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26/1/2009
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Washington Capitals 6 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
Attendance: 12633 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 598804 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:43 1-0
Brooks Laich [15] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Ovechkin)
16:12 1-1
Alex Tanguay [14] (Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu)
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29:28 2-1
Matt Bradley [3] (Viktor Kozlov, Milan Jurcina)
31:02 3-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [23] (Kyle Wilson, Tom Poti)
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41:05 4-1
Evgeny Malkin [21] (Alexander Ovechkin, Brian Pothier)
49:33 4-2
Chris Kunitz [17] (Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins)
51:01 5-2
Evgeny Malkin [22] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Ovechkin)
51:57 6-2
Brooks Laich [16] (Anze Kopitar, Viktor Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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21:21
Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
34:45
Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
34:45
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Kyle Wilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18.20 5
L Brooks Laich 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 14.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 19.00 8
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.40 5
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 14.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 9
R Matt Bradley 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 8.30 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 18.10 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 3 17.50 9
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 17.10 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 25.20 8
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 17.00 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 9.40 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 3 5 1 7 0 -1 17.00 9
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 7.10 5
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 15.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 -1 11.20 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 -1 15.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -3 24.00 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 5
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 26.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Milan Jurcina has marked a new career high in points with 13 points.
-Tom Poti scored the 300th point of his career.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Kyle Wilson ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alex Tanguay ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Matt Bradley fought Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 26) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 21)
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0-1 HAM Kyle Chipchura
1-1 HER François Bouchard (Sami Lepistö, Mathieu Perreault)
2-1 HER Alexandre Giroux (Graham Mink, Sasha Pokulok)
2-2 HAM Pavel Valentenko (Brock Trotter)
3-2 HER Graham Mink (Alexandre Giroux)
3-3 HAM Mathieu Aubin (Mike Glumac, Kyle Chipchura)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Jaroslav Halak