Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, December 9, 2011 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Verizon Center. The Maple Leafs outshot the Capitals 28-25.
Dennis Wideman scored twice. Phil Kessel, Nicklas Backstrom, Cody Franson and Brooks Laich also scored.
Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; James Reimer stopped 21 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Dennis Wideman (1)Mike Knuble (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)0–112:33 WSH · PPG
2nd period
- Dennis Wideman (2)Alex Ovechkin (1), Brooks Laich (1)0–201:49 WSH · PPG
Phil Kessel (1)Tyler Bozak (1), Joffrey Lupul (1)1–212:52 TOR
Nicklas Backstrom (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Alexander Semin (1)1–318:50 WSH · PPG
3rd period
Cody Franson (1)Unassisted2–313:16 TOR
Brooks Laich (1)Dennis Wideman (2), John Carlson (1)2–418:41 WSH · PPG
Team stats
TORWSH
28Shots on goal25
52%Faceoff %48%
0/2Power play4/6
16Penalty minutes8
20Hits15
10Blocked shots16
4Giveaways12
13Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 04:35
Joel Ward · closing hand on puck2 min - 1st 12:00
Jake Gardiner · slashing2 min - 1st 17:22Luke Schenn · roughing2 min
- 1st 17:22Jason Chimera · roughing2 min
- 2nd 01:38Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 10:30Alexander Semin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:51Colby Armstrong · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 18:12Joey Crabb · boarding2 min
- 3rd 10:13John-Michael Liles · interference2 min
- 3rd 17:46Joey Crabb · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 19:45Dion Phaneuf · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:45John Carlson · roughing2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 19Joffrey LupulR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:34 |
| 42Tyler BozakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:01 |
| 81Phil KesselC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 19:18 |
| 4Cody FransonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 9Colby ArmstrongR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 |
| 11Philippe DupuisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:29 |
| 12Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 |
| 16Clarke MacArthurL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:50 |
| 20David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:53 |
| 39Matt FrattinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 |
| 41Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 46Joey CrabbR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:48 |
| 84Mikhail GrabovskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:10 |
| 2Luke SchennD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:41 |
| 3Dion PhaneufD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:19 |
| 24John-Michael LilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:58 |
| 36Carl GunnarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| 51Jake GardinerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34James ReimerG | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 59:04 |
| 50Jonas GustavssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 25:47 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:54 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 21:17 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 20:42 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11:12 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:42 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:28 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:39 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 |
| 50Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:50 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:23 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:50 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:31 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |