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3/1/2011
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 33 - 30
PP: 2 of 11 (19 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 3 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
Attendance: 16677 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 818841 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:05 0-1
John Carlson [3] (Nicklas Bäckström, Eric Fehr)PP
18:12 0-2
Nino Niederreiter [12] (Sidney Crosby, Brooks Laich)PP
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21:33 1-2
Pascal Dupuis [2] (Alex Goligoski, Jordan Staal)
25:18 2-2
Evgeni Malkin [23] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tyler Kennedy)
28:02 2-3
Boyd Gordon [4] (Erik Gudbranson, Jeff Schultz)
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40:29 3-3
Paul Martin [3] (Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
43:54 4-3
Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Paul Martin, Tyler Kennedy)PP
44:17 4-4
Sidney Crosby [19] (Nicklas Bäckström)PP
50:08 4-5
Sidney Crosby [20] (Nino Niederreiter, Boyd Gordon)
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Penalty summary:
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00:12
Nino Niederreiter (2 min for hooking)
05:12
Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
10:59
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for cross-checking)
13:57
Arron Asham (2 min for high-sticking)
15:37
Nino Niederreiter (2 min for diving)
17:52
Kris Letang (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:08
Kyle Greentree (5 min for fighting)
26:08
Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
29:07
Nino Niederreiter (2 min for cross-checking)
32:16
Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
35:37
Marcus Johansson (2 min for tripping)
37:48
Marcus Johansson (2 min for roughing)
37:48
Evgeni Malkin (2 min for roughing)
39:26
Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
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42:07
Boyd Gordon (2 min for slashing)
44:08
Matt Cooke (2 min for boarding)
46:46
Dmitri Orlov (2 min for hooking)
50:18
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for slashing)
52:26
Eric Fehr (2 min for slashing)
56:25
Kyle Greentree (5 min for fighting)
56:25
Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
58:13
Zbynek Michalek (2 min for boarding)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Wallace 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
R Arron Asham 0 0 2 2 0 1 7 0 8.50 7
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 10.00 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 8.50 7
C Jordan Staal 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Evgeni Malkin 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 20.20 8
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 11.40 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11.30 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 20.10 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 18.00 6
D Paul Martin 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 29.50 8
D Simon Després 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11.10 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Kris Letang 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 16.30 9
R Mike Knuble 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 19.00 8
R Eric Fehr 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 -1 5.30 5
R Nino Niederreiter 1 1 3 0 1 1 6 0 18.30 8
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
C Marcus Johansson 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 10.10 5
L Kyle Greentree 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 -1 6.20 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 21.20 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 5
L Brooks Laich 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 20.10 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
L Sidney Crosby 2 1 5 0 1 0 4 0 17.40 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 27.50 6
D Erik Gudbranson 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
D Dmitri Orlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21.30 7
D John Carlson 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Boyd Gordon
3rd star: Nino Niederreiter
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Alex Goligoski has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Kris Letang had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Sidney Crosby ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Mike Rupp beat Kyle Greentree in a fight.
-Kyle Greentree beat Arron Asham in a fight.
Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 11) , Hershey Bears 6( 21)
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0-1
D.J. King (Anton Gustafsson, François Bouchard)
0-2
Chris Bourque (Jay Beagle)
1-2
Dustin Jeffrey (Nick Petersen, Corey Potter)
1-3
Chris Bourque (Sean Collins)
1-4
Chris Bourque (Tomas Zaborsky)
1-5
Matt Bradley (Mathieu Perreault)
1-6
Mathieu Perreault (Matt Taormina)
Goalies: Brad Thiessen - Todd Ford