Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Monday, March 19, 2012 · Joe Louis Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Capitals 33-22.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Mike Knuble, Kyle Quincey, Keith Aucoin, Todd Bertuzzi, Daniel Cleary and Jason Chimera also scored.
Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Jimmy Howard stopped 17 of 21.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Marcus Johansson (1), Dennis Wideman (1)1–007:48 WSH · PPG
Mike Knuble (1)Jason Chimera (1), Mathieu Perreault (1)2–011:25 WSH- Alex Ovechkin (2)Brooks Laich (1), Alexander Semin (1)3–014:51 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Kyle Quincey (1)Brendan Smith (1), Jiri Hudler (1)3–105:15 DET · PPG
Keith Aucoin (1)Alexander Semin (2), Marcus Johansson (2)4–117:24 WSH
3rd period
Todd Bertuzzi (1)Gustav Nyquist (1), Brad Stuart (1)4–200:36 DET
Daniel Cleary (1)Justin Abdelkader (1), Brendan Smith (2)4–312:52 DET
Jason Chimera (1)Mike Knuble (1), Mike Green (1)5–319:39 WSH · PPG · EN
Team stats
WSHDET
22Shots on goal33
43%Faceoff %57%
3/4Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes8
21Hits32
17Blocked shots5
6Giveaways7
5Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 07:03
Niklas Kronwall · high sticking2 min - 1st 13:04Tomas Holmstrom · interference2 min
- 1st 17:57
Jeff Halpern · hooking2 min - 2nd 03:20Matt Hendricks · holding2 min
- 2nd 11:29Todd Bertuzzi · hooking2 min
- 3rd 16:45Mike Knuble · tripping2 min
- 3rd 17:45Henrik Zetterberg · holding2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 16:59 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:31 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:28 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 18:27 |
| 23Keith AucoinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:26 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:30 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:52 |
| 15Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:51 |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 21:14 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:37 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 2Brendan SmithD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 |
| 8Justin AbdelkaderL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:11 |
| 11Daniel ClearyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 15:09 |
| 14Gustav NyquistC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:57 |
| 26Jiri HudlerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:53 |
| 44Todd BertuzziR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:39 |
| 23Brad StuartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:33 |
| 27Kyle QuinceyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 |
| 13Pavel DatsyukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:19 |
| 20Drew MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:18 |
| 39Jan MursakL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:43 |
| 40Henrik ZetterbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 |
| 48Cory EmmertonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:36 |
| 51Valtteri FilppulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:04 |
| 96Tomas HolmstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 |
| 18Ian WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:16 |
| 37Doug JanikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 |
| 55Niklas KronwallD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Jimmy HowardG | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | .809 | 59:18 |
| 36Jordan PearceG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |