Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Wednesday, March 24, 2010 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Verizon Center. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 42-32.
Goals came from Mike Knuble, Max Talbot, Bill Guerin, Alexander Semin, Eric Fehr and Jordan Staal.
Jose Theodore made 39 saves on 42 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 32.
Scoring
2nd period
Mike Knuble (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)0–101:09 WSH
Max Talbot (1)Brooks Orpik (1), Craig Adams (1)1–102:21 PIT
Bill Guerin (1)Sidney Crosby (1), Alexei Ponikarovsky (1)2–114:39 PIT · PPG
3rd period
Alexander Semin (1)Unassisted2–205:36 WSH · SHG
Eric Fehr (1)Mike Green (1), Eric Belanger (1)2–307:32 WSH
Jordan Staal (1)Chris Kunitz (1), Jordan Leopold (1)3–316:54 PIT
SO period
- Mike KnubleUnassisted3–500:00 WSH
Team stats
PITWSH
42Shots on goal32
50%Faceoff %50%
1/5Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes10
30Hits34
18Blocked shots18
12Giveaways12
8Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 02:19
Tom Poti · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 14:03Tomas Fleischmann · tripping2 min
- 2nd 06:01
Kris Letang · tripping2 min - 2nd 10:12Alexander Semin · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 13:44Tomas Fleischmann · tripping2 min
- 3rd 04:11Jeff Schultz · holding2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 11Jordan StaalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:24 |
| 13Bill GuerinR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 18:52 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 20:26 |
| 23Alexei PonikarovskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:51 |
| 25Max TalbotC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:28 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 07:13 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 25:55 |
| 4Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 24:01 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 23:19 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 |
| 17Mike RuppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 05:52 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:21 |
| 26Ruslan FedotenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:36 |
| 3Alex GoligoskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:41 |
| 7Mark EatonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:27 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:55 |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | O | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 64:57 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 22:52 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:57 |
| 18Eric BelangerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 22:40 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:38 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:01 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 25:02 |
| 9Brendan MorrisonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:15 |
| 14Tomas FleischmannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:50 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:34 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:25 |
| 53Quintin LaingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:40 |
| 3Tom PotiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:31 |
| 26Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:18 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:06 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 |
| 77Joe CorvoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 60Jose TheodoreG | W | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 65:00 |