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1/2/2010
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Washington Capitals 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 7
Shots: 29 - 31
PP: 2 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:66/86=76 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:47 0-1
Joni Pitkänen [8] (Jussi Jokinen, Eric Staal)
13:51 1-1
Daniel Brière [17] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann)
17:43 1-2
Jussi Jokinen [12] (Tuomo Ruutu, Cam Ward)PP
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26:42 2-2
Mike Knuble [17] (Tomas Fleischmann, Jeff Schultz)PP
28:57 3-2
Alexander Ovechkin [25] (Mike Green, Daniel Brière)PP
31:42 3-3
Oskar Osala [3] (Tom Kostopoulos, Kyle Calder)
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43:02 4-3
Jason Chimera [11] (Antoine Vermette, Nicklas Bäckström)
44:51 4-4
Oskar Osala [4] (Tom Kostopoulos)
46:11 5-4
Mike Knuble [18] (Alexander Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz)
46:38 5-5
Joe Corvo [5] (Tim Gleason, Jirí Tlustý)
53:42 5-6
Erik Cole [21] (Jussi Jokinen)
58:48 5-7
Zac Dalpe [5] (Frantisek Kaberle, Joe Corvo) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:29
Anton Gustafsson (2 min for tripping)
16:59
Dmitri Orlov (2 min for slashing)
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25:37
Joni Pitkänen (5 min for attempt to injury)
35:16
Kyle Calder (2 min for tripping)
39:09
Joni Pitkänen (5 min for fighting)
39:09
Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
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45:08
Joni Pitkänen (5 min for fighting)
45:08
Daniel Brière (5 min for fighting)
50:07
Oskar Osala (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 12.30 4
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Mike Knuble 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
R Daniel Brière 1 1 8 1 0 0 5 1 20.20 8
C Anton Gustafsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 5.10 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 17.30 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -1 14.30 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -3 15.20 6
L Jason Chimera 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 20.50 10
D Dmitri Orlov 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -3 17.30 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 25.10 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -3 14.50 4
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 12.50 5
D Mike Green 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antti Niemi 7 0 24 0 0 59.00 4
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Oskar Osala 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 9.30 8
R Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
R Erik Cole 1 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 18.00 9
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.20 6
C Zac Dalpe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 9.30 7
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.30 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Jussi Jokinen 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 21.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Joe Corvo 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 28.20 8
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 2 3 0 2 15 3 19.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 1 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Oskar Osala
2nd star: Jussi Jokinen
3rd star: Erik Cole
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tomas Fleischmann notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Jeff Schultz has marked a new career high in points with 19 points.
-Jeff Schultz ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Zac Dalpe ended his 8 game point drought.
-Joe Corvo ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Nick Boynton beat Joni Pitkänen in a fight.
-Joni Pitkänen fought Daniel Brière in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 19) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 11)
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0-1 LOW Linus Persson (Nicolas Blanchard)
1-1 POR Steve Pinizzotto (Jake Hauswirth)
1-2 LOW Bobby Hughes (Bryan Rodney)
1-3 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Linus Persson)
2-3 POR Boyd Gordon (Chris Bourque)
Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Justin Pogge