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22/12/2008
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Washington Capitals 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:48/51=92 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 961338 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:43 1-0
Joe Thornton [19] (Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash)
16:43 1-1
James Van Riemsdyk [2] (Kimmo Timonen, Glen Metropolit)
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27:15 2-1
Alexander Ovechkin [20] (Rick Nash, Tom Poti)PP
28:52 2-2
Simon Gagné [16] (Braydon Coburn, Kimmo Timonen)
34:26 3-2
Michael Nylander [10] (Brooks Laich, Viktor Kozlov)
39:57 3-3
Scott Hartnell [16] (Mike Knuble, Ossi Väänänen)
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44:22 4-3
Joe Thornton [20] (Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:39
Patrick Thoresen (2 min for high-sticking)
05:47
Scottie Upshall (2 min for holding the stick)
14:12
Tom Poti (2 min for elbowing)
19:09
Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
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25:59
Matt Carle (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:22
James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for roughing)
45:38
Braydon Coburn (2 min for tripping)
49:37
Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
55:22
Scottie Upshall (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 5 5 0 3 0 0 21.20 10
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 5
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9.20 5
C Michael Nylander 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Joe Thornton 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 4
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Rick Nash 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 9
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
D Tom Poti 0 1 8 1 0 0 4 1 29.40 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 10.40 8
R Scott Hartnell 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4.50 7
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.40 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 26.40 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 1 27.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 27 0 0 58.30 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Rick Nash
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 20th goal of the season.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Kimmo Timonen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Glen Metropolit finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-James Van Riemsdyk ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 11) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 15)
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0-1 PHL Ryan McDonough (Rob Bellamy, Tim Ramholt)
1-1 POR Quintin Laing (David Steckel, Karl Alzner)
2-1 POR Maxime Lacroix (Mathieu Dandenault, Keith Aucoin)
3-1 POR Torrey Mitchell (Donald Brashear, Sasha Pokulok)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - Michael-Lee Teslak