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Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 on Thursday, October 20, 2011 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 5 42-32-8
at Philadelphia Flyers 2 47-26-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 3 5
Philadelphia Flyers 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 10 7 28
Philadelphia Flyers 11 14 17 42

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. T. Vokoun, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:25 Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux (1) Wayne Simmonds (1) Even strength WSH 0, PHI 1
1st 18:40 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, PHI 1
1st 19:48 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Troy Brouwer (1) Even strength WSH 2, PHI 1
3rd 02:23 Washington Capitals Roman Hamrlik (1) Matt Hendricks (1), Mathieu Perreault (1) Even strength WSH 3, PHI 1
3rd 03:54 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Nicklas Backstrom (2), Dennis Wideman (1) Power play WSH 4, PHI 1
3rd 04:48 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (1) Jeff Schultz (1) Even strength WSH 5, PHI 1
3rd 19:45 Philadelphia Flyers Sean Couturier (1) Andreas Nodl (1), Max Talbot (1) Even strength WSH 5, PHI 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal 28 42
Power play 1 of 6 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 14
Hits 12 21
Blocked shots 12 23
Giveaways 5 9
Takeaways 12 6
Faceoffs won 28/59 (47.5%) 31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 0 0 1 17:59
15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 85.7% 12:47
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 16:13
20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 13:32
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 44.4% 14:48
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 16:31
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:23
26 M. Hendricks C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 1 0 100% 10:48
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 18:11
42 J. Ward R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 100% 11:15
85 M. Perreault C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 12:01
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20% 17:24
6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 22:00
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:02
44 R. Hamrlik D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 20:34
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 24:28
55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 16:05
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 20:04
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
29 T. Vokoun 42 40 2 .952 59:55 Win

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 1 0 36.4% 11:03
14 S. Couturier C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 66.7% 10:09
15 A. Nodl R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 07:48
17 W. Simmonds R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:09
19 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 -3 2 3 2 1 0 12:41
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 7 2 0 0 12:38
24 M. Read R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 33.3% 21:32
27 M. Talbot C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 60% 11:14
28 C. Giroux R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 64.7% 16:12
48 D. Brière C 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 50% 20:46
68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 13:32
93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 13:21
5 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 -2 4 2 1 2 0 18:46
6 A. Lilja D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 4 0 17:03
20 C. Pronger D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 21:38
25 M. Carle D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 5 0 22:48
41 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 24:28
44 K. Timonen D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 13:16
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
30 I. Bryzgalov 28 23 5 .821 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:49 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière Hooking 2
1st 01:49 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Diving 2
1st 02:33 Philadelphia Flyers Andreas Lilja Holding 2
1st 05:45 Washington Capitals Roman Hamrlik Holding 2
1st 12:43 Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn High sticking double minor 4
1st 13:22 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
2nd 05:34 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière High sticking 2
3rd 02:58 Philadelphia Flyers Chris Pronger Tripping 2
3rd 11:42 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble Hooking 2
3rd 14:08 Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell Boarding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Tim Peel, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Pierre Champoux
Washington Capitals scratches
DJ King, Michal Neuvirth, Jay Beagle
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Jody Shelley, Matt Walker

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 0 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0 Final Game page

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