Washington Capitals 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 28 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 910014 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:25 0-1
Tuomo Ruutu [11] (Tim Gleason, Rod Brind'Amour)
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26:38 1-1
Nicklas Bäckström [13] (Gilbert Brulé, Greg de Vries)
27:51 2-1
Mike Green [10] (Brian Pothier, Nicklas Bäckström)
29:17 2-2
Sergei Samsonov [22] (Michael Ryder, Tuomo Ruutu)
34:45 2-3
Matt Cullen [20] (Tuomo Ruutu, Tim Gleason)
38:02 3-3
Mike Green [11] (Brian Pothier, Marc Savard)
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44:35 4-3
Alexander Ovechkin [29] (Nicklas Bäckström, Brian Pothier)
47:06 5-3
Eric Fehr [6] (Mike Peca, Chris Chelios)
52:38 6-3
Eric Fehr [7] (Mike Peca)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46
Brian Pothier (2 min for slashing)
05:23
Anton Gustafsson (2 min for tripping)
16:05
Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
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24:18
Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for hooking)
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47:39
Anton Gustafsson (2 min for elbowing)
49:35
Brendan Morrison (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anton Gustafsson 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 8.30 8
R Eric Fehr 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 11.50 8
R Gilbert Brulé 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Mike Peca 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 12.00 8
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 15.40 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 19.40 9
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 16.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.50 5
D Brian Pothier 0 3 0 3 2 2 2 2 24.00 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 -1 22.10 6
D Mike Green 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 7.40 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
R Michael Ryder 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -2 20.50 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 2 3 6 0 4 0 -1 20.40 10
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 20.20 9
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 19.00 7
L Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 7.40 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 9
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 22.30 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 25.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 12.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 -3 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Fehr
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Mike Green
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Green scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marc Savard notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brian Pothier notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Peca finally ended his 17 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes: