Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, January 1, 2011 · Heinz Field
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Heinz Field. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 33-32.
Eric Fehr scored twice. Evgeni Malkin and Mike Knuble also scored.
Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves on 33 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 32.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Evgeni Malkin (1)Kris Letang (1), Marc-Andre Fleury (1)0–102:13 PIT
Mike Knuble (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1), Mike Green (1)1–106:54 WSH · PPG
Eric Fehr (1)Marcus Johansson (1), Jason Chimera (1)2–114:45 WSH
3rd period
- Eric Fehr (2)Jason Chimera (2), John Erskine (1)3–111:59 WSH
Team stats
WSHPIT
32Shots on goal33
50%Faceoff %50%
1/2Power play0/4
13Penalty minutes9
26Hits44
16Blocked shots9
1Giveaways7
2Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 04:40
Paul Martin · hooking2 min - 1st 08:21
Mike Green · holding2 min - 1st 11:52John Erskine · fighting5 min
- 1st 11:52Mike Rupp · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:59Brooks Laich · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 2nd 05:56Max Talbot · holding2 min
- 2nd 15:37John Erskine · hooking2 min
- 3rd 07:28Mike Knuble · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 16Eric FehrR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 09:55 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 11:32 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:46 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:41 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:08 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 18:26 |
| 21Brooks LaichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:54 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:34 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:11 |
| 23Scott HannanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:44 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:25 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:26 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:28 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Semyon VarlamovG | W | 33 | 32 | 1 | .970 | 60:00 |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:23 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 27:06 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:05 |
| 10Mark LetestuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:57 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:38 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:29 |
| 17Mike RuppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:29 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 |
| 25Max TalbotC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:55 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:13 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:37 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 24:56 |
| 3Alex GoligoskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:05 |
| 4Zbynek MichalekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:42 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:44 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:50 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 58:48 |