R É S U L T A T S . S A I S O N

Washington Capitals 4 , Vancouver Canucks 6
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:56/73=76 %, Challenges:29/36=78 %
PP: 2 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 1000818 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:19 1-0 Jason Chimera [1] (Jeff Schultz, Michael Nylander)PP
12:23 1-1 Manny Malhotra [1] (Sami Salo, Christian Ehrhoff)
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24:28 2-1 Bill Guerin [1] (Alexander Ovechkin, Cody Eakin)
28:29 2-2 Daniel Sedin [1] (Alexander Semin)PP
30:36 3-2 Nicklas Bäckström [1] (Tom Poti, Mike Green)
32:01 4-2 Mike Knuble [1] (Éric Bélanger, Jason Chimera)
34:46 4-3 Daniel Sedin [2] (Alex Edler, Henrik Sedin)PP
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41:03 4-4 Alexander Semin [2] (Mason Raymond)
43:03 4-5 Manny Malhotra [2] (Brooks Laich, Jannik Hansen)
58:54 4-6 Rick Rypien [1] (Kevin Bieksa) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:21 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
06:51 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for elbowing)
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20:13 Jason Chimera (2 min for hooking)
26:59 Matt Bradley (2 min for boarding)
33:51 Karl Alzner (2 min for high-sticking)
36:05 Boyd Gordon (2 min for elbowing)
38:57 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
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42:07 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
42:07 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
45:48 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for holding the stick)
56:53 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
R Alex Burrows 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
R Mike Knuble 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 19.10 9
R Bill Guerin 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 2 13.10 9
L Cody Eakin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Brian Willsie 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 4
L Jason Chimera 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 19.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 12.10 6
D John Carlson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 20.00 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 -1 18.20 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 26.30 5
D Mike Green 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 6 0 25 0 0 59.00 4
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rick Rypien 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 8
R Jannik Hansen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 12.20 6
R Alexander Semin 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 -1 20.40 7
C Joël Perrault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 6
C Manny Malhotra 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 14.30 9
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 8.50 7
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 15.10 10
L Mason Raymond 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.00 7
L Daniel Sedin 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 14.10 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 26.50 7
D Alex Edler 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 22.40 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semyon Varlamov 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Malhotra
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Alexander Semin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Éric Bélanger scored the 300th point of his career.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 23) , Manitoba Moose 0( 13)
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1-0 POR Kyle Greentree (Tomas Fleischmann, Patrick McNeill)
2-0 POR Joe Finley (Patrick McNeill, Andrew Gordon)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Eddie Lack

Boston Bruins 3 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 27 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
PP: 2 of 11 (13 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:32/41=76 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:04 1-0 Patrice Bergeron [2] (Marc Savard, Zdeno Chara)
14:11 1-1 Mike Knuble [2] (Alexander Ovechkin, Éric Bélanger)
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26:44 2-1 Marco Sturm [3] (Johnny Boychuk, Tyler Seguin)PP
33:35 3-1 Mark Recchi [1] (Miroslav Satan, Andrew Ference)
39:18 3-2 Alex Burrows [1] (Jason Chimera, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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47:14 3-3 Bill Guerin [2] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)
50:42 3-4 Jason Chimera [2] (Alex Burrows, John Carlson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:23 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
06:59 Milan Lucic (2 min for tripping)
15:22 Marc Savard (2 min for holding the stick)
18:47 John Erskine (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:25 Brian Willsie (2 min for elbowing)
38:59 Miroslav Satan (2 min for slashing)
39:46 Mark Recchi (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:59 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
45:12 Miroslav Satan (2 min for high-sticking)
47:26 Alex Burrows (2 min for hooking)
49:35 Marc Savard (2 min for holding the stick)
51:56 Mark Recchi (2 min for elbowing)
54:01 Milan Lucic (2 min for hooking)
57:25 Alexei Yashin (2 min for slashing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 7.20 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 21.10 7
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 9.50 6
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 10.40 7
C Tyler Seguin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 13.40 7
L Mark Recchi 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 17.20 8
L Milan Lucic 0 0 5 5 1 0 4 -1 18.30 8
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L David Krejci 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Johnny Boychuk 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 6
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 8
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 23.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 8 2 8 0 0 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 6
R Alex Burrows 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 20.50 7
R Mike Knuble 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 21.10 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Cody Eakin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 5
L Jason Chimera 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
D John Carlson 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 11.10 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Burrows
2nd star: Jason Chimera
3rd star: Mike Knuble

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 18) , Portland Pirates 2( 16)
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0-1 POR Kyle Greentree (Tomas Fleischmann, Keith Aucoin)
0-2 POR Patrick McNeill (Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon)
1-2 PRO Jeff LoVecchio (Trent Whitfield, Zach Hamill)
2-2 PRO Zach Hamill (Jeremy Reich, Trent Whitfield)
3-2 PRO Yannick Riendeau (Anton Skorykh)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Michal Neuvirth

Washington Capitals 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 1000818 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:23 0-1 Erik Cole [2] (Joni Pitkänen)
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26:53 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [1] (Nicklas Bäckström, Tom Poti)PP
30:19 1-2 Zach Boychuk [1] (Tim Gleason, Joni Pitkänen)
36:02 2-2 Jason Chimera [3] (Mike Knuble, John Carlson)
39:12 3-2 Nicklas Bäckström [2] (Jason Chimera, Bill Guerin)
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41:11 4-2 Éric Bélanger [1] (Mike Knuble, Jeff Schultz)
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Penalty summary:
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04:49 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
16:01 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for boarding)
19:28 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
19:28 Jay Harrison (5 min for fighting)
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25:35 Erik Cole (2 min for holding the stick)
27:43 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:33 Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
47:02 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
50:14 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
50:14 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
57:51 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for holding the stick)
58:23 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Alex Burrows 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
R Mike Knuble 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 20.40 9
R Bill Guerin 0 1 3 2 1 0 14 0 17.20 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 9
L Cody Eakin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 5
L Jason Chimera 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 -1 20.00 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 6
D John Carlson 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 17.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 -1 27.20 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 16.40 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.00 8
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.00 6
R Chad LaRose 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
R Erik Cole 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 20.00 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 20.10 7
C Zach Boychuk 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 13.00 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -2 16.00 4
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 23.10 7
L Oskar Osala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 4 1 5 9 0 12.40 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Jay Harrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 17.10 5
D Tim Gleason 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 25.00 8
D Jamie McBain 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Knuble
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Jason Chimera

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:
-Bill Guerin fought Jay Harrison in a fight.
-Tom Kostopoulos fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 32) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 22)
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1-0 POR Tomas Fleischmann
1-1 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Nick Dodge)
2-1 POR Andrew Gordon (Jay Beagle)
3-1 POR Patrick McNeill (Tomas Fleischmann, Keith Aucoin)
4-1 POR Keith Aucoin (Tomas Fleischmann)
4-2 LOW Chris Terry (Jonathan Matsumoto)
5-2 POR Kyle Greentree (Tomas Fleischmann)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Justin Pogge

Phoenix Coyotes 3 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
PP: 0 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 795911 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:08 1-0 Alexei Kaigorodov [1] (Viktor Tikhonov, Radim Vrbata)
14:15 2-0 Ed Jovanovski [2] (Keith Yandle, Martin Hanzal)
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29:46 3-0 Ray Whitney [2] (Shane Doan, Ed Jovanovski)
30:24 3-1 Éric Bélanger [2] (Mike Knuble, John Carlson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:08 Brian Willsie (2 min for hooking)
09:36 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for boarding)
14:23 Keith Yandle (2 min for roughing)
14:23 John Carlson (2 min for roughing)
14:31 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:37 Viktor Tikhonov (2 min for tripping)
38:55 Martin Hanzal (2 min for high-sticking)
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54:32 Derek Morris (2 min for hooking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Tikhonov 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.50 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.20 6
R Shane Doan 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Alexei Kaigorodov 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.50 6
C Andrew Ebbett 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Vern Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 4
C Martin Hanzal 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 20.00 7
L Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.40 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Keith Yandle 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.30 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 2 26.50 8
D Kurt Sauer 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
D Ed Jovanovski 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 6.40 5
R Alex Burrows 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
R Mike Knuble 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 -1 14.50 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 18.20 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 -1 20.40 8
L Cody Eakin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 12.40 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 3 2 3 0 0 20.30 7
D Tyler Sloan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 5
D John Carlson 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.10 8
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 26.30 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.00 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 5
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Jovanovski
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Alexei Kaigorodov

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jason Chimera had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 5( 18) , Portland Pirates 3( 18)
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0-1 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Brian Fahey)
0-2 POR Jay Beagle (Andrew Gordon, Joe Finley)
1-2 SPR Brett MacLean (Bracken Kearns)
2-2 SPR Ryan Hollweg (Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Alexandre Picard)
3-2 SPR Kyle Turris (Alexandre Picard)
3-3 POR Kyle Greentree (Keith Aucoin, Tomas Fleischmann)
4-3 SPR Garrett Stafford (Ryan Turek, Matt Beaudoin)
5-3 SPR Ryan Hollweg (Matt Beaudoin)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Michal Neuvirth

Edmonton Oilers 3 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:71/89=79 %, Challenges:39/54=70 %
Attendance: 8041 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 380339 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:18 0-1 Mike Green [1] (Tom Poti, Jason Chimera)
15:25 0-2 Michael Nylander [1] (Alex Burrows, Brian Willsie)
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35:37 1-2 Gilbert Brulé [2] (Zack Stortini, Jim Vandermeer)
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49:42 2-2 Taylor Hall [1] (Zack Stortini, Jim Vandermeer)
53:58 3-2 Dustin Penner [2] (Ales Hemsky, Sheldon Souray)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:19 Sheldon Souray (2 min for hooking)
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22:24 Jason Chimera (2 min for cross-checking)
32:53 Sam Gagner (2 min for boarding)
37:27 John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
37:27 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
38:09 Mike Green (2 min for slashing)
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52:46 Cody Eakin (2 min for elbowing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordan Eberle 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 8.10 5
R Zack Stortini 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 15.10 7
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Colin Fraser 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 6
C Gilbert Brulé 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 12.20 8
C Sam Gagner 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 19.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Magnus Paajarvi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.20 7
L Taylor Hall 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 12.20 7
L Petr Sykora 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Dustin Penner 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.20 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 2 13.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 25.30 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 17.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 -1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Alex Burrows 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 1 15.20 8
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 19.50 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 -2 20.30 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
C Michael Nylander 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.10 6
L Cody Eakin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
L Brian Willsie 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 12.00 5
L Jason Chimera 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 15.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -2 20.30 7
D Tyler Sloan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
D John Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 28.10 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 13.00 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Mike Green 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 22 0 0 59.00 6
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zack Stortini
2nd star: Gilbert Brulé
3rd star: Taylor Hall

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Zack Stortini ended his 5 game point drought.
-Jim Vandermeer ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Knuble had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Éric Bélanger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-John Erskine beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 21) , Portland Pirates 0( 24)
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1-0 HAM Ryan O'Marra
2-0 HAM Alexei Mikhnov (Chris Vande Velde)
3-0 HAM Taylor Chorney (Ryan O'Marra)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Michal Neuvirth

Minnesota Wild 3 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 31 - 17
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:24/36=64 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:23/41=54 %
Attendance: 8998 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 452599 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:29 0-1 Brian Willsie [1] (Michael Nylander, John Erskine)
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25:44 1-1 Brent Burns [1] (Marek Zidlicky, Mikko Koivu)
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47:14 2-1 Martin Havlat [4] (Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu)
49:37 3-1 Guillaume Latendresse [3] (Mikko Koivu, Martin Havlat)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 Mike Knuble (2 min for tripping)
05:09 Mikko Koivu (2 min for hooking)
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32:01 Michael Nylander (2 min for high-sticking)
38:12 Michael Nylander (2 min for elbowing)
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42:03 Alex Burrows (2 min for slashing)
48:29 Éric Bélanger (2 min for high-sticking)
50:37 James Sheppard (2 min for high-sticking)
53:51 Cody Eakin (2 min for boarding)
56:47 Brian Willsie (2 min for cross-checking)
59:05 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Martin Havlat 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 20.10 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6.30 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 18.20 8
C John Madden 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 3 4 0 1 0 2 2 20.50 7
L Robbie Earl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 11.50 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 20.50 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
D Clayton Stoner 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 1 30.50 8
D Greg Zanon 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 13.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Brent Burns 1 0 6 2 1 2 0 1 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6.40 4
R Alex Burrows 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 21.10 7
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 -1 17.50 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 11.50 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 10.40 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Cody Eakin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
L Brian Willsie 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 11.30 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -1 21.10 7
D Tyler Sloan 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.50 6
D John Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 4
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 23.20 5
D John Erskine 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 23.30 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 23.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 23.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Mikko Koivu
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-John Erskine ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 17) , Portland Pirates 2( 14)
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1-0 HOU Petr Kalus (Cody Almond)
1-1 POR Keith Aucoin (Patrick McNeill, D.J. King)
1-2 POR Kyle Greentree (Tomas Fleischmann, Brian Fahey)

Goalies: Dennis Endras - Michal Neuvirth

Washington Capitals 6 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:55/73=75 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:81/98=82 %, Challenges:32/49=64 %
Attendance: 14476 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 733933 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:59 0-1 Chris Kunitz [4] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin)
11:31 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [2])SH
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32:07 2-1 Nicklas Bäckström [3] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tom Poti)
34:17 2-2 Chris Kunitz [5] (Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang)
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41:53 3-2 Bill Guerin [3] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
44:25 3-3 Sidney Crosby [5] (Tyler Kennedy, Chris Kunitz)
48:56 4-3 Bill Guerin [4] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
53:02 5-3 Nicklas Bäckström [4] (Alexander Ovechkin, Brian Willsie)
55:16 6-3 John Carlson [1] (Jason Chimera, Éric Bélanger)
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Penalty summary:
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10:53 John Carlson (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:16 Tyler Sloan (2 min for tripping)
21:06 Alex Burrows (2 min for slashing)
30:06 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for boarding)
35:19 Éric Bélanger (2 min for roughing)
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41:26 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for holding the stick)
44:41 Jason Chimera (2 min for high-sticking)
48:04 Paul Martin (2 min for slashing)
55:35 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 6
R Alex Burrows 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 17.20 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 8
R Bill Guerin 2 0 4 1 2 1 0 -1 21.30 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 9.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
L Cody Eakin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Brian Willsie 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 6
L Jason Chimera 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 16.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 4 1 3 0 3 0 1 19.40 10
D Tyler Sloan 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 13.20 7
D John Carlson 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 13.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 27.20 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 19.40 8
D Mike Green 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Kari Lehtonen 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 2 0 2 0 -1 11.20 7
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 19.40 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 -1 18.30 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 8
C Evgeni Malkin 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Mike Rupp 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 8.30 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Chris Kunitz 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Simon Despres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 4
D Kris Letang 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 27.40 5
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 22.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -2 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 6 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-John Carlson ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 23) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 21)
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0-1 WIL Tim Wallace (Dustin Jeffrey, Steve Wagner)
0-2 WIL Andrew Hutchinson (David Zíma)
1-2 POR Kyle Greentree (Tomas Fleischmann)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - John Curry