Capitals 2–5 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Joe Pavelski

2 G

6 shots · 19:55 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Ryane Clowe

1 G

2 shots · 15:50 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Torrey Mitchell

1 G

2 shots · 10:58 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 1st · 15:30

Assists: Dany Heatley · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–1

🦈 Torrey Mitchell 1st · 16:45

Assists: Frazer McLaren, Kent Huskins · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–2

2nd period

🦈 Ryane Clowe 2nd · 16:37

Unassisted · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Knuble 3rd · 04:54

Assists: Jason Chimera, Tom Poti · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–3

🦈 Joe Pavelski 3rd · 07:12

Assists: Jason Demers, Devin Setoguchi · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–4

🦈 Joe Thornton 3rd · 08:08

Unassisted · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–5

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 12:40

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:52

L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Knuble 14:36

L3 Morrison · Steckel · Bradley 12:24

L4 Chimera · Laing · Fehr 10:54

D1 Green · Poti 22:36

D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:38

D3 Erskine · Alzner 15:21

🦈Sharks

L1 Heatley · Pavelski · Marleau 19:22

L2 Clowe · Thornton · Malhotra 17:04

L3 Nichol · Setoguchi · Ortmeyer 13:01

L4 McGinn · McLaren · Mitchell 8:39

D1 Boyle · Vlasic 21:54

D2 Murray · Blake 20:04

D3 Huskins · Demers 15:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH SJS🦈

26 Shots on goal 33

46 Hits 32

12 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 10

7 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) SJS shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH SJS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 152009 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 222008 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–7 Feb 212007 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Dec 162005 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 1–4 Nov 82003 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 3–2

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WSH vs SJS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sharks on December 30, 2009?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski (2), Joe Thornton, Ryane Clowe, Torrey Mitchell.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sharks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–3 AfterJan 2 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 1–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 28 🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterDec 31 🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX 3–2

Also on December 30

🐦ATL 0–4 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 0–2 😈NJD 🔔PHI 6–0 🗽NYR 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 ⚡TBL 🏔️COL 4–3 🏛️OTT 👑LAK 1–2 🔥CGY 🍁TOR 1–3 🛢️EDM

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