Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, November 5, 2011 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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3–5

Final

SOG 28–35

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 35-28.

Goals came from Joel Ward, Alex Ovechkin, Frans Nielsen, Brian Rolston, Matt Martin, Brooks Laich, PA Parenteau and John Tavares.

Rick DiPietro made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Tomas Vokoun stopped 30 of 34.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	2	0	1	3	28
NYI	0	2	3	5	35

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Joel Ward (1)John Carlson (1), Jeff Halpern (1)1–005:24 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1), Jeff Schultz (1)2–018:41 WSH

2nd period

Frans Nielsen (1)PA Parenteau (1)2–101:41 NYI
Brian Rolston (1)Frans Nielsen (1), PA Parenteau (2)2–216:55 NYI

3rd period

Matt Martin (1)Steve Staios (1), Josh Bailey (1)2–306:28 NYI
Brooks Laich (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2)3–309:12 WSH · PPG
PA Parenteau (1)Milan Jurcina (1), Frans Nielsen (2)3–418:14 NYI
John Tavares (1)Rick DiPietro (1)3–518:59 NYI · EN

Team stats

WSHNYI

28Shots on goal35

50%Faceoff %50%

1/3Power play0/2

8Penalty minutes7

22Hits23

14Blocked shots19

11Giveaways15

12Takeaways16

Penalties

1st 11:11Alexander Semin · tripping2 min
1st 15:57Alex Ovechkin · roughing2 min
1st 15:57PA Parenteau · boarding5 min
1st 18:19Joel Ward · tripping2 min
2nd 08:47Jeff Halpern · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 08:44Steve Staios · interference2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

19Nicklas BackstromC	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	50	18:29
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	–	17:50
15Jeff HalpernC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	40	11:13
21Brooks LaichC	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	67	19:01
42Joel WardR	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	–	13:44
6Dennis WidemanD	0	1	1	-4	1	1	1	0	–	21:04
55Jeff SchultzD	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	–	17:47
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	–	24:20
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	–	16:39
22Mike KnubleR	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0	–	13:32
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	14:11
26Matt HendricksC	0	0	0	-2	1	3	0	0	25	10:09
28Alexander SeminR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	–	16:27
85Mathieu PerreaultC	0	0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	25	09:47
90Marcus JohanssonC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	63	12:37
4John ErskineD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	16:14
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	17:48
44Roman HamrlikD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	–	21:44

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Tomas VokounG	L	34	30	4	.882	59:17
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

15PA ParenteauR	1	2	3	+3	3	2	2	5	–	16:24
51Frans NielsenC	1	2	3	+3	3	0	0	0	30	18:43
11Brian RolstonR	1	0	1	+3	3	3	0	0	–	18:42
12Josh BaileyC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	50	11:50
17Matt MartinL	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	–	09:16
91John TavaresC	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	0	67	19:54
24Steve StaiosD	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	2	–	18:25
27Milan JurcinaD	0	1	1	+2	4	1	3	0	–	18:37
16Marty ReasonerC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	55	11:50
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	33	14:08
26Matt MoulsonL	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	16:43
29Jay PandolfoL	0	0	0	+2	0	3	2	0	–	11:16
40Michael GrabnerR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	14:24
57Blake ComeauL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	–	14:35
2Mark StreitD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	22:43
3Travis HamonicD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	3	0	–	21:17
4Mark EatonD	0	0	0	+3	1	3	4	0	–	14:43
47Andrew MacDonaldD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	21:23

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Al MontoyaG		0	0	0	–	00:00
39Rick DiPietroG	W	28	25	3	.893	59:39