New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, February 28, 2012 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 34-24.
Troy Brouwer scored twice. Josh Bailey, Matt Moulson and Alex Ovechkin also scored.
Michal Neuvirth made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Evgeni Nabokov stopped 31 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Josh Bailey (1)Frans Nielsen (1), Andrew MacDonald (1)1–004:14 NYI
3rd period
Matt Moulson (1)Steve Staios (1), PA Parenteau (1)2–002:16 NYI
Troy Brouwer (1)Mathieu Perreault (1), Jason Chimera (1)2–116:31 WSH- Troy Brouwer (2)Brooks Laich (1), Dennis Wideman (1)2–219:34 WSH
OT period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Unassisted2–301:35 WSH
Team stats
NYIWSH
24Shots on goal34
54%Faceoff %46%
0/3Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes6
19Hits25
19Blocked shots13
11Giveaways14
7Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 05:21
Kyle Okposo · high sticking2 min - 1st 10:24Steve Staios · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:16
Matt Hendricks · tripping2 min - 2nd 08:03David Ullstrom · holding2 min
- 2nd 12:26Troy Brouwer · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 14:09Kyle Okposo · hooking2 min
- 3rd 12:12Matt Hendricks · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 |
| 15PA ParenteauR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:52 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:30 |
| 24Steve StaiosD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:35 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:02 |
| 16Marty ReasonerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:53 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 11:54 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| 29Jay PandolfoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:15 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:17 |
| 41David UllstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:10 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:44 |
| 2Mark StreitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:15 |
| 4Mark EatonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 |
| 27Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Evgeni NabokovG | O | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 61:35 |
| 35Al MontoyaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:43 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 21:20 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:40 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:46 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:06 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 22:35 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:56 |
| 23Keith AucoinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:27 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:33 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:47 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:06 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:13 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:28 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:15 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:33 |