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18/9/2008
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Washington Capitals 5 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 29 - 25
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
Attendance: 5922 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 274781 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:29 1-0
Brooks Laich [1] (Chris Bourque, Sasha Pokulok)
14:17 2-0
Nicklas Bäckström [3] (Alexandre Giroux)
19:02 2-1
Patrick Sharp [2] (Akim Aliu, Cam Barker)
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29:09 3-1
Corey Perry [2] (Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
34:59 4-1
Chris Clark [2] (Tom Poti, Ossi Väänänen)
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50:49 4-2
Akim Aliu [1] (Patrick Kane, Jonathan Cheechoo)
52:43 5-2
Brian Pothier [1] (Viktor Kozlov, Nicklas Bäckström)
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Penalty summary:
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06:14
Kyle Beach (2 min for elbowing)
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27:27
Kyle Beach (2 min for hooking)
35:44
Kyle Beach (2 min for elbowing)
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44:12
David Bolland (2 min for tripping)
46:41
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for high-sticking)
54:36
Kyle Beach (2 min for cross-checking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 6.50 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 13.30 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 20.10 8
R Corey Perry 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
C Alexandre Giroux 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
C Chris Bourque 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 14.20 7
C Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 21.40 10
L Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 6.50 5
L Brooks Laich 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 13.30 8
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 16.30 5
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 14.00 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 -1 26.30 9
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 1 13.50 8
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Beach 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 -1 8.50 5
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 12.30 6
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 20.40 9
C Dan Bertram 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
C David Bolland 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 12.30 7
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Akim Aliu 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 8.50 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 12.30 5
L Simon Gagné 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Patrick Kane 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -1 13.20 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 24.00 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13.10 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 23.10 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Chris Clark
3rd star: Corey Perry
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-François Beauchemin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Andrew Ladd had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Simon Gagné had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes: