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4/4/2011
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 19 - 28
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:19/36=51 %
PP: 2 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:32/53=59 %
Attendance: 11911 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 557435 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:39 1-0
Michael Ryder [28] (Mike Richards, Rick Nash)
17:02 1-1
Brendan Morrison [11] (Cory Stillman, Alexander Ovechkin)
19:25 2-1
Jason Pominville [23] (Chris Kunitz, Tyler Kennedy)PP
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29:16 2-2
Mikael Samuelsson [15] (Cory Stillman, Ron Hainsey)PP
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46:03 2-3
Cory Stillman [19] (Mikael Samuelsson)PP
59:12 2-4
Maxim Afinogenov [20] (Henrik Zetterberg) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:16
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
05:03
Cory Stillman (2 min for roughing)
18:46
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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20:57
Eric Fehr (5 min for fighting)
20:57
Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
22:09
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
26:22
Kim Johnsson (2 min for hooking)
28:37
Rick Nash (2 min for cross-checking)
32:48
Josh Godfrey (5 min for fighting)
32:48
Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
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45:38
Keven Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
50:56
Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for holding the stick)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 8.00 7
R Tyler Kennedy 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Luca Caputi 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 -1 14.20 4
R Rick Nash 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 20.50 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.20 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 12.10 7
C Jason Pominville 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Chris Conner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 4
C Chris Kunitz 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 13.10 6
L Michael Ryder 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 20.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 15.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 -1 14.00 7
D Kris Letang 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 28.30 6
D Matt Smaby 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 14.10 8
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 19.30 4
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 4 1 3 5 0 18.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 2 0 0 6 0 17.40 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.50 4
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 11.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 15.50 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Cory Stillman 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 1 12.30 8
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 4
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 21.10 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 25.50 7
D Josh Godfrey 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 12.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cory Stillman
2nd star: Mikael Samuelsson
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Tyler Kennedy has marked a new career high in assists with 21 assists.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Eric Fehr fought Eric Godard in a fight.
-Barret Jackman beat Josh Godfrey in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 22) , Portland Pirates 1( 17)
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1-0 WIL Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Brett Palin)
1-1 POR Joonas Kemppainen (Jakub Vojta, Adam Pineault)
2-1 WIL Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Scott McCulloch)
3-1 WIL Eric Tangradi (Dustin Jeffrey, Michael Blunden)
Goalies: Brad Thiessen - Braden Holtby