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7/3/2012
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 28 - 39
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:38/55=67 %
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:62/69=89 %, Challenges:45/49=90 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 735977 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:58 0-1
Dion Phaneuf [12] (Zach Bogosian, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
08:46 0-2
Jarred Tinordi [6] (Louis Leblanc)
17:12 0-3
Nicklas Bergfors [36] (Alexander Burmistrov, Dion Phaneuf)
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27:17 1-3
Beau Bennett [1] (Maxime Talbot)
36:39 2-3
Jeff Carter [25] (Matt Carle)PP
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42:52 2-4
Nicklas Bäckström [23] (Alexander Ovechkin)
43:32 3-4
Matt Carle [12] (Simon Després, Sidney Crosby)
49:59 4-4
Jeff Carter [26] (Sidney Crosby)
51:49 5-4
Simon Després [1] (Ryan Craig, Tyler Kennedy)
59:23 6-4
Tyler Kennedy [4] (Chris Kunitz, Jordan Staal) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:44
Braydon Coburn (2 min for slashing)
09:54
Jordan Staal (5 min for fighting)
09:54
Zach Bogosian (5 min for fighting)
18:25
Beau Bennett (2 min for hooking)
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24:26
Simon Després (2 min for elbowing)
35:39
Alain St-Onge (2 min for slashing)
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46:19
Jordan Staal (5 min for fighting)
46:19
Dmitri Kugryshev (5 min for fighting)
47:55
Alain St-Onge (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Beau Bennett 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 15.30 8
R Tyler Toffoli 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.00 7
R Jeff Carter 2 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 19.50 9
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -2 16.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
L Ryan Craig 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.00 4
L Tyler Kennedy 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 -2 15.00 6
L Taylor Hall 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 17.30 7
D Simon Després 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 1 21.00 8
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 18.30 8
D Matt Carle 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 9.50 7
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -1 10.00 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
R Alain St-Onge 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 20.40 7
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.10 6
C Louis Leblanc 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
L Alexander Burmistrov 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 5 5 0 5 0 0 19.50 9
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 11.00 7
D Jarred Tinordi 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 22.20 8
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 2 7 1 7 0 -2 29.20 9
D Travis Hamonic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 5
D Zach Bogosian 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 16.20 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 6 0 22 0 0 58.30 4
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Carter
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Tyler Kennedy
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jeff Carter has marked a new career high in points with 57 points.
-Jeff Carter scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Sidney Crosby notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jordan Staal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Beau Bennett finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Ryan Craig finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Tyler Kennedy finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Tyler Kennedy finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Simon Després finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Louis Leblanc has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Nicklas Bergfors has marked a new career high in points with 62 points.
-Nicklas Bäckström ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Zach Bogosian beat Jordan Staal in a fight.
-Dmitri Kugryshev beat Jordan Staal in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 23) , Portland Pirates 4( 10)
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1-0 WIL Brett Sterling (Keven Veilleux)
1-1 POR Peter Guggisberg (Brett Bruneteau, Oscar Hedman)
1-2 POR François Bouchard (Sasha Pokulok, Evgeny Kuznetsov)
2-2 WIL Nick Johnson (Alex Grant)