Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars

Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	1	48-23-11
at Dallas Stars	2	42-29-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1
Dallas Stars	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	14	10	14	38
Dallas Stars	7	8	6	21

Three stars

A. Raycroft, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
B. Segal, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
A. Burish, Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:29	Dallas Stars	Mike Ribeiro (1)	Brad Richards (1), James Neal (1)	Power play	WSH 0, DAL 1
3rd	10:18	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Mike Green (1), Eric Fehr (1)	Power play	WSH 1, DAL 1
3rd	10:38	Dallas Stars	Brandon Segal (1)	Brenden Morrow (1), Jeff Woywitka (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, DAL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Stat	Washington Capitals	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	38	21
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	17	11
Hits	33	33
Blocked shots	16	22
Giveaways	11	13
Takeaways	7	10
Faceoffs won	30/58 (51.7%)	28/58 (48.3%)

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	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0		22:27
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		06:30
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	62.5%	12:45
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		12:22
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	58.3%	18:53
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	44.4%	20:37
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	2	1	1		17:23
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	0		12:32
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		12:05
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		19:40
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	10:39
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	13:44
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:23
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	0		19:02
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1	0		16:32
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	0		26:50
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	0		20:19
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		18:21

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	21	19	2	.905	58:31	Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars 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 10 B. Morrow	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	6	3	0		19:41
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		04:10
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		18:44
Number 16 A. Burish	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	17:13
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:01
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:11
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:07
Number 23 T. Wandell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	09:06
Number 24 B. Segal	R	1	0	1	+1	5	1	1	1	0		05:52
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	50%	18:55
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	1	42.9%	18:49
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	38.5%	22:20
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		20:05
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		23:44
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	0		13:57
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:19
Number 37 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0		17:14
Number 44 J. Woywitka	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0		13:36

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Raycroft	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:41	Dallas Stars	Brandon Segal	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:41	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Fighting (major)	5
1st	20:00	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Roughing	2
2nd	02:00	Dallas Stars	Matt Niskanen	Holding	2
2nd	06:54	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2
2nd	09:47	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Interference	2
2nd	12:12	Washington Capitals	Scott Hannan	Interference	2
3rd	01:44	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Hooking	2
3rd	04:33	Dallas Stars	Jeff Woywitka	Hooking	2
3rd	08:22	Dallas Stars	Matt Niskanen	Hooking	2
3rd	19:52	Washington Capitals	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Dallas Stars head coach: Marc Crawford
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Poti, DJ King
Dallas Stars scratches: Brian Sutherby

Other NHL games on Dec 2

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 2, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
New York Rangers 6 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
San Jose Sharks 4 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Florida Panthers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 2, 2010

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