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8/12/2008
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Washington Capitals 5 , Minnesota Wild 4 (SO)
Shots: 29 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:79/95=83 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 882378 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:03 0-1
David Vyborny [10] (Patrick Marleau, Evgeny Malkin)
14:21 1-1
Eric Fehr [1] (Brian Pothier)
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33:54 2-1
Sergei Fedorov [13] (Shaone Morrisonn, Brian Pothier)
39:32 3-1
Michael Nylander [5] (Tom Poti, Mike Green)
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44:48 3-2
Derek Roy [10] (David Booth)
45:04 3-3
Mikko Koivu [10] (Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty)
58:13 4-3
Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin)
59:12 4-4
Patrick Marleau [10] (Evgeny Malkin) WG
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Penalty summary:
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15:37
David Vyborny (2 min for hooking)
18:32
Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:42
David Steckel (2 min for elbowing)
35:09
Jim Dowd (2 min for boarding)
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50:22
David Steckel (2 min for high-sticking)
54:15
Boyd Gordon (2 min for hooking)
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Shootout
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Washington Capitals win 1-0
Washington Capitals - Alexander Ovechkin, miss; Alexander Semin, miss; Mike Green, goal;
Minnesota Wild - Evgeny Malkin, miss; Patrick Marleau, miss; Derek Roy, miss;
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 22.10 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 10.40 6
C Jim Dowd 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.00 5
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 10.40 6
L Owen Nolan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 5
L Michael Nylander 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 8
L Alexander Semin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 24.20 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 17.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 20.20 8
D Mike Green 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 31.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 21 0 0 65.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10.20 5
R Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 18.10 5
R David Booth 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 8
R David Vyborny 1 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 20.00 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 4
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 21.30 9
L David Steckel 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 10.20 4
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -2 17.00 5
L Derek Roy 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -2 20.20 7
D Drew Doughty 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 29.30 7
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 23.50 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 25 0 0 65.00 4
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Brian Pothier
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tom Poti notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-David Vyborny scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Derek Roy scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mikko Koivu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-David Vyborny ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 12) , Houston Aeros 2( 24)
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1-0 POR François Bouchard (Sami Lepistö)
1-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Roman Voloshenko)
2-1 POR Sean Collins (Jay Beagle, Daren Machesney)
2-2 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Tomas Mojzis)
3-2 POR Kyle Wilson (Sasha Pokulok)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Josh Harding