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Toronto 4, Washington 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
TOR(5-11-7)	0	1	3	4
WAS(14-5-6)	3	3	0	6

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 3, 2009

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

A. Semin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

B. Laich
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: Paul Devorski, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Derek Amell, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Toronto

Washington

Total Shots
	31
	27

PIM
	6
	6

Hits
	22
	24

Giveaways
	20
	13

Takeaways
	7
	13

Faceoffs Won
	25
	31

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:17		Alex Ovechkin (3) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin	Washington 1-0
9:12		Mike Knuble (1) (Power Play) Assists: Chris Clark, Alex Ovechkin	Washington 2-0
13:53		Brooks Laich (3) Assists: Milan Jurcina, Brendan Morrison	Washington 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:27		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Tripping Brooks Laich
17:57		Boyd Gordon: 2 Minutes for Holding John Mitchell

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:23		Lee Stempniak (1) Assists: Ian White, John Mitchell	Washington 3-1
5:27		Alexander Semin (1) Assists: John Erskine	Washington 4-1
10:42		Brendan Morrison (1) Assists: Mike Green, Brooks Laich	Washington 5-1
16:02		Alexander Semin (2) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom	Washington 6-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
11:23		Jamal Mayers: 2 Minutes for Roughing John Erskine
17:27		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Interference of Wayne Primeau

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:04		Alexei Ponikarovsky (2) Assists: Jeff Finger	Washington 6-2
5:18		Mikhail Grabovski (1) Assists: Luke Schenn, Alexei Ponikarovsky	Washington 6-3
17:57		Niklas Hagman (1) Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Tomas Kaberle	Washington 6-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:12		Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Luke Schenn
15:01		Alexei Ponikarovsky: 2 Minutes for Hooking Boyd Kane

Player Summary

Toronto Maple Leafs												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
F. Beauchemin D	0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	23	20:09	3:04	2:04	15:01	0	0	00.0
J. Blake LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	13:44	1:51	0:00	11:53	0	1	00.0
J. Finger D	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	1	4	23	16:47	1:11	2:50	12:46	0	0	00.0
M. Grabovski C	1	1	2	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	20	15:46	3:08	0:00	12:38	4	11	26.7
N. Hagman LW	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:09	3:14	0:00	13:55	0	0	00.0
T. Kaberle D	0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	21:40	3:18	0:00	18:22	0	0	00.0
M. Komisarek D	0	0	-1	2	2	4	1	2	4	0	1	26	23:01	1:31	1:43	19:47	0	0	00.0
J. Mayers RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	14	9:31	0:00	0:43	8:48	1	2	33.3
J. Mitchell C	0	1	-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:59	1:23	1:00	15:36	2	3	40.0
C. Orr RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:47	0:00	0:00	9:47	0	0	00.0
A. Ponikarovsky LW	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	14:47	3:02	0:00	11:45	0	2	00.0
W. Primeau C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:47	0:00	1:43	9:04	5	1	83.3
L. Schenn D	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	25	17:31	0:02	2:08	15:21	0	0	00.0
M. Stajan C	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:51	2:01	1:53	12:57	6	5	54.5
V. Stalberg LW	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	20	14:45	1:35	1:53	11:17	0	0	00.0
L. Stempniak RW	1	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	24	18:20	0:55	2:09	15:16	0	0	00.0
R. Wallin C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:36	0:51	2:09	13:36	7	6	53.8
I. White D	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	28	20:52	2:54	2:45	15:13	0	0	00.0
Toronto Maple Leafs Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
G Exelby									Scratched
J Rosehill									Scratched
N Kulemin									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	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	17	20:41	4:34	0:12	15:55	4	5	44.4
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:30	0:13	0:55	10:22	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:54	1:55	0:00	9:59	0	1	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	19	18:44	0:00	2:48	15:56	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	17	12:19	0:00	1:49	10:30	8	4	66.7
M. Green D	0	1	-1	1	1	3	1	2	4	1	1	27	24:18	5:37	1:49	16:52	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	21	17:23	0:00	1:36	15:47	0	0	00.0
B. Kane LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	0	0	00.0
M. Knuble RW	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:20	1:59	1:04	12:17	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	1	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	20	16:27	2:51	2:39	10:57	2	3	40.0
Q. Laing LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:54	0:23	0:55	10:36	0	1	00.0
B. Morrison C	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	13:21	1:34	0:00	11:47	8	6	57.1
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	4	2	1	23	18:01	0:00	2:22	15:39	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	1	2	2	5	4	0	1	2	4	1	1	18	22:12	5:45	0:00	16:27	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:40	0:08	0:00	14:32	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	21:07	0:00	3:25	17:42	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	2	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	4	1	18	19:50	3:23	0:50	15:37	2	0	100.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:46	0:23	3:36	9:47	7	5	58.3
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Nylander									Scratched
T Sloan									Scratched
J Schultz									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Toronto Maple Leafs Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
V. Toskala	8	3	5	.625	20:00	0
J. Gustavsson	19	3	16	.842	38:13	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Varlamov	31	4	27	.871	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Toronto	10	15	6	31
Washington	8	12	7	27

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Toronto	0 of 3
Washington	1 of 3

* - 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

Saturday, October 3rd

Chicago	4	Final
Florida	0

Vancouver	0	Final
Colorado	3

Detroit	3	Final
St. Louis	5

Carolina	2	Final
Boston	7

Montreal	2	Final
Buffalo	1	OT

Philadelphia	5	Final
New Jersey	2

Pittsburgh	4	Final
NY Islanders	3	SO

Ottawa	2	Final
NY Rangers	5

Toronto	4	Final
Washington	6

Tampa Bay	3	Final
Atlanta	6

Minnesota	1	Final
Columbus	2

Nashville	3	Final
Dallas	2	SO

Calgary	4	Final
Edmonton	3

San Jose	4	Final
Anaheim	1

Phoenix	6	Final
Los Angeles	3

ESPN NHL

Toronto 4, Washington 6

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 3rd