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8/1/2008
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Washington Capitals 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 18 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:20/29=66 %
PP: 2 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:49/71=68 %
Attendance: 16938 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 821493 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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25:14 0-1
Petr Prucha [6] (Gary Roberts, Roman Hamrlik)PP
27:26 0-2
Sidney Crosby [20] (Roman Hamrlik, Ryan Whitney)
28:26 1-2
Rico Fata [3] (Karl Alzner, Ben Clymer)
39:43 1-3
Jordan Staal [3] (Petr Prucha, Gary Roberts)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:12
Petr Prucha (2 min for holding the stick)
03:27
Jonathan Filewich (2 min for high-sticking)
09:49
Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
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22:21
John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
22:21
Jiri Fischer (5 min for fighting)
24:17
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for tripping)
30:37
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for tripping)
32:52
Rico Fata (2 min for tripping)
36:44
Petr Prucha (2 min for holding the stick)
38:42
Michael Nylander (2 min for hooking)
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43:49
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 18.30 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 19.20 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 7.50 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 14.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 5
L Rico Fata 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 16.00 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 4 1 6 5 1 15.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 26.30 8
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 14.10 7
R Petr Prucha 1 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 17.10 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Jordan Staal 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.50 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 9
L Jonathan Filewich 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 6.20 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 11.20 5
L Gary Roberts 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15.20 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 22.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 27.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Prucha
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Gary Roberts
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Semin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jordan Staal ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-John Erskine beat Jiri Fischer in a
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Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 20) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 13)
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0-1 WIL Jani Rita (Milan Kraft)
1-1 POR Brian Pothier (Jakub Klepis, Mike Green)
2-1 POR Chris Bourque (Sean Collins, Stephen Werner)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - Dany Sabourin
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New York Rangers 5 , Phoenix Coyotes 1
Shots: 26 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
Attendance: 12103 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 601519 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:53 1-0
Chris Drury [13] (Michal Rozsival, Ryan Smyth)
15:29 2-0
Ryan Smyth [17] (Anson Carter, Chris Kelly)
17:05 3-0
Ryan Smyth [18])
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39:07 3-1
Tomas Surovy [9] (Alex Kovalev, Niko Kapanen)
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44:45 4-1
Scott Gomez [16] (Martin St. Louis)
47:52 5-1
Chris Drury [14] (Martin Straka, Fedor Tyutin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:36
Niko Kapanen (2 min for high-sticking)
17:59
Michael Ryder (2 min for roughing)
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27:39
Derek Morris (2 min for hooking)
34:18
Joël Perrault (2 min for tripping)
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44:51
Fedor Tyutin (2 min for tripping)
47:18
Alex Kovalev (2 min for elbowing)
55:46
Darius Kasparaitis (2 min for roughing)
55:46
Pavel Brendl (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 7
R Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 17.50 7
R Anson Carter 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Chris Drury 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.20 8
C Scott Gomez 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.10 7
L Martin Straka 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 16.10 7
L Ryan Smyth 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 16.00 8
L Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 4 1 4 2 0 19.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 13.00 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 25.10 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 15.20 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17.20 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -3 15.10 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 6 3 2 2 2 0 20.20 8
C Kyle Turris 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Joël Perrault 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.00 4
C Niko Kapanen 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -2 18.30 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 19.50 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Pavel Brendl 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 11.00 5
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 -3 20.20 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 19.20 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -4 20.40 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 27.50 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 19.10 5
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 28.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Smyth
2nd star: Chris Drury
3rd star: Scott Gomez
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Fedor Tyutin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Alex Kovalev notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Niko Kapanen notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21) , Springfield Falcons 1( 13)
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0-1 SPR Mike Zigomanis (Bryan Helmer)
1-1 HFD Greg Moore (Ivan Baranka, Alex Bourret)
2-1 HFD Greg Moore (Ivan Baranka)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - David Aebischer