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8/1/2011
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Washington Capitals 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 14 - 28
PP: 2 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:22/39=55 %
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:84/105=80 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:54 0-1
Michael Del Zotto [2] (Sidney Crosby)PP
16:02 0-2
Brenden Morrow [14] (Eric Staal, Sami Salo)
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33:18 1-2
Marian Gaborik [22] (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
38:52 1-3
Michael Del Zotto [3] (Sidney Crosby, Jaromir Jagr)PP
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40:32 2-3
Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Mike Green, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:33
Kyle Beach (2 min for roughing)
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22:33
Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
22:33
Brandon Prust (5 min for fighting)
23:39
Kyle Beach (2 min for elbowing)
32:19
Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
37:47
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for high-sticking)
39:12
Jim Slater (2 min for elbowing)
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41:03
Matt D'Agostini (2 min for high-sticking)
45:41
Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
48:23
Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Prust 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 9.30 6
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 10.30 4
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 20.30 7
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.10 4
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 12.20 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.30 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 2 3 2 0 0 22.00 8
D John Erskine 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 29.30 7
D Mark Mitera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Samuel Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
D Mike Green 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 7.50 6
R Arron Asham 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.40 7
R Brenden Morrow 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 22.30 9
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 21.10 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 7.10 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
C Eric Staal 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 19.40 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
L Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12.40 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 9
D Rob Davison 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 25.50 7
D Michael Del Zotto 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 9
D Sami Salo 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Del Zotto
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sami Salo notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Del Zotto finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Michael Del Zotto finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Sami Salo finally ended his 18 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Brandon Prust beat Ben Eager in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 14) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 15)
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1-0 POR Kyle Greentree (Patrick McNeill)
1-1
Alex Grant (Mark Letestu, Tim Wallace)
2-1 POR Travis Moen (Matt Bradley, David Steckel)
3-1 POR Matt Bradley (Josh Godfrey, David Steckel)
Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - John Curry