Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Tuesday, March 19, 2013 · CONSOL Energy Center
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 36-29.
Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Paul Martin and Matt Niskanen.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 34 of 36.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Troy Brouwer (1), Mike Ribeiro (1)1–008:14 WSH · PPG
Paul Martin (1)Sidney Crosby (1), Beau Bennett (1)1–111:07 PIT · PPG
3rd period
Matt Niskanen (1)Matt Cooke (1), Sidney Crosby (2)1–211:58 PIT
Team stats
WSHPIT
29Shots on goal36
51%Faceoff %49%
1/5Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes10
18Hits30
13Blocked shots24
2Giveaways2
5Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 01:35
Jack Hillen · interference2 min - 1st 19:40
Beau Bennett · tripping2 min - 2nd 06:49Chris Kunitz · tripping2 min
- 2nd 09:11Jason Chimera · hooking2 min
- 2nd 19:12Joe Vitale · tripping2 min
- 3rd 07:49Matt Cooke · boarding2 min
- 3rd 07:49Matt Cooke · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 19:57Brooks Laich · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25:33 |
| 9Mike RibeiroC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:00 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:11 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:39 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:49 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:02 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:23 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:23 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:56 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:11 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 |
| 61Steve OleksyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:33 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:42 |
| 81Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 58:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 22:55 |
| 19Beau BennettR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:51 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 19:30 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28:14 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 19:18 |
| 10Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:40 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:58 |
| 15Dustin JeffreyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:04 |
| 18James NealL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:52 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:24 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:36 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:48 |
| 4Mark EatonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:59 |
| 47Simon DespresD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| 92Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |