Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues

Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 4–1 on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 4 48-23-11
at St. Louis Blues 1 38-33-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 2 4
St. Louis Blues 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 7 10 9 26
St. Louis Blues 13 10 15 38

Three stars

  1. S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. A. Steen, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:12 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alexander Semin (1) Power play WSH 1, STL 0
2nd 10:02 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon (1) Tom Poti (1), DJ King (1) Even strength WSH 2, STL 0
2nd 19:28 St. Louis Blues Alexander Steen (1) B.J. Crombeen (1), Erik Johnson (1) Even strength WSH 2, STL 1
3rd 07:06 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Mike Knuble (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength WSH 3, STL 1
3rd 19:25 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Alex Ovechkin (1), John Erskine (1) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, STL 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Stat Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal 26 38
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 30 21
Blocked shots 15 8
Giveaways 4 5
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 33/63 (52.4%) 30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 4 0 0 18:52
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 09:53
Number 15 B. Gordon C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 64.7% 13:56
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 10:48
Number 17 D. King L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 07:44
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 1 3 +2 0 6 3 0 0 37.5% 19:14
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16:25
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 18:03
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 50% 14:36
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 76.9% 13:26
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17:40
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 41.7% 13:39
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 11:00
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 5 2 0 15:16
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 4 0 21:14
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 0 0 25:24
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 23:46
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:04
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Varlamov 38 37 1 .974 60:00 Win

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. McDonald C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 80% 21:36
Number 15 B. Winchester L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:48
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 40% 12:56
Number 18 J. McClement C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 63.6% 14:18
Number 19 S. Della Rovere L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:47
Number 20 A. Steen L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 19:55
Number 21 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 38.5% 17:51
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 50% 19:35
Number 26 B. Crombeen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 15:37
Number 36 M. D'Agostini R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 13:55
Number 38 D. Scatchard C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:28
Number 42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 52.4% 20:46
Number 4 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 2 0 21:21
Number 5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:49
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 26:20
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 22:38
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 17:42
Number 33 T. Strachan D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:42
St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 J. Halak 25 22 3 .880 58:57 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:30 St. Louis Blues Jay McClement Boarding 2
1st 07:13 St. Louis Blues Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 11:24 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Tripping 2
1st 17:51 Washington Capitals Tom Poti Hooking 2
2nd 14:27 Washington Capitals Mike Green Slashing 2
3rd 14:28 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
St. Louis Blues head coach
Davis Payne
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Scott Hannan, David Steckel
St. Louis Blues scratches
Cam Janssen, Nikita Nikitin

2010-2011 season series

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Sources and further reading

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