Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Thursday, March 31, 2011, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	3	34-35-13
at Washington Capitals	4	48-23-11

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	2	1	0	3
Washington Capitals	1	2	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	4	11	6	2	23
Washington Capitals	15	12	4	2	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:39	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Brooks Laich (1), Jason Chimera (1)	Even strength	CBJ 0, WSH 1
2nd	11:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Antoine Vermette (1)	Matt Calvert (1), Tomas Kubalik (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, WSH 1
2nd	12:32	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, WSH 2
2nd	13:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fedor Tyutin (1)	Tomas Kubalik (2), Matt Calvert (2)	Even strength	CBJ 2, WSH 2
2nd	13:27	Washington Capitals	Jason Arnott (1)	Marco Sturm (1)	Even strength	CBJ 2, WSH 3
3rd	14:23	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scottie Upshall (1)	Derek MacKenzie (1)	Even strength	CBJ 3, WSH 3
OT	02:30	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Brooks Laich (2), John Carlson (1)	Even strength	CBJ 3, WSH 4

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Upshall	R	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	1	100%	15:08
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0		16:25
Number 15 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	50%	13:49
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	44.4%	18:49
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3		20:36
Number 24 D. MacKenzie	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	25%	09:29
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1	57.1%	15:45
Number 33 T. Kubalik	R	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	0		14:53
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	+1	5	3	3	0		09:00
Number 43 M. Mayorov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:49
Number 50 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	78.6%	19:04
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:13
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		22:21
Number 4 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:30
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2		22:41
Number 10 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		17:27
Number 35 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		20:40
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	3		23:21

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	33	29	4	.879	62:30	OT loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		20:51
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		09:29
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	55.6%	11:30
Number 18 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0		16:04
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	58.8%	21:42
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	2	0	20%	13:41
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	2		17:08
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0		11:06
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2		10:18
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:54
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	29.4%	16:16
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:54
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	0		05:53
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	6		28:19
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		24:49
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	3		26:35
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1		25:48
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		12:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	23	20	3	.870	62:18	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scottie Upshall	Tripping	2
1st	07:59	Washington Capitals	Marco Sturm	Hooking	2
1st	17:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jared Boll	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:00	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:06	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Scott Arniel
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Paul Devorski, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, David Brisebois
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Craig Rivet, Ethan Moreau, Chris Clark, Andrew Murray, Rick Nash, Grant Clitsome
Washington Capitals scratches: Dennis Wideman, DJ King, Eric Fehr, Jay Beagle

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