Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Sunday, January 22, 2012 · CONSOL Energy Center
NBC (HD) · NHLN-CA
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 27-20.
James Neal scored twice. Kris Letang, Brooks Laich, Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin also scored.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves on 20 shots for the win; Michal Neuvirth stopped 23 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Kris Letang (1)Unassisted0–104:51 PIT · PPG
James Neal (1)Evgeni Malkin (1)0–205:52 PIT
2nd period
Brooks Laich (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)1–211:02 WSH
Alexander Semin (1)Mathieu Perreault (1), Alex Ovechkin (2)2–214:38 WSH
3rd period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Alexander Semin (1), Mathieu Perreault (2)3–201:08 WSH- James Neal (2)Evgeni Malkin (2), Brooks Orpik (1)3–307:06 PIT
OT period
Evgeni Malkin (1)Paul Martin (1), James Neal (1)3–401:31 PIT
Team stats
WSHPIT
20Shots on goal27
45%Faceoff %55%
0/4Power play1/5
17Penalty minutes15
29Hits21
25Blocked shots17
4Giveaways2
2Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 04:43
Dennis Wideman · cross checking2 min - 1st 15:45Alexander Semin · tripping2 min
- 1st 19:48
Eric Tangradi · high sticking2 min - 2nd 08:36Zbynek Michalek · elbowing2 min
- 2nd 09:04Brooks Orpik · holding2 min
- 2nd 09:23Troy Brouwer · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 16:58Matt Hendricks · tripping2 min
- 2nd 16:58Troy Brouwer · fighting5 min
- 2nd 16:58Tyler Kennedy · fighting5 min
- 2nd 18:07Mike Knuble · holding2 min
- 2nd 20:00Paul Martin · slashing2 min
- 2nd 20:00Jason Chimera · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 10:00James Neal · tripping2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 20:35 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:22 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 27:57 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:49 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:39 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:12 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:23 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:32 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:39 |
| 50Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:36 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:11 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:48 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:09 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:51 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | O | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 61:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 18James NealL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 21:46 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 22:39 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:11 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:02 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:09 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:27 |
| 12Richard ParkR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:43 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:10 |
| 15Dustin JeffreyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:06 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:20 |
| 25Eric TangradiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:49 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:45 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:27 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 4Zbynek MichalekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:04 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 61:31 |