Pregame Stats: Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Game: Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

When: March 24, 2010

The Washington Capitals will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 3rd time this season on March 24, 2010. In their last meeting on February 07, 2010 The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. The following is a statistical breakdown for the February 07, 2010 game and totals for the 2009-2010 season.

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals - 2/7/2010



  • Power Play


    • The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 06:15.
      All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.

    • The Pittsburgh Penguins were on the Power Play for 09:46 of which 01:00 were with a 2 man advantage.




  • Events


    • Goals

      • Washington Capitals (5):

        • Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(2) Snap(1)
        • Mike Knuble: Wrist(1)
        • Eric Fehr: Wrist(1)

      • Pittsburgh Penguins (4):

        • Jordan Staal: Wrist(1) Tip-In(1)
        • Sidney Crosby: Wrist(1) Backhand(1)



    • Shots

      • Washington Capitals: Wrist(10) Snap(5) Slap(10) Backhand(4)



        • Alexander Semin,Mike Green (5)


      • Pittsburgh Penguins: Wrist(15) Snap(2) Tip-In(2) Slap(9) Backhand(3)



        • Sidney Crosby,Kris Letang (5)







    • Saves



      • Washington Capitals


        • Jose Theodore: 31 Saves on 35 shots (0.885.714285714286)

      • Pittsburgh Penguins


        • Marc-Andre Fleury: 29 Saves on 34 shots (0.852)





    • Face-Offs



      • 34 won by the Washington Capitals (10 won by Tomas Fleischmann,Nicklas Backstrom)


      • 39 won by the Pittsburgh Penguins (16 won by Sidney Crosby)




    • Penalty

      • Washington Capitals: HOOKING(1) SLASHING(1) INTERFERENCE(2) INSTIGATOR(1) HI-STICKING(1) ROUGHING(1) MISCONDUCT (1) FIGHTING (1)



        • Alexander Semin,Mike Knuble (2)


      • Pittsburgh Penguins: INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER(1) HI-STICKING(1) ROUGHING(1) HOLDING(2) MISCONDUCT (1) FIGHTING (1)



        • Brooks Orpik,Tyler Kennedy,Craig Adams,Mark Eaton,Chris Kunitz,Sergei Gonchar,Kris Letang (1)








    • Giveaways



      • 7 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tom Poti)


      • 5 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (2 by Kris Letang)



    • Takeaways



      • 4 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Brooks Laich)


      • 5 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (2 by Sidney Crosby)



    • Hits



      • 32 by the Washington Capitals (6 by Brooks Laich)





        • Brooks Laich took 3 hit(s).






      • 17 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (3 by Craig Adams,Ruslan Fedotenko,Bill Guerin)





        • Sidney Crosby took 6 hit(s).








    • Blocks



      • 22 by the Washington Capitals (5 by Tom Poti)


      • 22 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (6 by Brooks Orpik)




  • Top Matchups
    • Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Defense

      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Brooks Orpik (19:03)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Kris Letang (16:33)
      • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Brooks Orpik (14:31)
      • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Kris Letang (11:45)



    • Washington Capitals Defense vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards

      • Mike Green vs. Jordan Staal (13:23)
      • Tom Poti vs. Evgeni Malkin (11:22)
      • Shaone Morrisonn vs. Evgeni Malkin (11:02)
      • Mike Green vs. Sidney Crosby (10:40)



    • Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards

      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Jordan Staal (09:34)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby (08:04)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Craig Adams (07:53)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Matt Cooke (07:38)





Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 2009-2010 Season
2 Meetings


  • Power Play


    • The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 07:17.
      All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.

    • The Pittsburgh Penguins were on the Power Play for 17:46 of which 01:00 were with a 2 man advantage.




  • Events


    • Goals

      • Washington Capitals (11):

        • Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(3) Snap(2)
        • Mike Knuble: Wrist(2)
        • Tomas Fleischmann: Wrist(1)
        • Eric Fehr: Wrist(2)
        • Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1)

      • Pittsburgh Penguins (7):

        • Jordan Staal: Wrist(1) Tip-In(1)
        • Nick Johnson: Wrist(1)
        • Sidney Crosby: Wrist(2) Backhand(1)
        • Kris Letang: Slap(1)



    • Shots

      • Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(26) Snap(8) Tip-In(1) Slap(16) Backhand(5)



        • Alex Ovechkin (9)


      • Pittsburgh Penguins: Wrist(35) Snap(6) Tip-In(2) Slap(17) Backhand(6)



        • Sidney Crosby (10)







    • Saves



      • Washington Capitals


        • Jose Theodore: 66 Saves on 73 shots (0.904.109589041096)

      • Pittsburgh Penguins


        • Brent Johnson: 28 Saves on 33 shots (0.848)

        • Marc-Andre Fleury: 29 Saves on 34 shots (0.852)





    • Face-Offs



      • 75 won by the Washington Capitals (21 won by Tomas Fleischmann)


      • 64 won by the Pittsburgh Penguins (26 won by Sidney Crosby)




    • Penalty

      • Washington Capitals: SLASHING(2) HOLDING(2) MISCONDUCT (1) FIGHTING (1) INTERFERENCE(2) HOOKING(2) INSTIGATOR(1) HI-STICKING(1) ROUGHING(1)



        • Alexander Semin (3)


      • Pittsburgh Penguins: INTERFERENCE(1) INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER(1) HI-STICKING(1) ROUGHING(1) HOLDING(3) MISCONDUCT (1) FIGHTING (1)



        • Kris Letang (2)








    • Giveaways



      • 10 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tom Poti)


      • 15 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (4 by Kris Letang)



    • Takeaways



      • 6 by the Washington Capitals (3 by Brooks Laich)


      • 7 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (2 by Evgeni Malkin,Sidney Crosby)



    • Hits



      • 57 by the Washington Capitals (10 by Alex Ovechkin)





        • Brooks Laich took 8 hit(s).






      • 58 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (8 by Craig Adams)





        • Sidney Crosby took 9 hit(s).








    • Blocks



      • 38 by the Washington Capitals (7 by Tom Poti,Tyler Sloan)


      • 33 by the Pittsburgh Penguins (8 by Brooks Orpik)




  • Top Matchups
    • Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Defense

      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Brooks Orpik (33:32)
      • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Brooks Orpik (28:13)
      • Mike Knuble vs. Brooks Orpik (25:39)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Kris Letang (21:42)



    • Washington Capitals Defense vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards

      • Tom Poti vs. Sidney Crosby (21:26)
      • Tom Poti vs. Bill Guerin (21:20)
      • Tom Poti vs. Evgeni Malkin (20:19)
      • Jeff Schultz vs. Evgeni Malkin (18:26)



    • Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards

      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Jordan Staal (20:21)
      • Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jordan Staal (16:22)
      • Mike Knuble vs. Jordan Staal (15:51)
      • Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby (15:33)





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