Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals

Sunday, January 16, 2011, 3:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 3–1 on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Ottawa Senators	1	32-40-10
at Washington Capitals	3	48-23-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	1	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	0	0	3	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	9	8	6	23
Washington Capitals	5	12	9	26

Three stars

J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
M. Neuvirth, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
B. Laich, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:12	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher (1)	Nick Foligno (1), Ryan Shannon (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, WSH 0
3rd	07:15	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	OTT 1, WSH 1
3rd	08:00	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Power play	OTT 1, WSH 2
3rd	13:31	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	David Steckel (1), Karl Alzner (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Stat	Ottawa Senators	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	23	26
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	24	26
Blocked shots	21	15
Giveaways	2	9
Takeaways	5	6
Faceoffs won	19/62 (30.6%)	43/62 (69.4%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	-2	2	5	0	2	0		21:53
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		21:29
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0	33.3%	18:01
Number 13 P. Regin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	09:44
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	11:46
Number 18 J. Winchester	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	27.3%	15:23
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1	0	27.3%	19:32
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		12:47
Number 26 R. Shannon	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		17:22
Number 37 C. Locke	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:37
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	2	0	50%	18:14
Number 73 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:05
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		19:58
Number 5 B. Lee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		16:22
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		20:42
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	0		16:00
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:01
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		27:06

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Elliott	26	23	3	.885	57:56	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		22:10
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	11:13
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	68.4%	19:42
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	75%	18:34
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:01
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		14:27
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:35
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	09:57
Number 63 A. Gordon	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:42
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	100%	11:06
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	63.6%	11:12
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	44.4%	22:16
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:21
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:32
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	3	0		19:50
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	3	0		24:25
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		21:17
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	1		21:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:39	Ottawa Senators	Filip Kuba	Hooking	2
2nd	10:34	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
3rd	07:58	Ottawa Senators	Milan Michalek	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:27	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Interference	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Cory Clouston
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Bill McCreary, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Andy McElman
Ottawa Senators scratches: Matt Carkner, Pascal Leclaire
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Poti, Tyler Sloan, Eric Fehr

2010-2011 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Mon, Oct 11, 2010
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Dec 19, 2010
Ottawa Senators 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 16, 2011
Washington Capitals 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Mar 25, 2011

Other NHL games on Jan 16

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 16, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Jan 16, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Jan 16, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 16, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 16, 2011

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