Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks

Rogers Arena, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 4 42-32-8
at Vancouver Canucks 7 51-22-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 1 3 0 4
Vancouver Canucks 3 1 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 10 12 10 32
Vancouver Canucks 17 14 12 43

Three stars

  1. A. Edler, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Higgins, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)
  3. M. Lapierre, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:31 Vancouver Canucks Maxim Lapierre (1) Dale Weise (1), Kevin Bieksa (1) Even strength WSH 0, VAN 1
1st 08:55 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Troy Brouwer (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength WSH 1, VAN 1
1st 13:17 Vancouver Canucks Chris Higgins (1) Dan Hamhuis (1), David Booth (1) Power play WSH 1, VAN 2
1st 19:56 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler (1) Sami Salo (1), Ryan Kesler (1) Power play WSH 1, VAN 3
2nd 01:25 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Nicklas Backstrom (2), John Carlson (1) Power play WSH 2, VAN 3
2nd 05:07 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Unassisted Even strength, Penalty shot WSH 3, VAN 3
2nd 08:00 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler (2) Henrik Sedin (1), Daniel Sedin (1) Even strength WSH 3, VAN 4
2nd 17:54 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (1) Dennis Wideman (1) Even strength WSH 4, VAN 4
3rd 06:18 Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin (1) Ryan Kesler (2), Alexander Edler (1) Even strength WSH 4, VAN 5
3rd 06:52 Vancouver Canucks Chris Higgins (2) Jannik Hansen (1), Manny Malhotra (1) Even strength WSH 4, VAN 6
3rd 10:25 Vancouver Canucks Maxim Lapierre (2) Kevin Bieksa (2), Dan Hamhuis (2) Even strength WSH 4, VAN 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Stat Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks
Shots on goal 32 43
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 11 25
Blocked shots 18 6
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 26/65 (40%) 39/65 (60%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 18:48
Number 15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 1 0 16.7% 11:59
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 31.3% 16:55
Number 20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 +1 2 5 5 0 0 16:29
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 53.8% 17:10
Number 22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 14:29
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 09:13
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 100% 12:33
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 17:16
Number 42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 11:57
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41.7% 10:57
Number 90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 40% 17:37
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 24:56
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 19:10
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 23:53
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:43
Number 62 S. Collins D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 09:07
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 3 0 25:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 T. Vokoun 17 14 3 .824 20:00
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 26 22 4 .846 40:00 Loss

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 D. Booth L 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 0 0 14:47
Number 9 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 42.9% 13:50
Number 14 A. Burrows R 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 17:40
Number 17 R. Kesler C 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 76.9% 16:59
Number 20 C. Higgins L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 66.7% 14:14
Number 22 D. Sedin L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 100% 18:24
Number 27 M. Malhotra C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 58.3% 12:14
Number 32 D. Weise R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:18
Number 33 H. Sedin C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 56.3% 17:42
Number 36 J. Hansen R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:26
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 2 0 2 +3 0 6 5 0 0 53.8% 14:00
Number 54 A. Volpatti L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 12:00
Number 2 D. Hamhuis D 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 1 0 24:03
Number 3 K. Bieksa D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 22:25
Number 4 K. Ballard D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 15:11
Number 6 S. Salo D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 18:22
Number 23 A. Edler D 2 1 3 +3 0 6 1 2 1 21:41
Number 52 A. Sulzer D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15:54
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 R. Luongo 32 28 4 .875 59:51 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:55 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Sulzer High sticking 2
1st 11:27 Washington Capitals Joel Ward High sticking 2
1st 15:49 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
1st 16:42 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Kesler Hooking 2
1st 19:51 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Tripping 2
2nd 00:26 Vancouver Canucks Dan Hamhuis Slashing 2
2nd 05:07 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
2nd 11:08 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 04:15 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
3rd 08:17 Vancouver Canucks Sami Salo Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Vancouver Canucks head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches
DJ King, Mike Green, Jay Beagle
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Andrew Alberts, Andrew Ebbett

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