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9/3/2009
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Washington Capitals 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 23 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
Attendance: 12433 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 576892 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:41 1-0
Alexander Semin [24] (Michael Nylander, T.J. Oshie)
09:08 2-0
Taylor Pyatt [4] (Chris Clark)
19:45 2-1
Claude Giroux [13] (Marc-André Bergeron, Ales Hemsky)
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29:35 2-2
Claude Giroux [14] (Petr Sykora, Ryan Kesler)
32:57 2-3
Ryan Kesler [16] (Petr Sykora, Ales Hemsky)
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49:29 3-3
Donald Brashear [4] (Brian Rafalski)
49:52 4-3
Alexander Ovechkin [36] (T.J. Oshie)
50:55 5-3
Alexander Ovechkin [37] (T.J. Oshie)
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Penalty summary:
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05:02
Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
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39:22
Maxime Talbot (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:23
Tyler Cuma (2 min for hooking)
55:46
Matt Cooke (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.20 7
C David Steckel 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 12.30 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
R Chris Clark 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11.50 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 3 1 5 1 1 0 1 22.00 9
L Donald Brashear 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 8.40 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 21.00 9
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
R Petr Sykora 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.30 8
C Cody McCormick 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 6
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 17.50 7
C Ryan Kesler 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 -1 13.50 5
L Claude Giroux 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 15.00 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 19.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 22.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 23.10 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
D Tyler Cuma 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: T.J. Oshie
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Claude Giroux
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander notched his 20th assist of the season.
-T.J. Oshie notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Donald Brashear ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Marc-André Bergeron notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Kesler has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.
-Claude Giroux ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 17) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 13)
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0-1 WIL Jesse Joensuu (Mark Ardelan, Esa Pirnes)
1-1 POR Eric Fehr (Jay Beagle, Karl Alzner)
2-1 POR Jay Beagle (Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz)
3-1 POR Oskar Osala (Jay Beagle, Eric Fehr)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - John Curry