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2011-12 regular season

Capitals at Red Wings

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Red Wings 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on March 19, 2012.

WSH – DET
22–33
Shots on goal
3/4–1/3
Power play
21–32
Hits
17–5
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
5 shots · 16:59 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jason Chimera
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:31 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:48
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Dennis Wideman · beat Jimmy Howard
1–0
🦅 Mike Knuble 1st · 11:25
Assists: Jason Chimera, Mathieu Perreault · beat Jimmy Howard
2–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 14:51
Assists: Brooks Laich, Alexander Semin · beat Jimmy Howard
3–0
2nd period
🐙 Kyle Quincey PP 2nd · 05:15
Assists: Brendan Smith, Jiri Hudler · beat Braden Holtby
3–1
🦅 Keith Aucoin 2nd · 17:24
Assists: Alexander Semin, Marcus Johansson · beat Jimmy Howard
4–1
3rd period
🐙 Todd Bertuzzi 3rd · 00:36
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Brad Stuart · beat Braden Holtby
4–2
🐙 Daniel Cleary 3rd · 12:52
Assists: Justin Abdelkader, Brendan Smith · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
🦅 Jason Chimera PP Empty net 3rd · 19:39
Assists: Mike Knuble, Mike Green
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Ovechkin · Laich 17:28
L2 Perreault · Brouwer · Knuble 16:11
L3 Chimera · Beagle · Aucoin 14:11
L4 Hendricks · Halpern · Semin 12:38
D1 Wideman · Green 23:41
D2 Hamrlik · Alzner 21:02
D3 Carlson · Schultz 13:04
🐙Red Wings
L1 Datsyuk · Filppula · Zetterberg 20:04
L2 Hudler · Bertuzzi · Cleary 15:39
L3 Miller · Abdelkader · Nyquist 12:11
L4 Holmstrom · Mursak · Emmerton 9:36
D1 Kronwall · Stuart 23:33
D2 White · Quincey 19:50
D3 Smith · Janik 16:37

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH DET🐙
22 Shots on goal 33
3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
21 Hits 32
17 Blocked shots 5
5 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 22.7% (5/22) DET shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Jimmy Howard
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:18 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 07:48 · 1–0 Mike Knuble · 1st 11:25 · 2–0 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 14:51 · 3–0 Kyle Quincey · 2nd 05:15 · 3–1 Keith Aucoin · 2nd 17:24 · 4–1 Todd Bertuzzi · 3rd 00:36 · 4–2 Daniel Cleary · 3rd 12:52 · 4–3 Jason Chimera · 3rd 19:39 · 5–3
WSH DET
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 4–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Oct 222011 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 1–7 Mar 162011 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–3 Jan 192010 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Oct 102009 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–3 Jan 312009 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–4
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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on March 19, 2012?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Jason Chimera, Keith Aucoin, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Daniel Cleary, Kyle Quincey, Todd Bertuzzi.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 2–5 AfterMar 22 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 1–2
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeMar 17 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterMar 21 🐙DET @ 🗽NYR 1–2
Also on March 19
🍁TOR 0–8 🐻BOS 😈NJD 2–4 🗽NYR ⚔️BUF 7–3 ⚡TBL 🐋VAN 0–2 🌲MIN 🦆ANA 5–3 🦈SJS
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