Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Tuesday, March 13, 2012 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in a shootout on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 30-28.
John Tavares scored twice and Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Matt Moulson, Travis Hamonic, Mike Knuble and Dmitry Orlov also scored.
Michal Neuvirth made 26 saves on 30 shots for the win; Evgeni Nabokov stopped 24 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Matt Moulson (1)Andrew MacDonald (1), Kyle Okposo (1)0–108:54 NYI
Travis Hamonic (1)John Tavares (1), Frans Nielsen (1)0–219:39 NYI · PPG
2nd period
John Tavares (1)Mark Streit (1), Travis Hamonic (1)0–309:05 NYI · PPG
Mike Knuble (1)Dennis Wideman (1), Keith Aucoin (1)1–309:33 WSH- John Tavares (2)Kyle Okposo (2), Travis Hamonic (2)1–411:44 NYI
Alex Ovechkin (1)Brooks Laich (1), Marcus Johansson (1)2–419:07 WSH
3rd period
Dmitry Orlov (1)Marcus Johansson (2), Keith Aucoin (2)3–401:51 WSH- Alex Ovechkin (2)Keith Aucoin (3), Joel Ward (1)4–410:15 WSH
SO period
Matt HendricksUnassisted6–400:00 WSH
Team stats
WSHNYI
28Shots on goal30
51%Faceoff %49%
0/0Power play2/5
10Penalty minutes0
23Hits26
17Blocked shots13
9Giveaways15
11Takeaways14
Penalties
- 1st 00:12
Jeff Schultz · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 19:13Jay Beagle · hooking2 min
- 2nd 05:39Jay Beagle · tripping2 min
- 2nd 08:59Alex Ovechkin · hooking2 min
- 3rd 07:40Jay Beagle · tripping2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 23Keith AucoinC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 14:51 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 17:32 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 16:45 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:11 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:28 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 26:05 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:22 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:10 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:16 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:14 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:13 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 26:01 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:28 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:50 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 65:00 |
New York Islanders
| 91John TavaresC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 23:07 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 27:56 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 20:17 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:52 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:47 |
| 2Mark StreitD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 23:54 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 27:33 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:28 |
| 16Marty ReasonerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:04 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 12:51 |
| 25Nino NiederreiterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:36 |
| 29Jay PandolfoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:43 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:06 |
| 41David UllstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:51 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:18 |
| 4Mark EatonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:26 |
| 24Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:42 |
| 27Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Evgeni NabokovG | O | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 65:00 |
| 35Al MontoyaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |