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14/12/2008
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Washington Capitals 3 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 36 - 27
PP: 3 of 13 (22 shots), Passing:66/74=89 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:62/82=75 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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05:56 1-0
Viktor Kozlov [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
07:11 2-0
Brian Pothier [4] (Alexander Semin, Michael Nylander)PP
13:04 3-0
Eric Fehr [13] (Michael Nylander, Alexander Semin)PP
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30:25 3-1
Marian Gaborik [16] (James Sheppard, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)PP
33:35 3-2
Andrew Brunette [13] (Mikko Koivu, Owen Nolan)PP
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40:33 3-3
James Sheppard [11] (Andrew Brunette, Kim Johnsson)SH
43:34 3-4
Colton Gillies [2] (James Sheppard)SH
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Penalty summary:
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02:42
Marek Zidlicky (2 min for holding the stick)
04:44
Brent Burns (2 min for cross-checking)
06:16
Nick Schultz (2 min for slashing)
10:03
Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for high-sticking)
12:31
Wes Walz (2 min for cross-checking)
14:07
Ben Clymer (2 min for high-sticking)
16:35
Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:27
Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
24:54
James Sheppard (2 min for high-sticking)
26:33
Sean Hill (2 min for high-sticking)
29:44
Eric Fehr (2 min for slashing)
32:54
Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
37:14
Mikko Koivu (2 min for high-sticking)
38:26
Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:13
Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
45:58
Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for roughing)
51:47
Chris Clark (2 min for slashing)
53:52
Boyd Gordon (5 min for fighting)
53:52
Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
54:27
Brooks Laich (2 min for tripping)
57:42
Eric Fehr (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 0 3 1 1 0 4 -1 17.50 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10.20 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 10.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.40 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 14.10 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Alexander Semin 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.00 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 27.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Brian Pothier 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Mike Green 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 -1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 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 Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
R Owen Nolan 0 1 2 3 1 1 9 0 9.40 7
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1.20 4
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 16.20 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Colton Gillies 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 3 3 0 1 6 0 20.40 7
L Andrew Brunette 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
L James Sheppard 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 22.00 10
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 11.30 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 28.10 9
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 28.20 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 13.30 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: James Sheppard
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Niklas Backstrom
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched his 20th assist of the season.
-James Sheppard notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Colton Gillies finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Boyd Gordon beat Owen Nolan in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 24) , Houston Aeros 2( 21)
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1-0
François Bouchard (Sami Lepistö)
2-0
François Bouchard (Jeff Schultz, David Steckel)
2-1
Petr Kalus (Benoit Pouliot)
3-1
Jeff Schultz (Graham Mink)
4-1
Jeff Schultz (Chris Bourque, Graham Mink)
5-1
David Steckel (François Bouchard, Jeff Schultz)
5-2
Benoit Pouliot (Petr Kalus)
Goalies: Semen Varlamov - Nolan Schaefer