Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks
Regular season · Saturday, January 7, 2012 · HP Pavilion at San Jose
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Game summary
The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at HP Pavilion at San Jose. The Sharks outshot the Capitals 39-30.
Goals came from Jason Demers, Dennis Wideman, Brent Burns, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Torrey Mitchell.
Antti Niemi made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win; Tomas Vokoun stopped 34 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Jason Demers (1)Jamie McGinn (1), Torrey Mitchell (1)0–105:15 SJS
Dennis Wideman (1)Troy Brouwer (1), Alexander Semin (1)1–106:37 WSH · PPG
Brent Burns (1)Dan Boyle (1), Patrick Marleau (1)1–219:51 SJS · PPG
3rd period
Joel Ward (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Jason Chimera (1)2–200:44 WSH
Patrick Marleau (1)Joe Thornton (1), Dan Boyle (2)2–301:00 SJS
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1)Ryane Clowe (1), Patrick Marleau (2)2–408:51 SJS
Torrey Mitchell (1)Dan Boyle (3), Michal Handzus (1)2–518:43 SJS · EN
Team stats
WSHSJS
30Shots on goal39
47%Faceoff %53%
1/1Power play1/3
8Penalty minutes4
25Hits28
22Blocked shots13
8Giveaways14
4Takeaways14
Penalties
- 2nd 06:11
Brad Winchester · interference goalkeeper2 min - 2nd 19:11
Dennis Wideman · high sticking2 min - 3rd 04:23John Carlson · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 07:27Brad Winchester · charging2 min
- 3rd 07:27Alex Ovechkin · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:24Matt Hendricks · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 26:06 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:53 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:38 |
| 42Joel WardR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:45 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 21:00 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:33 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:50 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:33 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:21 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:36 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:53 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:49 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:10 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:21 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:11 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 26:34 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 59:09 |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
San Jose Sharks
| 12Patrick MarleauC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 18:40 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 25:40 |
| 17Torrey MitchellC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 14:49 |
| 19Joe ThorntonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:29 |
| 26Michal HandzusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:02 |
| 29Ryane CloweL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:09 |
| 64Jamie McGinnL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 44Marc-Edouard VlasicD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 24:28 |
| 60Jason DemersD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:41 |
| 88Brent BurnsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:05 |
| 8Joe PavelskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:42 |
| 10Brad WinchesterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:44 |
| 39Logan CoutureC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 |
| 57Tommy WingelsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:01 |
| 69Andrew DesjardinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:36 |
| 78Benn FerrieroR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 3Douglas MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
| 61Justin BraunD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 31Antti NiemiG | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 |