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Pittsburgh 3, Washington 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	1	1	3
WAS	0	2	2	4

Final

7:00 PM ET, May 4, 2009

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 3
Assists: 0

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 3
Assists: 0

S. Varlamov
Capitals (G )

Saves: 33
Save Pct.: .917

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: Marc Joannette, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Jean Morin
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Washington

Total Shots
	36
	33

PIM
	14
	14

Hits
	20
	27

Giveaways
	10
	16

Takeaways
	4
	6

Faceoffs Won
	23
	38

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:38		Sidney Crosby (6) (Power Play) Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Kris Letang	Pittsburgh 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:28		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Roughing Alexander Semin
5:28		Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brooks Orpik
5:28		Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Brooks Orpik (Served by Alex Ovechkin)
6:58		Jordan Staal: 2 Minutes for Charging Viktor Kozlov
9:52		Kris Letang: 2 Minutes for Tripping Dave Steckel
13:11		Bill Guerin: 2 Minutes for Slashing Dave Steckel
13:11		Chris Clark: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Kris Letang
16:18		Tom Poti: 2 Minutes for Interference of Sidney Crosby
17:32		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Tripping Bill Guerin

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:18		Alex Ovechkin (5) Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov	Game tied 1-1
10:57		Sidney Crosby (7) Assists: Chris Kunitz, Bill Guerin	Pittsburgh 2-1
15:49		Dave Steckel (2) Assists: Tyler Sloan, Brian Pothier	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:24		Pascal Dupuis: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
18:22		Chris Kunitz: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Alex Ovechkin

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:53		Alex Ovechkin (6) (Power Play) Assists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom	Washington 3-2
15:22		Alex Ovechkin (7) Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov	Washington 4-2
19:29		Sidney Crosby (8) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora	Washington 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:49		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Interference of Evgeni Malkin
12:49		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Dave Steckel
18:19		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Sidney Crosby

Player Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:04	0:00	3:15	4:49	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:25	0:00	3:42	9:43	0	1	00.0
S. Crosby C	3	0	1	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:26	6:39	0:20	15:27	10	15	40.0
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	9	6:04	0:00	1:21	4:43	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:18	0:34	0:55	15:49	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	18:06	0:00	4:20	13:46	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	1	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	27:31	7:34	3:44	16:13	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	19:28	6:09	0:00	13:19	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	13	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	00.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	23	18:25	3:11	0:07	15:07	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	1	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	17:04	5:14	0:00	11:50	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	0	1	-2	6	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	18	19:49	6:51	0:21	12:37	1	4	20.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	5	0	0	23	19:03	0:00	2:49	16:14	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	26	19:00	0:00	4:20	14:40	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-2	4	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	17:27	0:55	2:55	13:37	7	10	41.2
P. Sykora RW	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:24	1:55	0:00	9:29	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:14	0:00	4:07	8:07	5	8	38.5
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Satan									Scratched
P Boucher									Scratched
E Godard									Scratched

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	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	20:19	5:28	1:39	13:12	6	6	50.0
M. Bradley RW	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	19	12:19	0:00	1:18	11:01	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	8	6:02	0:00	0:00	6:02	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:08	2:31	0:00	13:37	11	6	64.7
E. Fehr RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2:09	0:47	0:00	1:22	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:21	3:57	0:41	9:43	0	1	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:11	0:00	3:44	7:27	7	6	53.8
M. Green D	0	1	-1	0	1	4	1	2	4	0	2	31	24:31	7:23	2:53	14:15	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	4	3	0	2	25	16:08	0:00	1:49	14:19	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:17	2:52	0:00	14:29	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	18:23	4:07	3:16	11:00	3	1	75.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	30	18:07	0:22	3:39	14:06	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	3	0	2	12	2	0	0	0	4	1	3	23	23:32	7:21	0:00	16:11	1	0	100.0
B. Pothier D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:34	0:20	0:17	15:57	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	2	2	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	28	20:07	0:42	3:55	15:30	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	0	-1	3	0	0	2	4	1	2	2	22	19:51	4:25	0:34	14:48	0	0	00.0
T. Sloan D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	23	16:23	0:00	1:49	14:34	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:31	0:05	3:56	12:30	10	3	76.9
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Nylander									Scratched
D Brashear									Suspended Nhl
J Erskine									Scratched
J Schultz									Scratched
K Alzner									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	33	4	29	.879	58:25	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Varlamov	36	3	33	.917	59:47	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	13	16	7	36
Washington	11	15	7	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	2 of 0
Washington	1 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.

Playoff Series

Pittsburgh won 4-3

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NHL Scores

Monday, May 4th

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Washington	4

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Pittsburgh 3, Washington 4

Final

Playoff Series

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