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9/11/2009
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Washington Capitals 7 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:75/85=88 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 848820 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:21 0-1
Sergei Gonchar [2] (Sidney Crosby, Brian Gionta)PP
08:23 1-1
Mike Knuble [3] (Brian Pothier, Mattias Öhlund)
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21:47 2-1
Mike Knuble [4] (Antoine Vermette, Michael Nylander)
28:35 2-2
Philippe Boucher [2] (Jan Bulis, Sergei Gonchar)
30:37 3-2
Brian Pothier [1] (Brent Sopel, Antoine Vermette)PP
37:52 4-2
Joe Thornton [6] (Jason Spezza, Marian Hossa)
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43:21 5-2
Mattias Öhlund [4] (Marian Hossa, Brooks Laich)
49:24 5-3
Kris Letang [1] (Matt Cooke, Mike Rupp)
50:36 6-3
Brooks Laich [1] (Mattias Öhlund, Brent Sopel)
51:52 7-3
Marian Hossa [9] (Joe Thornton, Jason Spezza)
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Penalty summary:
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02:46
Milan Jurcina (2 min for tripping)
04:13
Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
09:56
Brendan Morrison (2 min for hooking)
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26:25
Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for elbowing)
30:12
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for boarding)
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44:36
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
44:36
Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
52:51
Antoine Vermette (2 min for tripping)
54:34
Chris Clark (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brooks Laich 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 11.00 9
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 3 0 2 7 -1 14.30 7
R Mike Knuble 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
R Marian Hossa 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 20.20 10
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 7.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 13.20 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 15.40 7
R Jason Spezza 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 17.00 7
L Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.50 6
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Joe Thornton 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 3 17.40 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 16.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 18.50 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 26.00 7
D Brent Sopel 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 5
D Brian Pothier 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 3 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 13.30 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 9.50 6
R Brian Gionta 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -6 17.50 6
C Mike Rupp 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 9.10 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 9.50 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.30 6
L Matt Cooke 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 12.00 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Jan Bulis 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -5 17.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 7
D Kris Letang 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 23.10 6
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
D Simon Despres 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 21.10 5
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 -2 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 7 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Knuble
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Joe Thornton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brooks Laich finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Philippe Boucher finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Sergei Gonchar ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Chris Clark fought Bill Guerin in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 17) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 20)
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0-1 WIL Joey Haddad (Chris Conner, Alex Goligoski)
1-1 POR Craig Adams (David Steckel)
2-1 POR Chris Bourque (Keith Aucoin)
2-2 WIL Kyle Bailey
Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Brad Thiessen