Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, December 20, 2011 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Predators 23-21.
Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Kostitsyn, Alexander Semin and Troy Brouwer.
Michal Neuvirth made 20 saves on 21 shots for the win; Anders Lindback stopped 19 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Karl Alzner (1), John Carlson (1)0–107:42 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (1)Roman Hamrlik (1)0–215:51 WSH
3rd period
Sergei Kostitsyn (1)Shea Weber (1)1–204:40 NSH
Alexander Semin (1)Marcus Johansson (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)1–310:21 WSH
Troy Brouwer (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Marcus Johansson (2)1–413:46 WSH · PPG
Team stats
NSHWSH
21Shots on goal23
40%Faceoff %60%
0/5Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes10
21Hits17
8Blocked shots18
5Giveaways6
6Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 09:12
Blake Geoffrion · roughing2 min - 1st 16:52
Alexander Semin · boarding2 min - 2nd 04:17Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 12:25Karl Alzner · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 17:27Jason Chimera · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 13:19Craig Smith · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:16Joel Ward · slashing2 min
Season series
Nashville Predators
| 74Sergei KostitsynL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:28 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:34 |
| 5Blake GeoffrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:31 |
| 10Martin EratR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:10 |
| 11David LegwandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 13Nick SpalingC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:40 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 |
| 22Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 14:49 |
| 24Matt HalischukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:17 |
| 25Jerred SmithsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:58 |
| 27Patric HornqvistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 33Colin WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 7Jonathon BlumD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:59 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 26:24 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:43 |
| 51Francis BouillonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:28 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 39Anders LindbackG | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:31 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:58 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 15:05 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:42 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:58 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 28:44 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:59 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:06 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:24 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:24 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:10 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:43 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:01 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 60:00 |