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9/11/2011
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Washington Capitals 4 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 28 - 23
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:29/50=56 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:64/90=71 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 945546 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:48 1-0
Chris Bourque [2] (Éric Bélanger, Alec Martinez)
11:39 2-0
Erik Cole [6])PP
16:47 2-1
Brandon Prust [3] (Dylan McIlrath, Bryan McCabe)
17:45 3-1
Mike Green [4] (John Carlson, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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30:13 4-1
Dmitri Kugryshev [1] (Éric Bélanger, Erik Cole)
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45:16 4-2
Chris Drury [9] (Evgeny Grachev, Marian Gaborik)
49:42 4-3
Evgeny Grachev [8] (Marian Gaborik, Marc Staal)
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Penalty summary:
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04:26
Brandon Prust (2 min for cross-checking)
10:27
Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for boarding)
13:42
Brad Richardson (2 min for hooking)
17:35
Marian Gaborik (2 min for cross-checking)
18:39
Boyd Gordon (2 min for hooking)
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27:13
Chris Bourque (5 min for fighting)
27:13
Dylan McIlrath (5 min for fighting)
27:37
Pavol Demitra (2 min for hooking)
31:25
Derek Boogaard (2 min for tripping)
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42:27
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
56:41
David Perron (2 min for hooking)
59:09
Alec Martinez (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 6
R Chris Bourque 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 8.00 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 18.00 5
R Erik Cole 1 1 4 2 4 1 0 -3 20.30 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 10.20 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9.30 7
C Todd White 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -3 20.30 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 9.30 6
L David Steckel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11.40 6
L Pavol Demitra 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 17.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -2 22.30 6
D Alec Martinez 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 12.30 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 -1 27.10 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 13.20 6
D John Carlson 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 22.50 7
D Mike Green 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -3 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semyon Varlamov 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Prust 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 9.50 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 19.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 14.00 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 11.00 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Evgeny Grachev 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 8
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.10 5
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 5 1 5 2 0 15.40 7
L David Perron 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 14.20 6
L Chris Drury 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Dylan McIlrath 0 1 3 3 0 3 5 1 15.30 9
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 17.30 8
D Mathieu Ducharme 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 26.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 1 8 0 5 0 2 23.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Talbot 4 0 24 0 0 59.20 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Mike Green
3rd star: Dmitri Kugryshev
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Chris Bourque finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Bäckström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Alec Martinez ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Evgeny Grachev has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
Other notes:
-Chris Bourque beat Dylan McIlrath in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 31) , Hartford Wolfpack 4( 18)
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1-0
Gabe Gauthier (Brett Flemming)
2-0
Bill Thomas (Patrick Davis, Dmitri Orlov)
3-0
Dan Sexton (Mathieu Perreault)
3-1
Devin DiDiomete (Derek Stepan)
3-2
Dane Byers (Brian Boyle)
4-2
Kai Kantola (Patrick Davis)
5-2
D.J. King
5-3
Francis Lemieux (Erik Christensen)
5-4
Jeremy Williams (Ilkka Heikkinen)
Goalies: Martin Jones - Chad Johnson