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2008-09 regular season

Penguins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Capitals beat Penguins 5–2 at Capital One Arena on February 22, 2009.

PIT – WSH
33–34
Shots on goal
1/8–2/3
Power play
46–34
Hits
12–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alexander Semin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 15:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
9 shots · 18:36 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jose Theodore
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:53
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🐧 Max Talbot Tying 1st · 12:08
Assists: Mark Eaton, Brooks Orpik · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
🦅 Alexander Semin PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:02
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–2
2nd period
🦅 Sergei Fedorov 2nd · 00:56
Assists: Alexander Semin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–3
🐧 Sergei Gonchar PP 2nd · 04:46
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Jose Theodore
2–3
🦅 Shaone Morrisonn 2nd · 12:56
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Eric Fehr · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–4
🦅 Brooks Laich 2nd · 13:21
Assists: Tom Poti, Alexander Semin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Fedotenko · Crosby · Malkin 26:29
L2 Cooke · Staal · Sykora 16:33
L3 Kennedy · Satan · Dupuis 11:55
L4 Minard · Talbot · Godard 6:30
D1 Gonchar · Whitney 24:22
D2 Orpik · Scuderi 18:31
D3 Gill · Eaton 16:20
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Steckel 18:36
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Semin 14:45
L3 Nylander · Fedorov · Gordon 12:41
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 9:07
D1 Green · Poti 22:40
D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 19:16
D3 Erskine · Jurcina 15:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 34
1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
46 Hits 34
12 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 13
23 Giveaways 20
8 Penalty minutes 18
PIT shooting 6.1% (2/33) WSH shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Mathieu Garon Shutout
14/14
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 26:39 TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 33:11 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 7 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 06:53 · 0–1
PIT WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-5 (62% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2-3 (75% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Jan 142009 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Oct 162008 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Mar 92008 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Jan 212008 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–5 SO Dec 272007 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT
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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on February 22, 2009?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Max Talbot, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Sergei Fedorov, Shaone Morrisonn.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 14 saves on 14 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 21 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 5–4 AfterFeb 25 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 0–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 20 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 4–1 AfterFeb 24 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 4–2
Also on February 22
🏔️COL 2–5 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 3–4 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 2–1 🪶CHI 🍁TOR 3–2 🗽NYR
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