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8/1/2009
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Washington Capitals 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
PP: 2 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:27 0-1
Petr Sykora [20] (Sidney Crosby, Miroslav Satan)PP
14:57 0-2
Miroslav Satan [19] (Brad Boyes, Petr Sykora)
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29:39 0-3
Brad Boyes [10] (Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora)
33:04 1-3
Zbynek Michalek [5] (Markus Näslund, Zach Parisé)
39:27 1-4
Ryan Whitney [3] (Petr Sykora, Miroslav Satan)PP
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49:41 2-4
Wade Redden [8] (Tom Poti, Markus Näslund)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:42
Sergei Fedorov (5 min for spearing)
08:05
Miroslav Satan (2 min for hooking)
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37:46
Michal Rozsival (2 min for slashing)
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48:49
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for high-sticking)
55:15
Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
R Markus Näslund 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 -2 19.20 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 6
L Patrik Elias 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 14.40 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 12.00 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -2 19.40 6
D Zbynek Michalek 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 24.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 18.40 6
D Wade Redden 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Petr Sykora 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Brad Boyes 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.40 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.10 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 15.20 7
L Miroslav Satan 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 18.20 10
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 3 5 0 1 0 -1 26.20 9
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 18.00 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Miroslav Satan
3rd star: Brad Boyes
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Peter Forsberg had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Zbynek Michalek finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brad Boyes scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Whitney ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 8( 34) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 12)
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1-0 POR François Bouchard (Sami Lepistö)
2-0 POR Sean Collins (Sami Lepistö, Chris Bourque)
3-0 POR Graham Mink (François Bouchard)
4-0 POR David Steckel (Sami Lepistö, Chris Bourque)
5-0 POR David Steckel (Chris Bourque)
6-0 POR Jeff Schultz (Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon)
6-1 WIL Jeff Taffe (Tim Wallace)
6-2 WIL Chris Minard (Mark Letestu)
7-2 POR Graham Mink (Boyd Gordon)
8-2 POR Steve Pinizzotto (Keith Aucoin, Josh Godfrey)