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31/10/2009
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Washington Capitals 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 30 - 22
PP: 2 of 9 (19 shots), Passing:75/83=90 %, Challenges:44/48=89 %
PP: 3 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 925806 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:23 1-0
Michael Nylander [4] (Brooks Laich, Jeff Schultz)PP
12:47 2-0
Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Matt Bradley, David Steckel)
13:49 2-1
Derick Brassard [3] (Jason Chimera, Raffi Torres)
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28:54 2-2
Kristian Huselius [4] (Antoine Vermette, Kris Russell)PP
32:55 2-3
Kris Russell [2] (Antoine Vermette, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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41:28 3-3
Joe Thornton [6] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
41:54 4-3
Tomas Fleischmann [1] (Michael Nylander, Milan Jurcina)
42:22 5-3
Eric Fehr [4] (Michael Nylander, Tomas Fleischmann)
53:25 5-4
Rick Nash [7] (Antoine Vermette, Kristian Huselius)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:15
Marc Methot (2 min for tripping)
07:42
Kris Russell (2 min for tripping)
09:29
Rick Nash (2 min for slashing)
18:05
Fredrik Modin (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:58
R.J. Umberger (2 min for tripping)
25:31
Joe Thornton (2 min for holding the stick)
26:47
Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
29:34
Jared Boll (5 min for fighting)
29:34
Joe Thornton (5 min for fighting)
31:36
Alexander Semin (2 min for elbowing)
37:33
Antoine Vermette (2 min for hooking)
38:45
Jared Boll (2 min for hooking)
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43:12
Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
49:48
Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
52:45
Alexander Semin (2 min for boarding)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Della Rovere 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Eric Fehr 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 16.00 8
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
R Alexander Semin 0 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 21.20 8
C David Steckel 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Michael Nylander 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
C Joe Thornton 1 0 3 4 0 0 7 0 20.00 7
L Matt Bradley 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 6
L Tomas Fleischmann 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 8
L Brooks Laich 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 16.40 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 28.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9.20 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Mike Green 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Semyon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jared Boll 0 0 0 5 1 3 7 0 13.30 8
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 11.30 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
R Rick Nash 1 0 4 5 0 0 2 0 20.20 9
C Andrew Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.50 8
C Derick Brassard 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 8
L Raffi Torres 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -3 10.10 6
L Kristian Huselius 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 21.10 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 22.00 7
D Kris Russell 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.10 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -3 17.10 6
D Marc Methot 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 11.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Nylander
2nd star: Tomas Fleischmann
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Matt Bradley ended his 5 game point drought.
-Milan Jurcina ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jakub Voracek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Derick Brassard ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jared Boll beat Joe Thornton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 33) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 10)
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1-0
Andrew Gordon (Boyd Gordon, John Carlson)
2-0
François Bouchard (Josh Godfrey, Keith Aucoin)
3-0
Sean Collins (Boyd Gordon)
Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Daniel LaCosta