Washington Capitals vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, March 18, 2012 · United Center
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Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at United Center. The Blackhawks outshot the Capitals 29-18.
Andrew Shaw scored twice. Viktor Stalberg, Mike Knuble, Patrick Kane, Alex Ovechkin and Bryan Bickell also scored.
Corey Crawford made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Michal Neuvirth stopped 24 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Andrew Shaw (1)Duncan Keith (1), Bryan Bickell (1)0–103:35 CHI
Viktor Stalberg (1)Patrick Sharp (1), Nick Leddy (1)0–207:44 CHI
2nd period
Mike Knuble (1)Keith Aucoin (1)1–202:22 WSH
Patrick Kane (1)Andrew Brunette (1), Marian Hossa (1)1–307:57 CHI- Andrew Shaw (2)Brent Seabrook (1), Bryan Bickell (2)1–411:33 CHI
Alex Ovechkin (1)Michal Neuvirth (1), Dmitry Orlov (1)2–414:28 WSH
3rd period
Bryan Bickell (1)Andrew Shaw (1)2–518:13 CHI · EN
Team stats
WSHCHI
18Shots on goal29
35%Faceoff %65%
0/1Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes2
26Hits13
14Blocked shots15
4Giveaways12
7Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 13:59
Jason Chimera · slashing2 min - 3rd 02:03
Patrick Sharp · tripping2 min
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 20:35 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:52 |
| 23Keith AucoinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:16 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:22 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:14 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:26 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:57 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:29 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 18:02 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 24:12 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:46 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:00 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 59:38 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 29Bryan BickellL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 16:14 |
| 65Andrew ShawC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 16:20 |
| 10Patrick SharpR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:41 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:54 |
| 81Marian HossaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:40 |
| 88Patrick KaneR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 19:07 |
| 2Duncan KeithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 25:54 |
| 7Brent SeabrookD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 26:14 |
| 8Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:45 |
| 16Marcus KrugerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 |
| 22Jamal MayersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:02 |
| 36Dave BollandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:13 |
| 52Brandon BolligL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:15 |
| 67Michael FrolikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:02 |
| 4Niklas HjalmarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:13 |
| 27Johnny OduyaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:04 |
| 34Dylan OlsenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ray EmeryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 50Corey CrawfordG | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 60:00 |