Capitals 2–3 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Feb 17, 2011)

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

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:06 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 20:13 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

2 A

2 shots · 23:58 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joe Pavelski SH Go-ahead 1st · 18:49

Assists: Patrick Marleau · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 1st · 19:11

Assists: John Carlson, Alexander Semin · beat Antti Niemi

1–1

3rd period

🦈 Ryane Clowe Go-ahead 3rd · 04:27

Assists: Kyle Wellwood, Logan Couture · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–2

🦈 Dany Heatley PP 3rd · 10:49

Assists: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–3

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 18:05

Assists: John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin · beat Antti Niemi

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 19:53

L2 Johansson · Laich · Knuble 18:18

L3 Chimera · Perreault · Bradley 11:29

L4 Gordon · Steckel · Hendricks 10:37

D1 Carlson · Alzner 22:54

D2 Hannan · Schultz 20:14

D3 Sloan · Erskine 15:46

🦈Sharks

L1 Heatley · Thornton · Marleau 18:37

L2 Clowe · Pavelski · Setoguchi 17:06

L3 Couture · Wellwood · Mitchell 14:48

L4 Eager · Nichol · Mayers 9:44

D1 Boyle · Demers 29:03

D2 Murray · Huskins 21:12

D3 Wallin · Vlasic 9:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH SJS🦈

25 Shots on goal 28

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

19 Hits 16

18 Blocked shots 11

8 Takeaways 12

8 Giveaways 14

4 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25) SJS shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

🦈Sharks

Antti Niemi

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH SJS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-8-2 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 15-7-4 (58% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-2-4 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Feb 82011 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Dec 302009 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Oct 152009 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 222008 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–7 Feb 212007 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Sharks on February 17, 2011?

Sharks won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Sharks?

Dany Heatley, Joe Pavelski, Ryane Clowe.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 16 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 7–6 AfterFeb 20 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

🦈 Sharks

BeforeFeb 15 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 2–1 AfterFeb 19 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 0–4

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