 4 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Theodore 18,891 50-23-8 108 82 11 Washington 4 - 7 Florida Panthers Theodore 18,527 50-24-8 108
Schedule

Playoffs

The Washington Capitals won the Southeast Division and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. The Capitals would eventually win the first round against the New York Rangers, in seven games, after trailing the series 3–1 for their first playoff series victory since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 1998. However, the Capitals would not get past the Pittsburgh Penguins and lost the series in seven games.

Key:      Win      Loss      Clinch Playoff Series      Eliminated from playoffs

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) New York Rangers # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 NY Rangers 4 - 3 Capitals Theodore 18,277 Rangers lead 1 - 0 2 April 18 NY Rangers 1 - 0 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Rangers lead 2 - 0 3 April 20 Capitals 4 - 0 NY Rangers Varlamov 18,200 Rangers lead 2 - 1 4 April 22 Capitals 1 - 2 NY Rangers Varlamov 18,200 Rangers lead 3 - 1 5 April 24 NY Rangers 0 - 4 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Rangers lead 3 - 2 6 April 26 Capitals 5 - 3 NY Rangers Varlamov 18,200 Series tied 3 - 3 7 April 28 NY Rangers 1 - 2 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Capitals win series 4 - 3 Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Penguins 2-3 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Capitals lead series 1-0 2 May 4 Penguins 3-4 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Capitals lead series 2-0 3 May 6 Capitals 2-3 Penguins OT Varlamov 17,132 Capitals lead series 2-1 4 May 8 Capitals 3-5 Penguins Varlamov 17,132 Series tied 2-2 5 May 9 Penguins 4-3 Capitals OT Varlamov 18,277 Penguins lead series 3-2 6 May 11 Capitals 5-4 Penguins OT Varlamov 17,132 Series tied 3-3 7 May 13 Penguins 6-2 Capitals Varlamov 18,277 Penguins win series 4-3 [1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alexander Ovechkin 79 56 54 110 +8 72 Nicklas Backstrom 82 22 66 88 +16 46 Alexander Semin 62 34 45 79 +25 77 Mike Green 68 31 42 73 +24 68 Brooks Laich 82 23 30 53 -1 31 Viktor Kozlov 67 13 28 41 -9 16 Tomas Fleischmann 73 19 18 37 -3 20 Sergei Fedorov 52 11 22 33 +4 50 Michael Nylander 72 9 24 33 0 32 Eric Fehr 61 12 13 25 +8 22 Dave Steckel 76 8 11 19 +2 34 Boyd Gordon 63 5 9 14 -4 16 Milan Jurcina 79 3 11 14 +1 68 Tom Poti 52 3 10 13 +3 28 Shaone Morrisonn 72 3 10 13 +4 77 Jeff Schultz 64 1 11 12 +13 21 Matt Bradley 81 5 6 11 -1 59 Chris Clark 32 1 5 6 -3 32 Keith Aucoin 12 2 4 6 +5 4 Tyler Sloan 26 1 4 5 +4 14 Karl Alzner 30 1 4 5 -1 2 Donald Brashear 63 1 3 4 -6 121 John Erskine 52 0 4 4 +1 63 Sami Lepisto 7 0 4 4 -3 6 Bryan Helmer 12 0 3 3 -1 2 Brian Pothier 9 1 2 3 0 4 Alexandre Giroux 12 1 1 2 +4 10 Chris Bourque 8 1 0 1 0 0 Quintin Laing 1 0 0 0 +1 0 Graham Mink 2 0 0 0 0 0 Staffan Kronwall 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Andrew Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jay Beagle 3 0 0 0 -3 2 Oskar Osala 2 0 0 0 -1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alexander Ovechkin 14 11 10 21 +10 8 Nicklas Backstrom 14 3 12 15 +3 8 Alexander Semin 14 5 9 14 -1 16 Mike Green 14 1 8 9 -5 12 Sergei Fedorov 14 1 7 8 +1 12 Tom Poti 14 2 5 7 +8 4 Brooks Laich 14 3 4 7 0 10 Matt Bradley 14 2 4 6 +3 0 Viktor Kozlov 14 4 2 6 +5 6 Dave Steckel 14 3 2 5 0 4 Tomas Fleischmann 14 3 1 4 0 4 Boyd Gordon 14 0 3 3 -1 4 Brian Pothier 13 0 2 2 +1 8 Milan Jurcina 14 2 0 2 +6 12 Chris Clark 8 1 0 1 -2 8 John Erskine 12 0 1 1 +1 16 Shaone Morrisonn 14 0 1 1 +1 8 Tyler Sloan 2 0 1 1 +1 0 Donald Brashear 4 0 0 0 0 18 Michael Nylander 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Eric Fehr 9 0 0 0 -3 0 Jeff Schultz 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Jay Beagle 4 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Jose Theodore 57 3286 32 17 5 157 2.87 1572 1415 .900 2 Brent Johnson 21 1131 12 6 2 53 2.81 579 526 .908 0 Semyon Varlamov 6 328 4 0 1 13 2.37 159 146 .918 0 Michal Neuvirth 5 219 2 1 0 11 3.00 102 91 .892 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Semyon Varlamov 13 758 7 6 32 2.53 389 357 .918 2 Jose Theodore 2 96 0 1 6 3.72 33 27 .818 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

• Alexander Ovechkin – Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
• Alexander Ovechkin – Lester B. Pearson Award (Most Outstanding Player)
• Alexander Ovechkin – Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy: (56 goals)
• Alexander Ovechkin – Kharlamov Trophy
• Alexander Ovechkin – NHL First All-Star Team
• Mike Green – NHL First All-Star Team

Stars

• Alexander Semin – NHL No. 1 Star of the Month (October 2008)
• Alex Ovechkin – NHL No. 1 Star of the Month (November 2008)
• Nicklas Backstrom – NHL No. 1 Star of the Week (Week Ending November 28, 2008)
• Alex Ovechkin – NHL No. 1 Star of the Week (Week Ending December 28, 2008)
• Mike Green – NHL No. 3 Star of the Week (Week Ending February 1, 2009)
• Mike Green – NHL No. 3 Star of the Week (Week Ending February 8, 2009)

Records

• Mike Green – NHL-record 8-game goal-scoring streak by a defenseman

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brent Johnson	100th NHL win	October 13, 2008
Sergei Fedorov	1200th NHL game	October 16, 2008
Milan Jurcina	200th NHL game	October 16, 2008
Tyler Sloan	1st NHL game	October 21, 2008
Sergei Fedorov	474th NHL goal (most by a Russian-born player)	October 25, 2008
Alexander Semin	200th NHL game	October 25, 2008
Tyler Sloan	1st NHL goal	October 25, 2008
Viktor Kozlov	500th NHL point	November 14, 2008
Nicklas Backstrom	100th NHL game	November 19, 2008
Karl Alzner	1st NHL game	November 26, 2008
Alexander Ovechkin	200th NHL goal	February 5, 2009
Mike Green	8-game goal-scoring streak by defenseman (NHL record)	February 14, 2009

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2008 – Anton Gustafsson	To New Jersey Devils 1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2008 – Tyler Cuma 2nd-round pick in 2008 – Patrice Cormier
June 20, 2008	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2008 – John Carlson	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Eminger 3rd-round pick in 2008 – Jacob DeSerres

Free agents

Player Former team Contract terms Jose Theodore, G Colorado Avalanche $9 million, 2 years[2]

Player New team Cristobal Huet,[3] G Chicago Blackhawks Matt Cooke,[4] LW Pittsburgh Penguins Olaf Kolzig, G Tampa Bay Lightning

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Staffan Kronwall, D Toronto Maple Leafs February 6, 2009

Draft picks

Washington 's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft[5] in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	21 (from New Jersey)	Anton Gustafsson	(C)	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Sweden Jr.)
1	27 (from Philadelphia)	John Carlson	(D)	United States	Indiana Ice (USHL)
2	57 (from San Jose)	Eric Mestery	(D)	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	58 (from Philadelphia)	Dmitri Kugryshev	(RW)	Russia	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
4	93 (from Los Angeles)	Braden Holtby	(G)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	144	Joel Broda	(C)	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	174	Greg Burke	(LW)	United States	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
7	204	Stefan Della Rovere	(LW)	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)

Roster

Updated April 29, 2009.[6] • Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
19		Nicklas Backstrom	C	L	32	2006	Gävle, Sweden
10		Matt Bradley	RW	R	42	2005	Stittsville, Ontario
87		Donald Brashear	LW	L	48	2006	Bedford, Indiana
17		Chris Clark (C)	RW	R	44	2005	South Windsor, Connecticut
4		John Erskine	D	L	40	2006	Kingston, Ontario
91		Sergei Fedorov (A)	C	L	50	2008	Pskov, Soviet Union
16		Eric Fehr	RW	R	34	2003	Winkler, Manitoba
14		Tomas Fleischmann	LW	L	36	2004	Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
15		Boyd Gordon	C	R	36	2002	Unity, Saskatchewan
52		Mike Green	D	R	34	2004	Calgary, Alberta
1		Brent Johnson	G	L	43	2005	Farmington, Michigan
23		Milan Jurcina	D	L	37	2007	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
25		Viktor Kozlov	RW	R	45	2007	Togliatti, Soviet Union
21		Brooks Laich	C	L	37	2004	Wawota, Saskatchewan
26		Shaone Morrisonn	D	L	37	2004	Vancouver, British Columbia
92		Michael Nylander	C	L	47	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
8		Alexander Ovechkin (A)	LW	R	34	2004	Moscow, Soviet Union
2		Brian Pothier	D	R	43	2006	New Bedford, Massachusetts
3		Tom Poti	D	L	43	2007	Worcester, Massachusetts
55		Jeff Schultz	D	L	34	2004	Calgary, Alberta
28		Alexander Semin	LW	R	36	2002	Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union
39		Dave Steckel	C	L	38	2005	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
60		Jose Theodore	G	R	43	2008	Laval, Quebec
40		Semyon Varlamov	G	L	32	2006	Kuybyshev, Soviet Union

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season
• Brett Leonhardt

Farm teams

Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.

References

1. "NHL.com - Recap: Penguins @ Capitals - 13 May 2009". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
2. Capitals sign Theodore, Raycroft joins Avs
3. CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Chicago - Blackhawks and Cristobal Huet agree to four-year deal Archived October 9, 2008, at Archive.today
4. Penguins sign Cooke to two-year deal
5. "NHL.com - Stats". 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
6. "Washington Capitals - Team - Roster". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-30.