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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Thursday, January 21, 2010 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals 6 54-15-13
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 47-28-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 2 3 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 9 10 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 13 12 13 38

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Ruslan Fedotenko (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 1
1st 14:24 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Shaone Morrisonn (1) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 1
2nd 02:22 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) Jason Chimera (1), Shaone Morrisonn (2) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 1
2nd 02:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Johnson (1) Evgeni Malkin (2), Ruslan Fedotenko (2) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 2
2nd 10:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) Ruslan Fedotenko (3), Evgeni Malkin (3) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 3
2nd 16:25 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Brendan Morrison (1), Mike Knuble (1) Power play WSH 3, PIT 3
3rd 02:32 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Alexander Semin (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 3
3rd 03:25 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Tomas Fleischmann (1) Power play WSH 5, PIT 3
3rd 19:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 6, PIT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 38
Power play 2 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 25 41
Blocked shots 16 11
Giveaways 3 10
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 41/66 (62.1%) 25/66 (37.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 1 3 +2 0 8 7 0 1 20:49
9 B. Morrison C 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 100% 11:50
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 09:50
14 T. Fleischmann L 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 0 0 68.8% 16:14
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 11:19
16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:31
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 1 1 58.8% 19:29
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 25% 16:04
22 M. Knuble R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 18:40
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 11:17
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 15:42
39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 52.6% 12:11
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:27
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 2 2 +3 2 1 2 2 0 20:02
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 3 0 19:16
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 22:04
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 2 0 0 17:43
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 16:32
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 38 35 3 .921 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 0 0 33.3% 21:50
13 B. Guerin R 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 0 0 19:48
15 D. Jeffrey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:35
17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 100% 13:20
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 17:49
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 3 3 +1 0 4 2 0 0 17:10
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 33.3% 09:20
28 E. Godard R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:12
42 N. Johnson R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 09:21
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 15:06
71 E. Malkin C 0 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 53.8% 22:54
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 -1 0 6 3 1 0 33.3% 23:39
3 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 1 2 0 21:09
7 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 18:09
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 2 0 20:26
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 25:56
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 -1 2 3 2 1 0 20:58
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 13:22
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 33 28 5 .849 58:54 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:48 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Holding 2
1st 18:10 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Holding 2
2nd 08:45 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2
2nd 15:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Holding 2
3rd 02:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Guerin Interference 2
3rd 10:36 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Andy McElman
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Mike Green
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Pascal Dupuis, Martin Skoula, Max Talbot

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 21

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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