Washington Capitals 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 28 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 1 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:68/77=88 %, Challenges:41/59=68 %
Attendance: 8071 of 18398 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 409199 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:59 0-1
Claude Giroux [11] (Sidney Crosby)PP
13:15 1-1
Jeff Halpern [2] (Tom Poti, John Carlson)
15:05 1-2
Brian Gionta [7] (James van Riemsdyk, Mathieu Schneider)
18:03 2-2
Jason Chimera [2] (Mike Green, Tom Poti)
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22:58 3-2
Brooks Laich [5] (Troy Brouwer, Karl Alzner)
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49:01 4-2
Keith Aucoin [4] (Jason Chimera)
49:31 4-3
Patrick Marleau [10] (Brian Gionta, James van Riemsdyk)
58:31 5-3
Troy Brouwer [9] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:46
Brooks Laich (2 min for boarding)
15:41
Michael Nylander (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:39
Kris Letang (2 min for hooking)
35:47
Michael Nylander (2 min for hooking)
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42:32
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for tripping)
44:38
Joel Ward (2 min for slashing)
50:18
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
51:19
Paul Kariya (2 min for roughing)
51:19
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.20 6
R Joel Ward 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 14.40 6
R Troy Brouwer 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 11.10 8
R Alexander Semin 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 -2 19.10 7
C Keith Aucoin 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 9.20 7
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 19.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 11.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 -2 18.40 6
L Jason Chimera 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 10.30 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
L Brooks Laich 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 16.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 -2 18.40 7
D John Carlson 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 9.30 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 18.50 8
D Mike Green 0 1 3 6 0 4 0 0 23.50 9
D Tom Poti 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 22.00 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 22.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -2 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Tomas Vokoun 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Palushaj 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 5
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 -2 11.30 6
R Brian Gionta 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Claude Giroux 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 -2 20.50 6
C Kim Hirschovits 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 8.30 4
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21.00 7
L Thomas Deruns 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 9.50 4
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -2 9.30 6
L James van Riemsdyk 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 17.10 9
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 -2 23.00 7
D Simon Després 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.20 4
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 23.40 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 29.00 7
D Joe Morrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 11.10 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 2 21.00 8
D Kris Letang 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 -2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 5 0 23 0 0 59.20 4
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Troy Brouwer
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Keith Aucoin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Troy Brouwer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Keith Aucoin finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Jason Chimera finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Jason Chimera finally ended his 22 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-James van Riemsdyk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Schneider notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Claude Giroux ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 11) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 17)
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0-1
Chris Conner (Tyler Kennedy, Alex Picard)
0-2
Brett Sterling (Arron Asham, Andrew Hutchinson)
1-2
Jay Beagle (Kyle Greentree)
2-2
Ryan Potulny (Andrew Gordon, Matt Taormina)
3-2
Ryan Potulny (Marcus Johansson)
Goalies: Braden Holtby - Brad Thiessen