Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
17 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
42 |
| Washington Capitals |
9 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
32 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
01:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Knuble (1) |
Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
02:21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Max Talbot (1) |
Brooks Orpik (1), Craig Adams (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
14:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bill Guerin (1) |
Sidney Crosby (1), Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) |
Power play |
PIT 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
05:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Alexander Semin (1) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
PIT 2, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
07:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Eric Fehr (1) |
Mike Green (1), Eric Belanger (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
16:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jordan Staal (1) |
Chris Kunitz (1), Jordan Leopold (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, WSH 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Goal |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Saved |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Goal |
| 2 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Goal |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bill Guerin |
Saved |
| 3 |
Washington Capitals |
Alexander Semin |
Goal |
| 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Saved |
| 4 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Knuble |
Goal (winner) |
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
42 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
10 |
| Hits |
30 |
34 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
21:24 |
| Number 13 B. Guerin |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:26 |
| Number 17 M. Rupp |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:52 |
| Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:21 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
71.4% |
10:28 |
| Number 26 R. Fedotenko |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
07:13 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:36 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
44% |
25:55 |
| Number 3 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:41 |
| Number 4 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:01 |
| Number 7 M. Eaton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:27 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:19 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:55 |
| Number 74 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
64:57 |
OT loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
22:52 |
| Number 9 B. Morrison |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
14:01 |
| Number 10 M. Bradley |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:15 |
| Number 14 T. Fleischmann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 18 E. Belanger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:45 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
22:40 |
| Number 22 M. Knuble |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 28 A. Semin |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 39 D. Steckel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
10:25 |
| Number 53 Q. Laing |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:40 |
| Number 3 T. Poti |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
| Number 26 S. Morrisonn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 52 M. Green |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:02 |
| Number 55 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 77 J. Corvo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:51 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 60 J. Theodore |
42 |
39 |
3 |
.929 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Poti |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
14:03 |
Washington Capitals |
Tomas Fleischmann |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Alexander Semin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:44 |
Washington Capitals |
Tomas Fleischmann |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:11 |
Washington Capitals |
Jeff Schultz |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
- Linesmen
- Pierre Champoux, Steve Miller
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Sergei Gonchar, Eric Godard, Evgeni Malkin
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Scott Walker, John Erskine, Tyler Sloan, Brooks Laich, Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon
2009-2010 season series
Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals game in the 2009-2010 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 21, 2010
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 7, 2010
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
3
at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
|
Washington Capitals
6
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 6, 2010
|
Other NHL games on Mar 24
Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
0
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 24, 2010
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