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9/3/2011
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Washington Capitals 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 34 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:72/80=90 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:42/44=93 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 983052 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:28 0-1
Mike Rupp [8] (Travis Zajac, Paul Martin)
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22:29 1-1
Daniel Sedin [27] (Saku Koivu, Petr Sykora)
23:47 2-1
Jason Ward [9] (Karl Alzner, Brian Pothier)
30:59 2-2
Travis Zajac [29] (Brian Rolston, Paul Martin)
31:29 3-2
Tom Poti [3] (Mats Sundin, Brian Pothier)
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46:33 3-3
Travis Zajac [30] (Brian Rolston, Zach Parisé)
49:03 3-4
Ruslan Fedotenko [9] (Keven Veilleux, Pascal Dupuis)
49:21 3-5
Phil Kessel [25] (Zach Parisé, Marc Savard)
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Penalty summary:
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28:14
Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for elbowing)
32:44
Joe Finley (5 min for fighting)
32:44
Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
35:25
Pascal Dupuis (2 min for hooking)
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53:29
Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
53:29
Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 5
R James van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.30 7
R Teemu Pulkkinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 5
C Mats Sundin 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 -2 17.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.00 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Tom Poti 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Joe Finley 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 20.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 8.20 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 15.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 15.10 7
R Phil Kessel 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8.50 7
C Mike Rupp 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 12.50 6
C Travis Zajac 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 20.10 10
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 8.00 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 8
L Brian Rolston 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Zach Parisé 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 23.50 7
D Paul Martin 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Kris Letang 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Travis Zajac
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Marc-André Fleury
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Saku Koivu notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Jason Ward finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 46 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Travis Zajac scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Pascal Dupuis notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Phil Kessel scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mike Rupp ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Joe Finley fought Mike Rupp in a fight.
-Alexander Ovechkin beat Bill Guerin in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 22) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 14)
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0-1 WIL Nick Petersen (Luca Caputi, Alex Grant)
1-1 POR Kyle Wilson (Lukas Vantuch)
2-1 POR Konstantin Zakharov (Chris Bourque)
2-2 WIL Craig Adams (Mark Letestu)
3-2 POR Boyd Gordon (François Bouchard, Jeff Schultz)
Goalies: Braden Holtby - Brad Thiessen