Washington Capitals 5 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:39/51=75 %
Attendance: 15715 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 784179 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:54 1-0
Vitaly Vishnevski [2] (Rene Bourque, Alexander Semin)
10:45 2-0
Ben Clymer [1] (Eric Staal)PP
15:29 3-0
Ben Clymer [2] (Eric Staal)PP
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28:12 3-1
Martin Gélinas [11] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Steve Sullivan)
31:41 4-1
Vitaly Vishnevski [3] (Mike Green, Sergei Fedorov)
32:58 5-1
Rene Bourque [5] (Sergei Fedorov, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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55:05 5-2
Steve Sullivan [9] (Greg de Vries)
56:42 5-3
David Legwand [5] (Shea Weber, Greg de Vries)
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Penalty summary:
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07:59
Alexandre Giroux (2 min for tripping)
09:54
Steve Sullivan (2 min for high-sticking)
11:48
Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for slashing)
15:19
Dan Hamhuis (2 min for slashing)
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25:51
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
25:51
Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
33:04
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for cross-checking)
35:47
Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
38:19
Jerred Smithson (2 min for cross-checking)
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50:35
Ben Clymer (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 0 2 1 7 0 17.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 13.20 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
C Eric Staal 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.30 5
L Rene Bourque 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.00 7
L Alexander Semin 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 15.20 7
D Mike Green 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 6
D Ben Clymer 2 0 2 3 0 2 2 -2 23.50 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 2 1 3 5 0 1 0 2 20.20 10
D Tom Poti 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 23.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 12.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 15.50 8
R Steve Sullivan 1 1 5 2 1 0 2 0 21.00 9
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
C David Legwand 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 7.00 4
L Jan Hlavac 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 11.10 6
L Martin Gélinas 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Shaun Heshka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 4
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 28.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 4
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 5 0 3 5 -1 16.30 8
D Greg de Vries 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 5 0 14 0 0 33.00 4
G Dan Ellis 0 0 9 0 0 27.00 6
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vitaly Vishnevski
2nd star: Ben Clymer
3rd star: Rene Bourque
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Eric Staal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Green ended his 8 game point drought.
-Ben Clymer finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Dave Scatchard had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Arnott had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Arnott had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Shea Weber beat Chris Clark in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 15) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 18)
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0-1 MIL Alex Henry (Vernon Fiddler)
0-2 MIL Matt Ellison (Josh Langfeld, Vernon Fiddler)
Goalies: Ty Conklin - Mike McKenna