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22/12/2009
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Washington Capitals 6 , St. Louis Blues 4
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:73/82=89 %, Challenges:18/52=34 %
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:26 1-0
Brendan Morrison [4] (Tom Poti, Jeff Schultz)
18:43 2-0
Brendan Morrison [5] (Joni Pitkänen)
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28:42 3-0
Alexander Ovechkin [11] (Eric Staal, Erik Cole)PP
30:44 3-1
Milan Michalek [9] (Tuomo Ruutu)
31:25 3-2
Andrew Cogliano [6] (T.J. Oshie, Tuomo Ruutu)
35:42 4-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [14] (Brendan Morrison, Eric Staal)
36:32 5-2
Brendan Morrison [6] (Mike Knuble, Jeff Schultz)
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41:31 5-3
Andrew Cogliano [7] (David Perron, Milan Michalek)
54:07 6-3
Mike Knuble [6] (Brendan Morrison, Tom Poti)
56:37 6-4
Patrik Berglund [9] (T.J. Oshie, Erik Johnson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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08:22
Theo Peckham (5 min for fighting)
08:22
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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28:08
David Perron (2 min for tripping)
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47:06
François Bouchard (2 min for hooking)
49:37
Erik Johnson (2 min for cross-checking)
55:41
Joni Pitkänen (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R François Bouchard 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 -1 15.40 6
R Mike Knuble 1 1 4 1 5 0 0 5 17.20 7
R Erik Cole 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 -2 20.20 7
C Evander Kane 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 5 17.20 10
C Eric Staal 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 -2 17.20 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 -1 16.30 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 5 17.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D John Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 4 16.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 24.00 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 -1 19.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 18.50 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -2 7.40 4
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
R T.J. Oshie 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 2 4 4 0 4 0 0 21.10 8
C Jordan Schroeder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 7.40 5
C Patrik Berglund 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
C Andrew Cogliano 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 5
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 7.40 4
L B.J. Crombeen 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 0 17.10 8
L David Perron 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 15.10 6
L Milan Michalek 1 1 4 3 0 4 0 0 20.00 9
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 14.50 4
D Theo Peckham 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 -1 17.00 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 28.10 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Roman Polak 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 3 3 0 4 2 -2 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Morrison
2nd star: Mike Knuble
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jeff Schultz notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Milan Michalek scored the 100th goal of his career.
-David Perron notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrew Cogliano finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Theo Peckham fought Chris Clark in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 21) , Worcester Icecats 1( 14)
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0-1 WOR T.J. Fast (Julian Talbot)
1-1 POR Boyd Kane (David Steckel)
2-1 POR David Steckel (Zach Miskovic)
Goalies: Braden Holtby - Ty Conklin