Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	2	48-23-11
at Detroit Red Wings	3	47-25-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	0	2
Detroit Red Wings	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	9	10	28
Detroit Red Wings	10	16	9	35

Three stars

H. Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
B. Rafalski, Detroit Red Wings (3 assists)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:23	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (1)	Brian Rafalski (1), Todd Bertuzzi (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, DET 1
1st	12:56	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Jason Chimera (1), DJ King (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, DET 1
1st	14:45	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula (1)	Brian Rafalski (2), Mike Modano (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, DET 2
2nd	05:53	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Scott Hannan (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, DET 2
3rd	09:53	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (2)	Pavel Datsyuk (1), Brian Rafalski (3)	Power play	WSH 2, DET 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Washington Capitals	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	28	35
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	22	24
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	10	13
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	21/56 (37.5%)	35/56 (62.5%)

Box score

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	1	0	1	+1	0	7	4	0	0	100%	26:01
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		14:25
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	53.8%	12:48
Number 17 D. King	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		07:47
Number 18 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		14:24
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	0	0	21.1%	19:41
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0		19:23
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:04
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		10:55
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:53
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:53
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.1%	19:48
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	6	0		27:54
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:52
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		18:23
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:32
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0		20:16
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:23

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	35	32	3	.914	59:05	Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings 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 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	1	0		14:58
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	16:50
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	57.1%	15:57
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:40
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	13:48
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	2	0	2	+1	2	7	0	0	1	63.6%	18:13
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	14:00
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:52
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	60%	17:08
Number 90 M. Modano	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	10:16
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		13:49
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		13:05
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:19
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:10
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		25:07
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	1	0		19:10
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0		15:18
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		21:20

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:34	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	19:05	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk	Tripping	2
2nd	03:32	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:21	Detroit Red Wings	Jonathan Ericsson	Interference	2
3rd	05:08	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Slashing	2
3rd	09:20	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Mike Leggo, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Jay Sharrers
Washington Capitals scratches: Jason Arnott, John Erskine, Eric Fehr, Nicklas Backstrom, Semyon Varlamov
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Osgood, Ruslan Salei, Patrick Eaves, Drew Miller

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