Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Thursday, December 23, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, December 23, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	49-25-8
at Washington Capitals	2	48-23-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	0	0	3
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	6	11	4	0	27
Washington Capitals	12	13	5	4	0	34

Three stars

M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Knuble, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (1)	Kris Letang (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
2nd	13:43	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Power play	PIT 1, WSH 1
3rd	00:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (1)	Sidney Crosby (1), Paul Martin (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 1
3rd	14:31	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Brooks Laich (1)	Shorthanded	PIT 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Goal
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Goal
2	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Saved
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Saved
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Saved
4	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Saved
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Letestu	Saved
5	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Saved
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz	Saved
6	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Saved
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Saved
7	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Saved
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	27	34
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	12
Hits	33	35
Blocked shots	23	21
Giveaways	11	14
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	37/71 (52.1%)	34/71 (47.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 10 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	70.6%	15:41
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		21:07
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		05:29
Number 18 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		13:31
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2		12:52
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	62.5%	17:10
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	58.3%	12:48
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		04:14
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		15:20
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	2	6	2	0	40%	21:45
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	1	39.3%	24:54
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		17:39
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	4		24:28
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5		08:54
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		21:12
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1		26:29
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	5	3		27:26

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	34	32	2	.941	64:16	Win

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	5	0	0		23:13
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		09:49
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	3	0	41.4%	25:11
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	0	66.7%	23:42
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	3	1	0		18:15
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:18
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:55
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	76.5%	13:28
Number 63 A. Gordon	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:39
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	10:44
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	25%	12:30
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	37.5%	14:47
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:34
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	0		12:13
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		27:09
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		20:43
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	-1	0	6	8	5	1		34:03
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		22:47

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	27	25	2	.926	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Roughing	2
1st	00:49	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Roughing	2
1st	01:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Interference	2
1st	07:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Conner	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	07:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Zbynek Michalek	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	08:47	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Interference	2
2nd	01:23	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
2nd	04:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	Hooking	2
2nd	11:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp	Hooking	2
2nd	11:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:01	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2
3rd	00:47	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Holding	2
3rd	09:21	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	High sticking	2
3rd	13:25	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ryan Galloway
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brent Johnson, Arron Asham, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey
Washington Capitals scratches: Matt Bradley, Matt Hendricks

2010-2011 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 1, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 6, 2011
Washington Capitals 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Feb 21, 2011

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 23, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
New York Islanders 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 23, 2010