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3/1/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:51 0-1
Brooks Laich [5] (Shaone Morrisonn, Tom Poti)
11:45 0-2
Chris Clark [9] (Nicklas Bäckström)
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27:13 1-2
Evgeny Malkin [13] (Ryan Whitney, Brooks Orpik)
27:36 1-3
Alexander Ovechkin [23] (Brian Pothier, Nicklas Bäckström)
28:35 1-4
Viktor Kozlov [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström)
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43:37 2-4
Evgeny Malkin [14] (Sidney Crosby)
44:19 2-5
Jordin Tootoo [5] (Chris Clark, Alexander Ovechkin)
45:48 3-5
Jordan Staal [5] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Brooks Orpik)
50:35 4-5
Jordan Staal [6] (Danny Markov, Brooks Orpik)SH
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Penalty summary:
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08:22
Chris Chelios (2 min for elbowing)
16:02
Tyler Kennedy (2 min for roughing)
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20:42
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for elbowing)
23:13
Vernon Fiddler (2 min for hooking)
35:33
Chris Chelios (2 min for roughing)
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50:14
Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 5.30 6
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 17.00 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 5
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
C Jordan Staal 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 15.30 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 13.10 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 14.00 7
L Evgeny Malkin 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 3 0 6 1 5 0 2 23.10 10
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 -3 17.10 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.40 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 -2 22.30 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 6.10 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 16.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -1 20.10 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 7.10 5
L Brooks Laich 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 14.10 8
L Chris Clark 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 2 6 1 1 2 0 20.00 10
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Jordan Staal
3rd star: Nicklas Bäckström
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Petr Sykora had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sidney Crosby had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tom Poti scored the 300th point of his career.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brooks Laich ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 16) , Portland Pirates 2( 20)
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1-0 WIL Mark Eaton (Dustin Jeffrey, Robert Scuderi)
1-1 POR Kyle Wilson (Sasha Pokulok)
1-2 POR Oskar Osala (Chris Bourque, David Steckel)
2-2 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Darryl Sydor)
Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Daren Machesney