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31/10/2008
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Washington Capitals 7 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 2 of 10 (15 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
PP: 1 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:64/88=72 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:48 1-0
Brian Pothier [1] (Matt Greene, Michael Nylander)
13:09 2-0
Viktor Kozlov [4] (François Bouchard, Matt Greene)
15:54 3-0
Tomas Fleischmann [2])
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24:16 4-0
Alexander Semin [6] (Jeff Schultz, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
28:41 5-0
Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin)PP
32:07 6-0
Viktor Kozlov [5])
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46:41 7-0
François Bouchard [4] (Sergei Fedorov, Brian Pothier)
49:43 7-1
Martin Erat [6] (David Legwand, Steve Sullivan)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:04
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for tripping)
04:21
Steve Sullivan (2 min for elbowing)
08:56
Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
13:49
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
16:55
Vernon Fiddler (2 min for slashing)
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20:14
Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
23:08
Steve Sullivan (2 min for hooking)
24:27
Viktor Kozlov (2 min for high-sticking)
26:53
Vernon Fiddler (2 min for boarding)
30:58
Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
30:58
Martin Erat (2 min for roughing)
32:36
Radek Bonk (2 min for diving)
35:07
Brian Pothier (2 min for high-sticking)
39:13
Triston Grant (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:17
Jordin Tootoo (2 min for slashing)
48:37
Karl Alzner (2 min for holding the stick)
51:27
Steve Sullivan (2 min for hooking)
55:44
Martin Erat (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 16.20 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 17.20 9
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18.50 8
C Michael Nylander 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 7.00 7
C Mathieu Perreault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 3 19.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8.40 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L François Bouchard 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 20.00 8
L Alexander Semin 1 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 18.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 21.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 25.00 9
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Brian Pothier 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 22.00 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 9.30 4
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 3 0 1 0 6 -3 15.00 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 0 15.30 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 9.10 5
C David Legwand 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -2 20.50 7
L Triston Grant 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.30 4
L Jan Hlavac 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 9.10 6
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Martin Erat 1 0 4 1 0 0 4 -3 17.00 7
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 4
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 23.40 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 26.30 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 10 0 0 24.10 4
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 12 0 0 35.30 5
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Viktor Kozlov
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: François Bouchard
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Matt Greene notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 17) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 14)
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1-0 HER Donald Brashear (David Steckel)
2-0 HER Graham Mink (Chris Bourque, Joe Motzko)
Goalies: José Theodore - Drew MacIntyre