Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	1	42-32-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	2	47-26-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	12	10	9	0	0	31
Philadelphia Flyers	11	7	8	2	0	28

Three stars

I. Bryzgalov, Philadelphia Flyers (goaltender)
W. Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:26	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 0
2nd	06:05	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux (1)	Jaromir Jagr (1), Andreas Lilja (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Philadelphia Flyers	Matt Read	Goal
1	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Goal
2	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
3	Philadelphia Flyers	Daniel Brière	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Keith Aucoin	Saved
4	Philadelphia Flyers	Wayne Simmonds	Goal (winner)
4	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal	31	28
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	29	20
Blocked shots	16	10
Giveaways	3	15
Takeaways	2	5
Faceoffs won	30/54 (55.6%)	24/54 (44.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	+1	0	6	5	0		22:18
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	50%	14:08
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	100%	20:07
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	44.4%	20:37
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	13:38
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:17
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	14:09
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	80%	15:05
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:22
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2	33.3%	16:18
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	87.5%	14:15
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	66.7%	14:33
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		23:42
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		23:24
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	+1	0	0	0	6		22:17
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	+1	0	2	1	3		26:01
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:00
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:49

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	27	1	.964	65:00	OT loss

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		16:07
Number 14 S. Couturier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	45.5%	17:42
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		15:54
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0		19:29
Number 24 M. Read	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	33.3%	09:56
Number 27 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:41
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	3	69.2%	22:27
Number 36 Z. Rinaldo	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:16
Number 47 E. Wellwood	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:58
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	36.4%	18:15
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		19:20
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		16:38
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		24:55
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		18:09
Number 8 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	1		20:10
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		19:38
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		23:37
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		20:48

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Bryzgalov	31	30	1	.968	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Kimmo Timonen	Boarding	2
2nd	12:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Matt Carle	Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
2nd	18:56	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux	Interference	2
3rd	01:56	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Holding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Paul Devorski, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Tomas Vokoun, John Erskine, Alexander Semin, Dmitry Orlov
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Jody Shelley, Andrej Meszaros

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 22

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
St. Louis Blues 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Boston Bruins 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 22, 2012