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13/1/2009
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Washington Capitals 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 1 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 1 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:75/93=80 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:52 0-1
Todd White [3] (Chris Higgins)SH
15:28 0-2
Jason Williams [15] (Todd White, Jussi Jokinen)PP
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30:46 1-2
Tomas Fleischmann [4] (Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon)
33:29 1-3
Milan Bartovic [3] (Tobias Enström, Éric Perrin)
35:19 2-3
Nicklas Bäckström [25] (Tom Poti)PP
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47:33 3-3
Michael Nylander [14] (Rico Fata, Alexander Ovechkin)
49:27 3-4
Angelo Esposito [8] (Alexei Zhitnik, Boris Valabik)
49:49 3-5
Colby Armstrong [6] (Boris Valabik, Alexei Zhitnik)
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Penalty summary:
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02:57
Boyd Gordon (5 min for fighting)
02:57
Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
03:01
Colby Armstrong (2 min for diving)
05:57
Alexander Semin (2 min for holding the stick)
08:18
Colby Armstrong (2 min for cross-checking)
13:52
Michael Nylander (2 min for hooking)
16:02
Brett Bruneteau (2 min for hooking)
17:35
Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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21:36
Milan Bartovic (2 min for elbowing)
23:57
Tom Poti (2 min for slashing)
26:49
Brian Pothier (2 min for holding the stick)
30:53
Milan Bartovic (2 min for hooking)
34:26
Angelo Esposito (2 min for hooking)
39:58
Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
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41:39
Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
44:48
Jason Williams (2 min for elbowing)
53:31
Angelo Esposito (2 min for holding the stick)
56:32
Erik Christensen (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 13.10 8
R Boyd Gordon 0 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 13.50 9
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 18.20 5
C Tomas Fleischmann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 7
C Michael Nylander 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -4 18.20 7
L Brett Bruneteau 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.20 6
L Rico Fata 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.00 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 20.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 21.20 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 13.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 18.30 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -3 21.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.50 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 3 0 1 4 2 18.20 8
R Jason Williams 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 7
C Éric Perrin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Todd White 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 21.00 9
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 11.40 5
L Angelo Esposito 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 2 6.10 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Boris Valabik 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 2 11.00 8
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 23.10 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd White
2nd star: Milan Bartovic
3rd star: Colby Armstrong
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Boyd Gordon notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Tom Poti notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Alexander Semin had his 11 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jason Williams scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Éric Perrin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Milan Bartovic ended his 7 game point drought.
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Todd White ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Angelo Esposito ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Boris Valabik ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Boyd Gordon fought Boris Valabik in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 23) , Chicago Wolves 2( 29)
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0-1
Jim Slater
1-1
Graham Mink (Oskar Osala, Josef Boumedienne)
1-2
Ron Hainsey (Mike Forney, Chris Thorburn)
2-2
François Bouchard (Sami Lepistö)