Washington Capitals 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 36 - 21
PP: 2 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:33/48=67 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 796877 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:07 1-0
Nicklas Bäckström [22] (Mike Green, Dmitri Orlov)
11:07 2-0
Nicklas Bäckström [23] (Brooks Laich)PP
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30:28 2-1
Saku Koivu [5] (Brian Strait, Joe Morrow)
32:52 3-1
Nicklas Bäckström [24] (Alexander Ovechkin, J.P. Dumont)
35:08 4-1
Ryan O'Reilly [11] (Brooks Laich, Alex Frolov)
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40:32 5-1
Nicklas Bäckström [25] (Brooks Laich, Karl Alzner)PP
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Penalty summary:
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10:16
Brad Marchand (2 min for elbowing)
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36:46
James Neal (5 min for attempt to injury)
37:54
Jeff Schultz (2 min for roughing)
37:54
Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
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41:06
Jeff Schultz (2 min for roughing)
41:06
Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
43:37
Gleb Tertyshniy (2 min for roughing)
43:37
Joe Morrow (2 min for roughing)
48:32
Marcus Johansson (2 min for hooking)
52:48
Dmitri Orlov (5 min for fighting)
52:48
James Neal (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mathieu Perreault 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
R J.P. Dumont 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Alex Frolov 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 8 2 1 1 0 1 19.50 9
C Gleb Tertyshniy 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Marcus Johansson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 6
C Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 10
L Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Brooks Laich 0 3 5 2 0 1 0 1 20.10 9
L Paul Stastny 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 21.30 8
D Dmitri Orlov 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 15.20 7
D Mike Green 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 28.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.20 6
D John Carlson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.20 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Braden Holtby 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 6
L Brad Marchand 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 4
R Danny Brière 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Evgeni Malkin 0 0 2 6 1 4 0 -2 16.50 8
C Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 10.30 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Mark Letestu 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
L Brayden Schenn 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
L James Neal 0 0 2 5 1 4 10 -2 16.40 8
D Joe Morrow 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
D Simon Despres 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24.50 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 23.40 5
D Brian Strait 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
D Philip Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Kris Letang 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Brooks Laich
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Dmitri Orlov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Frolov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Paul Stastny had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Stastny had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Karl Alzner ended his 9 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Saku Koivu ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Dmitri Orlov beat James Neal in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 21) , Wilkes-Barre/Scraton Penguins 0( 11)
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1-0
Cody Eakin (Dmitri Kugryshev, Danny Richmond)
2-0
François Bouchard (Sean Collins)
3-0
Jay Beagle (Brett Flemming, Dmitri Kugryshev)
Goalies: Philipp Grubauer - Patrick Killeen