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12/12/2010
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 30 - 31
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
WSH PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:42/45=91 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 834333 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:36 1-0
Patrick Sharp [8] (Alex Kovalev, Brooks Orpik)
16:27 1-1 WSH Jason Arnott [11] (Mike Green)
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24:23 1-2 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [18] (Mike Green, Tom Poti)
27:22 2-2
Maxime Talbot [6] (Viktor Kozlov, Andrew Ference)
30:47 2-3 WSH Marco Sturm [9] (Alexander Ovechkin, Karl Alzner)
35:33 3-3
Martin Straka [2] (Kris Letang, Matt Niskanen)
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44:23 4-3
Sidney Crosby [17] (Patrick Kane, Sam Gagner)PP
45:26 4-4 WSH Boyd Gordon [2] (Matt Bradley, Eric Fehr)
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62:27 4-5 WSH Marco Sturm [10] (Jason Arnott, Tom Poti)
Penalty summary:
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10:36 WSH Alexander Semin (2 min for slashing)
11:55
Sam Gagner (2 min for roughing)
11:55 WSH John Erskine (2 min for roughing)
14:14
Johnny Boychuk (2 min for hooking)
16:07 WSH Alexander Semin (2 min for roughing)
16:07
Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
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40:16
Robert Nilsson (2 min for hooking)
42:32 WSH Karl Alzner (2 min for hooking)
54:22
Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
57:16 WSH Jeff Schultz (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 18.50 8
R Sam Gagner 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 21.40 7
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.40 6
C Maxime Talbot 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 17.30 8
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -3 20.00 8
L Martin Straka 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 13.10 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Patrick Kane 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -2 21.50 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 17.10 7
D Kris Letang 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2 30.20 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 23.20 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 26 0 0 62.30 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 7
R Eric Fehr 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 18.10 7
R Alexander Semin 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 23.10 7
C Boyd Gordon 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.10 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
C Jason Arnott 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 23.10 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.10 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 16.20 8
L Marco Sturm 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 22.20 10
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 22.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Mike Green 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 3 28.40 10
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 -1 20.10 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 22.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semyon Varlamov 4 0 26 0 0 62.30 6
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Jason Arnott
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sam Gagner notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Maxime Talbot ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Martin Straka finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Jiri Hudler had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jiri Hudler had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Niskanen ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Marco Sturm scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jason Arnott scored the 900th point of his career.
-Jason Arnott ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Bäckström had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 19) , Portland Pirates 0( 17)
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1-0 WIL Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Arron Asham, Steve Wagner)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Michal Neuvirth