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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 Tuesday, April 6, 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 3 2 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 6 12 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 10 10 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:00 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Jeff Schultz (1) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
2nd 00:42 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
2nd 06:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Bill Guerin (1), Sergei Gonchar (1) Power play WSH 2, PIT 1
2nd 06:42 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Alexander Semin (1), Jeff Schultz (2) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 1
2nd 09:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Leopold (1) Sidney Crosby (1), Alex Goligoski (1) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 2
2nd 18:00 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley (1) Quintin Laing (1), David Steckel (1) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 2
3rd 00:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Leopold (2) Pascal Dupuis (1), Sidney Crosby (2) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 3
3rd 02:37 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2) Power play WSH 5, PIT 3
3rd 19:59 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Nicklas Backstrom (3) 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 28 29
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 2
Hits 21 35
Blocked shots 18 8
Giveaways 1 8
Takeaways 1 1
Faceoffs won 24/53 (45.3%) 29/53 (54.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +1 2 4 2 1 1 19:22
10 M. Bradley R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 50% 11:34
14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23.1% 13:33
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 10:35
19 N. Backstrom C 0 3 3 +2 0 4 0 2 0 61.5% 20:35
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:37
22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 +2 2 4 1 2 0 17:33
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:36
28 A. Semin R 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 18:17
39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 45.5% 13:16
53 Q. Laing L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 08:33
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 70% 09:47
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 2 0 24:55
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:52
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 3 0 22:45
55 J. Schultz D 0 2 2 +5 0 0 1 2 0 25:00
77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:01
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 2 0 23:23
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
40 S. Varlamov 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 16:20
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 58.3% 21:29
13 B. Guerin R 0 1 1 -3 2 3 3 0 0 18:45
17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 09:27
23 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 0 0 16:47
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 15:20
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 0 0 40% 13:34
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 17:26
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 66.7% 10:47
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 15:02
87 S. Crosby C 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 57.1% 27:01
3 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 22:56
4 J. Leopold D 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 20:57
7 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:36
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:18
55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:36
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 20:27
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:10
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 15 13 2 .867 31:47 Loss
29 M. Fleury 12 9 3 .750 26:11

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:05 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
2nd 05:35 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble Holding 2
2nd 11:18 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr Hooking 2
3rd 02:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Guerin High sticking 2
3rd 14:26 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Andy McElman, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Brendan Morrison, Scott Walker, Eric Belanger, Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon, Mike Green, Karl Alzner, John Carlson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Eric Godard, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin

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 Apr 6

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/SO Game page

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