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21/3/2010
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Washington Capitals 5 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 26 - 23

PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %

PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/75=74 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 975156 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:16 1-0

Alexander Semin [36] (Karl Alzner)
12:39 2-0

Mike Knuble [31] (Brooks Laich, Brendan Morrison)
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24:19 3-0

Alexander Ovechkin [40] (Nicklas Bäckström, Boyd Gordon)
32:41 3-1

Eric Staal [40] (Steven Stamkos, Stéphane Veilleux)
37:34 4-1

Michael Nylander [23] (Tomas Fleischmann, Mike Knuble)PP
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40:51 5-1

Matt Bradley [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin)
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Penalty summary:
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01:57

Jordan Caron (2 min for hooking)
19:48

Chris Chelios (2 min for slashing)
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28:38

Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
33:38

Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
36:02

Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
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41:07

Steven Stamkos (2 min for roughing)
41:07

Karl Alzner (2 min for roughing)
45:12

Eric Fehr (2 min for hooking)
50:07

Evander Kane (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Mike Knuble 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 9
R Alexander Semin 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Michael Nylander 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Matt Bradley 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10.10 7
L Brooks Laich 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 20.40 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 13.50 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 7 0 1 2 2 29.10 10
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Mike Green 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 7.20 5
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
R Jordan Caron 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 13.40 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 21.30 7
C Adam Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 4
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
C Evander Kane 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 17.10 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 10.30 8
R Carter Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 -1 19.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Victor Hedman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 29.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -2 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Knuble
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Matt Bradley finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Matt Bradley finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Stéphane Veilleux has marked a new career high in assists with 12 assists.
-Eric Staal scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Jordan Caron had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Ranger had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 9) , Detroit Vipers 1( 21)
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1-0 POR Jay Beagle (François Bouchard)
2-0 POR Stefan Della Rovere (David Steckel)
2-1 DTV Lauri Tukonen (Ty Wishart)
Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Karri Rämö