San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2–0 on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
San Jose Sharks 2 48-25-9
at Washington Capitals 0 48-23-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
San Jose Sharks 0 0 2 2
Washington Capitals 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
San Jose Sharks 15 12 9 36
Washington Capitals 9 4 12 25

Three stars

  1. L. Couture, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
  2. M. Neuvirth, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. A. Niemi, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 11:55 San Jose Sharks Logan Couture (1) Ben Eager (1), Kent Huskins (1) Even strength SJS 1, WSH 0
3rd 14:07 San Jose Sharks Dan Boyle (1) Dany Heatley (1), Devin Setoguchi (1) Even strength SJS 2, WSH 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Stat San Jose Sharks Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 36 25
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 21 21
Blocked shots 25 16
Giveaways 8 7
Takeaways 6 14
Faceoffs won 36/61 (59%) 25/61 (41%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 53.3% 18:20
Number 10 J. Mayers R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 10:01
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 18:58
Number 15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 +1 0 6 1 0 17:09
Number 16 D. Setoguchi R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 2 100% 15:04
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 75% 18:12
Number 20 K. Wellwood C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 14:05
Number 21 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 57.1% 10:22
Number 29 R. Clowe L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 17:03
Number 39 L. Couture C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 60% 15:49
Number 43 J. McCarthy C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:37
Number 55 B. Eager L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 2 13:15
Number 3 D. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 4 5 21:39
Number 7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 16:16
Number 22 D. Boyle D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 24:04
Number 40 K. Huskins D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 19:59
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 6 20:31
Number 60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15:45
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Niemi 25 25 0 1.000 59:51 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 0 21:41
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11:06
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 75% 10:58
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 41.2% 20:01
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25% 18:03
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:45
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 17:26
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 12:15
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17:47
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50% 11:18
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28.6% 14:45
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37.5% 12:53
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 16:01
Number 23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:59
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 4 21:05
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18:08
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 25:58
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:38
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 36 34 2 .944 58:13 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:29 San Jose Sharks Jamal Mayers Hooking 2
1st 18:39 Washington Capitals John Erskine Cross checking 2
3rd 17:09 San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin Holding 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Wes McCauley, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
San Jose Sharks scratches
Derek Joslin
Washington Capitals scratches
DJ King, Mike Green

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