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1/3/2009
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Washington Capitals 7 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
Attendance: 13066 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 584050 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:13 1-0
Mike Green [7] (Nicklas Bäckström)
09:14 2-0
Alexander Ovechkin [30] (Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green)
17:23 3-0
Tom Poti [4] (Milan Jurcina, Michael Nylander)PP
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24:06 3-1
Nik Antropov [17] (Matt Stajan, Jason Blake)
32:02 3-2
Bryan McCabe [6] (Tomas Kaberle, Matt Stajan)
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42:29 3-3
Mark Bell [18] (Alexander Steen, Nik Antropov)
45:24 3-4
Mikhail Grabovski [8] (Tomas Kaberle, Carlo Colaiacovo)
51:49 4-4
Mike Green [8] (Alexander Ovechkin)
52:39 5-4
Chris Clark [19] (Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green)
53:31 6-4
Michael Nylander [16] (Sergei Fedorov, Brooks Laich)
56:55 7-4
Matt Bradley [7] (Chris Clark, Brooks Laich)
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Penalty summary:
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12:31
Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for slashing)
14:51
Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
14:51
Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
16:07
Nik Antropov (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:27
Boyd Gordon (2 min for cross-checking)
28:16
Ian White (2 min for tripping)
38:49
Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
38:49
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
R Matt Bradley 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 2 17.30 9
R Chris Clark 1 1 4 1 1 0 5 -1 17.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 -1 9.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 20.00 9
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 18.00 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Mike Green 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.40 10
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 6
D Tom Poti 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 9.40 8
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 12.10 6
R Alexander Steen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 6
R Nik Antropov 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 -1 20.30 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9.40 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Mark Bell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
C Matt Stajan 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 10.00 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Jason Blake 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 14.30 4
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 25.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 21.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 7 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Matt Bradley
3rd star: Chris Clark
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Stajan has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Matt Stajan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Carlo Colaiacovo has marked a new career high in points with 18 points.
-Mikhail Grabovski ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan McCabe finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Carlo Colaiacovo ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers fought Chris Clark in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 20) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 15)
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1-0 POR Chris Bourque (Alexandre Giroux)
1-1 SJM Tim Stapleton (Phil Oreskovic, Justin Pogge)
2-1 POR Josh Godfrey (Alexandre Giroux, Chris Bourque)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Justin Pogge