Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

Friday, September 23, 2011, 8:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Preseason Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Friday, September 23, 2011 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	2	42-32-8
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	45-26-11

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:42	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Keith Aucoin (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CHI 0
3rd	03:24	Chicago Blackhawks	Viktor Stalberg (1)	Brandon Saad (1), Brian Fahey (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CHI 1
3rd	06:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Viktor Stalberg (2)	Jonathan Toews (1), Steve Montador (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CHI 2
3rd	12:22	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, CHI 2
3rd	16:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad (1)	Jonathan Toews (2), Duncan Keith (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, CHI 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Washington Capitals	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	26	26
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	9
Hits	26	21
Blocked shots	9	10
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	5	11
Faceoffs won	22/45 (48.9%)	23/45 (51.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	-2	0	5	1	0		19:59
Number 16 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		14:04
Number 17 D. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		09:46
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	47.1%	20:10
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	45.5%	16:51
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	1	100%	15:30
Number 33 M. Sjogren	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	62.5%	12:07
Number 38 C. Hanson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:31
Number 42 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	-2	0	4	2	0		19:24
Number 50 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	14:30
Number 67 M. Ford	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		14:14
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	09:38
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		23:23
Number 39 D. Richmond	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		12:23
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1		24:55
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		22:08
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		12:57
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		24:14

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 29 T. Vokoun	26	3	.885	59:24

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 B. Segal	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		11:43
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:45
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	16.7%	15:08
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	2	2	+3	0	4	0	0	75%	16:49
Number 22 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	3	0	100%	10:36
Number 25 V. Stalberg	L	2	0	2	+3	0	4	2	0		14:44
Number 28 B. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		17:12
Number 36 D. Bolland	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	27.3%	16:53
Number 39 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		12:52
Number 43 B. Saad	L	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	0		16:54
Number 47 R. Flick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	12:10
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:43
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		23:56
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		18:58
Number 5 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	2		19:00
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		23:07
Number 34 D. Olsen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		17:30
Number 45 B. Fahey	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	1		17:32

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 50 C. Crawford	26	2	.923	60:00

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Montador	Holding	2
1st	19:42	Washington Capitals	Tomas Vokoun	Tripping	2
2nd	12:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Jamal Mayers	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:50	Washington Capitals	Danny Richmond	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:14	Washington Capitals	Matthew Ford	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	19:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Niklas Hjalmarsson	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Mike Knuble, Roman Hamrlik, Sergei Zimakov, Tom Poti, Boyd Kane, Jason Chimera, John Erskine, Jeff Halpern, Maxim Orlov, Igor Shadilov, Ivan Nepriayev, Artem Ternavsky, Dennis Wideman, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Patrick Wellar, Igor Ignatushkin, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Paul Baier, Peter Guggisberg, Troy Brouwer, Phil Oreskovic, Patrick McNeill, Francois Bouchard, Maxime Lacroix, Nicklas Backstrom, Michal Neuvirth, Mathieu Perreault, Kyle Greentree, Jacob Micflikier, Nick Larson, Andrew Glass, Jay Beagle, Joel Rechlicz, Danick Paquette, Braden Holtby, Taylor Stefishen, Greg Burke, Zach Miskovic, Dmitry Orlov, Patrick Wey, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Flemming, Andrew Carroll, Julien Brouillette, Tyler Ludwig, Dustin Stevenson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stanislav Galiev, Philipp Grubauer, Caleb Herbert, Samuel Carrier, David De Kastrozza, Thomas Frazee, Brandon Anderson, Garrett Haar, Patrick Koudys, Travis Boyd, Steffen Soberg, Jacob Gervais-Chouinard
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Sean O'Donnell, Brett McLean, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Ray Emery, Cristobal Huet, Daniel Carcillo, Bryan Bickell, Jakub Sindel, Sami Lepisto, Karel Hromas, Denis Istomin, Brennan Turner, Joe Charlebois, Joe Palmer, Peter LeBlanc, Michael Frolik, Simon Danis-Pepin, John Scott, Rob Klinkhammer, Christopher DiDomenico, Joe Lavin, Patrick Kane, Kyle Beach, Shawn Lalonde, David Toews, Braden Birch, Joe Gleason, Brian Connelly, Alexander Salak, Philippe Paradis, Nick Leddy, Brandon Pirri, Jeremy Morin, Dan Delisle, Byron Froese, David Gilbert, Paul Phillips, Ryan Stanton, Brandon Bollig, Justin Holl, Kent Simpson, Stephen Johns, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Kevin Hayes, Joakim Nordstrom, Mirko Hoefflin, Mac Carruth, Nick Mattson, Alex Broadhurst, Johan Mattsson, Sam Jardine, Maxim Shalunov, Andrew Shaw, Michael Paliotta, Klas Dahlbeck, Adam Clendening, Mark McNeill, Phillip Danault

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Sun, Oct 2, 2011

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Friday, September 23, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011