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23/2/2002
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Washington Capitals 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:28/48=57 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:70/92=76 %, Challenges:24/36=64 %
Attendance: 6546 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 330573 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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05:34 1-0
Kris Beech [8] (Steve Eminger, Ben Clymer)
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24:08 2-0
Nikita Alexeev [14] (Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger)PP
38:15 2-1
Matthew Lombardi [9] (Sergei Fedorov, Mark Recchi)
39:39 2-2
Ronald Petrovicky [7] (Matthew Lombardi, Gary Roberts)
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47:06 3-2
Rico Fata [18] (Boyd Gordon)
54:17 4-2
Matt Pettinger [12] (Nikita Alexeev, Jiri Novotny)
56:57 5-2
Kris Beech [9] (Daniel Sedin, Steve Eminger)
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Penalty summary:
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07:24
Georges Laraque (2 min for roughing)
07:24
Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
19:06
Matthew Lombardi (2 min for hooking)
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22:16
Gary Roberts (2 min for high-sticking)
27:42
Nikita Alexeev (2 min for high-sticking)
30:02
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
30:02
Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
35:26
Eric Cairns (5 min for fighting)
35:26
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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43:46
Bryan Muir (2 min for holding the stick)
52:46
Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
52:46
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
58:19
Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.30 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
R Nikita Alexeev 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 19.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 2 3 1 5 2 19.40 6
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 16.50 7
C Kris Beech 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 18.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 5
L Rico Fata 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Matt Pettinger 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 2 21.50 7
D Bryan Muir 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.00 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 0 20.00 7
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 23.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 18.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 1 1 12 0 21.00 6
D Steve Eminger 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Mogilny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4
R Georges Laraque 0 0 4 5 0 5 2 -2 14.40 9
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 2 13.40 8
R Mark Recchi 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -2 21.10 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 7.10 5
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 12.50 4
C Matthew Lombardi 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 14.40 9
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.50 6
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 7.30 5
L Niklas Nordgren 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
L Gary Roberts 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 0 25.00 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 14.00 4
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15.10 5
D Mark Eaton 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -2 30.10 7
D Eric Cairns 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -2 17.00 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 14.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -2 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikita Alexeev
2nd star: Kris Beech
3rd star: Matt Pettinger
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Kris Beech has marked a new career high in points with 26 points.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
Other notes:
-Mike Commodore beat Mike Richards in a fight.
-Eric Cairns fought Chris Clark in a fight.
-Ronald Petrovicky fought Mike Commodore in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 24) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 15)
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1-0 POR John Erskine (Stephen Werner, Chris Bourque)
1-1 WIL Arpad Mihaly (Kurtis McLean)
2-1 POR Sasha Pokulok (Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson)
3-1 POR Jonas Johansson
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Nolan Schaefer