Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Thursday, October 13, 2011 · CONSOL Energy Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 41-19.
James Neal scored twice. Mike Knuble, Alex Ovechkin and Dennis Wideman also scored.
Tomas Vokoun made 39 saves on 41 shots for the win; Brent Johnson stopped 16 of 19.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
James Neal (1)Steve Sullivan (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)0–102:27 PIT
2nd period
Mike Knuble (1)Alexander Semin (1), Karl Alzner (1)1–101:20 WSH
3rd period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Mike Green (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)2–100:40 WSH- James Neal (2)Evgeni Malkin (2), Chris Kunitz (1)2–216:15 PIT · PPG
OT period
Dennis Wideman (1)Nicklas Backstrom (2)3–202:48 WSH · PPG
Team stats
WSHPIT
19Shots on goal41
47%Faceoff %53%
1/1Power play1/5
15Penalty minutes7
19Hits14
23Blocked shots11
5Giveaways5
1Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 10:03
Karl Alzner · delaying game2 min - 1st 14:25Jeff Halpern · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 09:58Brooks Laich · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 05:54Jay Beagle · roughing2 min
- 3rd 05:54Jay Beagle · fighting5 min
- 3rd 05:54
Arron Asham · fighting5 min - 3rd 15:12Troy Brouwer · holding2 min
- OT 02:04Jordan Staal · tripping2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:55 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:00 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:10 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:53 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:37 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:46 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:46 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | W | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 62:33 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 18James NealL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 18:55 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 22:25 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:52 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:46 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:30 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:15 |
| 12Richard ParkR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:40 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:52 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:02 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:02 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 16:58 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:48 |
| 4Zbynek MichalekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:53 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:44 |
| 6Ben LovejoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:23 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:21 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 28:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | O | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 62:38 |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |