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1/1/2009
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Washington Capitals 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 22 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:57/75=76 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 963312 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:53 1-0
Brian Pothier [3] (Milan Jurcina, José Theodore)
14:11 1-1
Joni Pitkänen [4] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
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27:58 2-1
Alexander Ovechkin [20] (Boyd Gordon, Brian Pothier)
28:11 2-2
Joe Corvo [3] (Niclas Wallin, Matt Cullen)
30:05 3-2
Chris Clark [21] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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45:07 4-2
Sergei Fedorov [12] (Alexander Semin, Shaone Morrisonn)
46:16 4-3
Tuomo Ruutu [14] (Frantisek Kaberle, Eric Staal)
59:02 5-3
Anze Kopitar [16] (Tom Poti, Karl Alzner) EN
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Penalty summary:
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17:37
Ryan Bayda (2 min for tripping)
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27:24
Donald Brashear (2 min for roughing)
27:24
Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
32:39
Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for elbowing)
36:36
Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:58
Donald Brashear (2 min for roughing)
40:58
Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 8.00 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 -1 18.40 7
R Chris Clark 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 9.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 19.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 11.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 15.30 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6.20 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -1 18.40 7
L Alexander Semin 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 17.20 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 -1 20.30 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Brian Pothier 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 1 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 8.40 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 14.00 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 0 17.30 7
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Joe Jensen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8.40 4
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.00 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 8.40 5
L Erik Cole 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20.10 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.40 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -3 23.10 6
D Joe Corvo 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 17 0 0 59.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Brian Pothier
3rd star: Chris Clark
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Shaone Morrisonn has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Chris Clark finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Boyd Gordon ended his 8 game point drought.
-Shaone Morrisonn ended his 6 game point drought.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Eaves had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Joni Pitkänen finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 15) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 11)
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0-1 LOW Bobby Hughes (Dany Roussin, Bryan Rodney)
0-2 LOW Jamie Johnson (Dennis Seidenberg)
1-2 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Graham Mink)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Justin Peters