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31/10/2008
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Washington Capitals 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
PP: 3 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 17640 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 859068 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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10:48 1-0
Brian Pothier [1] (Alexander Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov)
16:25 2-0
Mike Green [3] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tom Poti)PP
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28:23 2-1
Marian Gaborik [5] (Mats Sundin, Jake Dowell)
33:11 3-1
Viktor Kozlov [4] (Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin)
35:56 3-2
Mats Sundin [5] (Patrice Brisebois, Anze Kopitar)PP
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40:41 3-3
Petr Sykora [7] (Joe Sakic, Matt Stajan)
42:08 4-3
Sergei Fedorov [3] (Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti)
44:06 4-4
Tobias Enström [3] (Anze Kopitar, Patrice Brisebois)PP
49:09 4-5
Patrice Brisebois [2] (Tobias Enström, Anze Kopitar)PP
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Penalty summary:
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15:01
Ben Maxwell (2 min for hooking)
19:48
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
19:48
François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
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35:33
Bryan Helmer (2 min for elbowing)
36:05
Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
36:05
Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
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42:41
Milan Jurcina (2 min for tripping)
48:59
Bryan Helmer (2 min for hooking)
53:22
Tom Poti (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 17.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 19.10 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 13.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 9.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 14.20 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 3 2 3 0 2 0 1 21.00 9
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 -1 15.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 24.10 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 17.20 6
D Mike Green 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Brian Pothier 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 5 0 25 0 0 59.20 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 6.50 7
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.10 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Jake Dowell 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 8.10 6
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Joe Sakic 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Mats Sundin 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Ben Maxwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.20 5
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.00 7
L Matt Stajan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Anze Kopitar 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 9
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 17.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Tobias Enström 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 27.20 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 -1 15.00 5
D Patrice Brisebois 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrice Brisebois
2nd star: Mats Sundin
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Marian Gaborik ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Joe Sakic had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Chris Clark beat François Beauchemin in a fight.
-Donald Brashear beat Ben Eager in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 0( 6) , Rockford Ice Hogs 2( 16)
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0-1 RCK Tim Brent (Michael Blunden, Aaron Johnson)
0-2 RCK Petri Kontiola (Niklas Hjalmarsson)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Antti Niemi