Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4

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PIT11204

Final

OT
7:00 PM ET, May 11, 2009
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THREE STARS
V. Kozlov
Capitals (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 3
S. Crosby
Penguins  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Referees: Paul Devorski, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Washington   Pittsburgh
Total Shots
  24
 42
PIM
 10
  6
Hits
 29
  20
Giveaways
 9
  8
Takeaways
 5
  2
Faceoffs Won
 37
  27
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
5:55Bill Guerin (4)
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz		Pittsburgh 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
10:16Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Hooking Craig Adams
11:16Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Sidney Crosby
12:12Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Interference of Dave Steckel
19:28Chris Kunitz: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Alexander Semin
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
6:27Viktor Kozlov (3)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Shaone Morrisonn		Game tied 1-1
14:42Tomas Fleischmann (3)
Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Semin		Washington 2-1
19:26Mark Eaton (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Philippe Boucher		Game tied 2-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
7:342-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Evgeni Malkin)
17:56Brian Pothier: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jordan Staal
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
4:40Kris Letang (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Goligoski, Evgeni Malkin		Pittsburgh 3-2
5:38Brooks Laich (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin		Game tied 3-3
6:07Viktor Kozlov (4)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin		Washington 4-3
15:42Sidney Crosby (10)
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin		Game tied 4-4
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:31Dave Steckel: 2 Minutes for Slashing Mark Eaton
5:23Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Semin
17:58Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Slashing Chris Kunitz
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
6:22Dave Steckel (3)
Assists: Brooks Laich, Matt Bradley		Washington 5-4
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Backstrom C 012121121112723:463:390:3519:326842.9
J. Beagle C 00-11000011042:060:000:002:061150.0
M. Bradley RW010100004002418:400:001:3917:010000.0
C. Clark RW00-10000000042:130:000:002:130000.0
J. Erskine D 001002001002822:070:002:3319:340000.0
S. Fedorov C 011220001102520:023:220:0016:4081044.4
T. Fleischmann C 101100001112014:410:240:4013:370000.0
B. Gordon C 00-1000000001811:100:003:367:347187.5
M. Green D 000220004013525:134:081:5719:080000.0
M. Jurcina D 000002004102717:010:000:2216:390000.0
V. Kozlov RW202320000002317:391:270:0016:120000.0
B. Laich C 11-1410240012819:101:541:3315:433350.0
S. Morrisonn D 011001004003320:090:001:2518:440000.0
A. Ovechkin LW033510002022725:525:020:0420:4610100.0
B. Pothier D 002101122002920:131:030:0019:100000.0
T. Poti D 000000000023522:051:124:0516:480000.0
A. Semin LW021110000012420:593:440:0017:150000.0
D. Steckel C 101200124002721:110:003:0718:0411473.3
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M NylanderScratched
D BrashearScratched
T SloanScratched
E FehrScratched
J SchultzScratched
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
C. Adams RW00000000100106:490:003:063:432433.3
P. Boucher D 010302000011613:092:050:0011:040000.0
M. Cooke LW00-2300005012317:440:001:4116:030000.0
S. Crosby C 111622121012723:075:350:0017:32101441.7
M. Eaton D 101303000002518:110:301:2816:130000.0
R. Fedotenko LW000200005012116:110:040:0016:070100.0
H. Gill D 00-1000000012621:080:002:1518:530000.0
A. Goligoski D 01-1101000001311:114:130:006:580000.0
B. Guerin RW100501000002620:414:510:0015:500000.0
T. Kennedy C 00-2400000002016:090:000:0016:090000.0
C. Kunitz LW010121121002519:321:400:0017:520000.0
K. Letang D 100212003102521:003:340:0017:260000.0
E. Malkin C 030610000012423:535:350:0018:185271.4
B. Orpik D 01-1003121002722:460:002:5819:480000.0
M. Satan RW000001000001310:180:000:0010:180000.0
R. Scuderi D 00-2313001102824:230:003:4120:420000.0
J. Staal C 00-2230001012821:570:002:0019:5771138.9
M. Talbot C 00-1100001002317:260:043:3513:473537.5
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
S GoncharScratched
P SykoraScratched
P DupuisScratched
E GodardScratched

Goaltending Summary
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
S. Varlamov42438.90566:160
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Fleury24519.79266:220

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Washington569424
Pittsburgh18714342

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Washington1 of 0
Pittsburgh2 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 11th
Washington 5 Final
Pittsburgh 4 OT
Vancouver 5 Final
Chicago 7