Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 5–0 on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Edmonton Oilers 0 25-45-12
at Washington Capitals 5 48-23-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Edmonton Oilers 0 0 0 0
Washington Capitals 0 2 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Edmonton Oilers 10 7 5 22
Washington Capitals 12 15 9 36

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 05:38 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Jason Arnott (1), Alexander Semin (1) Power play EDM 0, WSH 1
2nd 10:32 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) John Carlson (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Power play EDM 0, WSH 2
3rd 03:10 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Marcus Johansson (1) Even strength EDM 0, WSH 3
3rd 07:47 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (2) Jason Chimera (1), Brooks Laich (1) Even strength EDM 0, WSH 4
3rd 14:30 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Marco Sturm (1), Dennis Wideman (1) Even strength EDM 0, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Stat Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 22 36
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 22
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 8 14
Takeaways 5 13
Faceoffs won 22/55 (40%) 33/55 (60%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 63.2% 19:23
Number 12 A. Giroux L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 13:22
Number 13 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.7% 16:42
Number 14 J. Eberle R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:31
Number 16 C. Fraser C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22.2% 11:46
Number 22 J. Jacques L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 100% 09:35
Number 23 L. Omark L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 16:24
Number 28 R. Jones L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 0 18:42
Number 33 S. MacIntyre L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:27
Number 85 L. Reddox L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:48
Number 89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 45.5% 15:12
Number 91 M. Paajarvi L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 18:56
Number 2 J. Vandermeer D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 22:27
Number 5 L. Smid D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 19:50
Number 26 K. Foster D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 15:36
Number 43 J. Strudwick D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:06
Number 48 A. Plante D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 2 0 18:03
Number 77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 21:07
Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin 36 31 5 .861 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 2 1 3 +1 0 5 1 0 1 18:39
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10:47
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 11:20
Number 16 E. Fehr C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 3 0 1 13:16
Number 18 M. Sturm L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 13:46
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 1 0 71.4% 16:44
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 18:18
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 11:43
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 10:55
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 0 0 17:54
Number 44 J. Arnott C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 35.7% 15:57
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 18:44
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 18:18
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 7 0 23:34
Number 23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 19:35
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 17:31
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 0 0 13:33
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 21:52
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 22 22 0 1.000 59:34 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:34 Edmonton Oilers Tom Gilbert Slashing 2
1st 14:28 Washington Capitals Scott Hannan Interference 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Jason Arnott Hooking 2
2nd 04:14 Edmonton Oilers Ryan Jones Kneeing 2
2nd 08:53 Edmonton Oilers Nikolai Khabibulin Delaying game illegal play by goalie 2
2nd 16:06 Edmonton Oilers Alex Plante Tripping 2
3rd 08:39 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Interference 2
3rd 10:32 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Slashing 2
3rd 11:33 Edmonton Oilers Magnus Paajarvi Holding 2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach
Tom Renney
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Brad Lazarowich
Edmonton Oilers scratches
Ales Hemsky, Gilbert Brule, Theo Peckham, Taylor Hall
Washington Capitals scratches
Tyler Sloan, DJ King, Nicklas Backstrom, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle

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