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Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(50-24-8)	0	1	3	4
PIT(45-28-9)	2	1	0	3

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 16, 2008

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

A. Semin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

E. Malkin
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

M. Nylander
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Steve Kozari, Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 17,030 (100.4% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	30
	26

PIM
	15
	13

Hits
	16
	10

Giveaways
	6
	8

Takeaways
	1
	3

Faceoffs Won
	27
	26

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:58		Alex Goligoski (2) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh 1-0
19:17		Evgeni Malkin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Miroslav Satan	Pittsburgh 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:57		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Hooking Miroslav Satan
2:28		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Semin
12:38		Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for Slashing Kris Letang
18:17		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Hooking Evgeni Malkin
19:56		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Chris Clark)

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:51		Miroslav Satan (2) (Power Play) Assists: Petr Sykora, Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh 3-0
5:45		Tomas Fleischmann (1) Assists: Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr	Pittsburgh 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:24		John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game
2:40		Eric Godard: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alex Ovechkin
5:46		Matt Bradley: 5 Minutes for Fighting Paul Bissonnette
5:46		Paul Bissonnette: 5 Minutes for Fighting Matt Bradley
9:55		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Boarding Alexander Semin
15:04		Hal Gill: 2 Minutes for Roughing Shaone Morrisonn
16:42		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Hooking Kris Letang

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:38		Alexander Semin (4) Assists: Michael Nylander	Pittsburgh 3-2
10:00		Michael Nylander (2) Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Alexander Semin	Game tied 3-3
15:43		Boyd Gordon (1) Assists: Eric Fehr, Sergei Fedorov	Washington 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
N. Backstrom C	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	19	20:23	4:02	0:22	15:59	7	6	53.8
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	9	8:05	0:00	0:00	8:05	1	0	100.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:36	1:10	0:07	14:19	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	14:27	0:00	0:49	13:50	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	22:17	5:52	2:35	14:02	4	5	44.4
E. Fehr RW	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	13:39	2:13	0:00	11:26	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:23	0:00	3:21	10:02	4	5	44.4
M. Green D	0	0	2	5	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	27:06	6:15	1:11	19:40	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:18	0:00	1:53	12:25	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	22	14:35	0:54	1:25	11:03	1	0	100.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	2	1	1	4	2	4	1	0	0	23	19:51	0:25	1:37	17:49	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:22	4:46	0:12	11:24	3	5	37.5
A. Ovechkin LW	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	25	25:50	5:51	1:58	17:49	0	1	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4:23	0:08	1:13	3:02	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:27	0:21	4:33	15:33	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	21	17:04	3:48	1:23	11:53	1	0	100.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:51	0:00	3:54	9:57	6	4	60.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
V Kozlov									Left Knee
D Brashear									Finger Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Bissonnette LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	5	2:33	0:00	0:00	2:33	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	2	-3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:07	6:37	0:10	15:20	11	12	47.8
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:24	0:00	2:24	14:00	1	0	100.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:42	0:18	2:04	13:20	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	15:04	1:03	0:00	14:01	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	-1	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	21	22:40	0:13	3:58	18:29	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	8	3:52	0:00	0:00	3:52	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:43	5:09	0:00	13:34	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	11:24	1:20	0:10	9:42	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-3	0	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	20	16:39	1:37	0:54	14:08	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	2	-1	9	2	0	2	4	3	1	1	23	21:21	5:50	0:00	15:31	4	6	40.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-3	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:01	0:20	2:37	14:04	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	1	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:11	4:27	0:04	13:40	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	-1	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:15	0:00	4:32	17:43	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	25	22:45	3:14	4:24	15:07	2	3	40.0
P. Sykora RW	0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:05	5:31	0:00	11:34	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	17:52	0:49	4:26	12:37	3	3	50.0
M. Zigomanis C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	11:46	0:00	3:00	8:46	5	3	62.5
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Cooke									Abdominal
D Sydor									Healthy
B Thomas									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	26	3	23	.885	59:48	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	30	4	26	.867	58:36	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	4	5	21	30
Pittsburgh	9	11	6	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	0 of 0
Pittsburgh	3 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 16th

New Jersey	1	Final
Atlanta	0

Vancouver	4	Final
Detroit	3	OT

Washington	4	Final
Pittsburgh	3

NY Islanders	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	OT

Minnesota	6	Final
Florida	2

Dallas	1	Final
St. Louis	6

Philadelphia	2	Final
Colorado	5

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Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 16th