Capitals 2–3 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 16, 2011)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Brian Rafalski

3 A

19:10 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Henrik Zetterberg

2 G

7 shots · 18:13 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Valtteri Filppula

1 G

4 shots · 17:08 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg Go-ahead 1st · 12:23

Assists: Brian Rafalski, Todd Bertuzzi · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–1

🦅 John Carlson Tying 1st · 12:56

Assists: Jason Chimera, DJ King · beat Jimmy Howard

1–1

🐙 Valtteri Filppula Go-ahead 1st · 14:45

Assists: Brian Rafalski, Mike Modano · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 05:53

Assists: Alexander Semin, Scott Hannan · beat Jimmy Howard

2–2

3rd period

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:53

Assists: Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski · beat Michal Neuvirth

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Laich 19:48

L2 Knuble · Semin · Bradley 18:53

L3 Sturm · Chimera · Gordon 14:04

L4 King · Hendricks · Beagle 8:53

D1 Wideman · Hannan 24:23

D2 Carlson · Alzner 19:20

D3 Schultz · Sloan 11:58

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Filppula · Cleary 17:08

L2 Abdelkader · Datsyuk · Bertuzzi 15:52

L3 Helm · Draper · Franzen 13:49

L4 Holmstrom · Modano · Hudler 10:16

D1 Stuart · Lidstrom 24:38

D2 Kronwall · Rafalski 20:15

D3 Ericsson · Kindl 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

28 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

22 Hits 24

13 Blocked shots 8

7 Takeaways 6

10 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 7.1% (2/28) DET shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH DET

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 14-4-2 (70% win rate, 20 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-3-4 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 10-1-2 (77% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Jan 192010 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Oct 102009 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–3 Jan 312009 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Dec 172007 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–4 SO Dec 92005 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on March 16, 2011?

Red Wings won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Henrik Zetterberg (2), Valtteri Filppula.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 15 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 AfterMar 18 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–0

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeMar 12 🐙DET @ 🎵STL 5–3 AfterMar 17 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 2–0

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