Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings

Monday, January 9, 2012, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Monday, January 9, 2012 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	2	42-32-8
at Los Angeles Kings	5	40-27-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2
Los Angeles Kings	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	8	7	22
Los Angeles Kings	13	14	8	35

Three stars

K. Clifford, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
T. Hunter, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:34	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (1)	Mike Knuble (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 0
1st	11:41	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford (1)	Trent Hunter (1), Willie Mitchell (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 1
1st	19:26	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (1)	Dustin Brown (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 2
2nd	03:01	Los Angeles Kings	Jack Johnson (1)	Kyle Clifford (1), Trent Hunter (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 3
2nd	16:27	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll (1)	Dustin Penner (1), Mike Richards (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, LAK 4
3rd	11:04	Los Angeles Kings	Justin Williams (1)	Drew Doughty (1), Jack Johnson (1)	Power play	WSH 1, LAK 5
3rd	13:42	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (2)	Roman Hamrlik (1), Alexander Semin (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, LAK 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Washington Capitals	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	22	35
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	18	18
Hits	26	31
Blocked shots	18	5
Giveaways	11	9
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	40/83 (48.2%)	43/83 (51.8%)

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	-1	0	3	5	0	0		22:27
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	14:49
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:29
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	3	0	48.1%	19:36
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:38
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	9	1	1	1	0	66.7%	11:50
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	1	0	100%	08:59
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	1	0		16:51
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:47
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	08:11
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:34
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	43.5%	19:04
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:24
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	1	0		26:40
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0		18:16
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	0		21:23
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		22:35
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		17:15

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	27	23	4	.852	40:00	Loss
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	8	7	1	.875	20:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings 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 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	62.5%	18:02
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	52.2%	18:54
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	0		09:13
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1		17:13
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:33
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	28.6%	12:51
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	5	0	0	50%	18:53
Number 24 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	0	0	69.2%	09:18
Number 25 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0		14:42
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	52.9%	17:05
Number 47 T. Hunter	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		09:03
Number 48 A. Loktionov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:09
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		19:21
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	2	0		18:58
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:51
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	4	0	0		26:12
Number 27 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:57
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+1	7	0	1	0	0		17:45

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 45 J. Bernier	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:35	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford	Charging	2
1st	18:35	Los Angeles Kings	Colin Fraser	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:35	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:58	Los Angeles Kings	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2
2nd	12:58	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Roughing	2
2nd	19:15	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	00:34	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Cross checking	2
3rd	00:55	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	06:51	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Slashing	2
3rd	09:51	Los Angeles Kings	Willie Mitchell	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:51	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:51	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Darryl Sutter
Referees: Ian Walsh, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches: Jeff Schultz, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske, Slava Voynov

Other NHL games on Jan 9

Other NHL games on Monday, January 9, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers, Mon, Jan 9, 2012

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