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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, October 13, 2011 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 3 42-32-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 51-25-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 1 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 3 11 3 2 19
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 9 18 2 41

Three stars

  1. D. Wideman, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. M. Knuble, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:27 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Steve Sullivan (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 1
2nd 01:20 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Alexander Semin (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 1
3rd 00:40 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Green (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 1
3rd 16:15 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (2) Evgeni Malkin (2), Chris Kunitz (1) Power play WSH 2, PIT 2
OT 02:48 Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2) Power play WSH 3, PIT 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 19 41
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 7
Hits 19 14
Blocked shots 23 11
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 23/49 (46.9%) 26/49 (53.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 6 1 0 18:55
15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 75% 13:51
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 25% 19:04
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 4 0 0 15:37
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 43.8% 16:27
22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 15:03
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:46
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 11:59
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:34
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 100% 14:24
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 10:02
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 57.1% 13:59
6 D. Wideman D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 22:00
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 19:10
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 21:07
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 21:53
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:46
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 6 0 19:47
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
29 T. Vokoun 41 39 2 .951 62:33 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 14:30
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 66.7% 21:15
12 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 75% 12:08
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 0 0 19:52
18 J. Neal L 2 0 2 +1 0 8 0 0 1 18:55
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 14:40
26 S. Sullivan L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:46
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 09:52
45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 11:02
46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 12:02
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 0 16:58
71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 47.8% 22:25
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 16:48
4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 21:53
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 17:44
6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 11:23
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 23:21
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 28:04
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 19 16 3 .842 62:38 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:03 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Delaying game 2
1st 14:25 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Holding the stick 2
2nd 09:58 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Cross checking 2
3rd 05:54 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Roughing 2
3rd 05:54 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:12 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Holding 2
OT 02:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches
DJ King, Michal Neuvirth, Mathieu Perreault
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brooks Orpik, Steve MacIntyre, Mark Letestu

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 13

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page

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