Capitals beat Flyers 5–4 in a shootout | HabsMetrics

Final/SO

WSH · Away

5

PHI · Home

4

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 · Wells Fargo Center

Game analysis

Capitals beat Flyers 5–4 in a shootout

Tied 4–4 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
M. Neuvirth stopped 29 of 33 shots (.879) for the win.
The Capitals won despite being outshot 33–23.
Power play: WSH 1/2, PHI 0/3.
M. Knuble led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
A. Semin
WSH · 0G 0A
2nd star
N. Backstrom
WSH · 1G 1A
3rd star
A. Nodl
PHI · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

7:52WSHN. BackstromAssists: B. Laich1–0
17:46WSHM. KnubleAssists: J. Chimera, M. Johansson2–0

2nd

1:22WSHD. WidemanPPAssists: N. Backstrom, M. Knuble3–0
8:05PHIK. VersteegAssists: M. Carle, A. Meszaros3–1
19:26PHIC. GirouxAssists: A. Nodl, B. Coburn3–2

3rd

9:58PHIA. NodlAssists: C. Giroux3–3
14:15PHID. BrièreAssists: K. Timonen, V. Leino3–4
16:41WSHM. JohanssonAssists: M. Knuble, S. Hannan4–4

OT

No scoring

Shootout

0:00WSHA. Semin6–4

Team stats

Team stats comparison
WSH	Stat	PHI
23	Shots	33
43.6%	Faceoff %	56.4%
1/2	Power Play	0/3
6	PIM	4
17	Hits	29
21	Blocked	14
7	Giveaways	9
8	Takeaways	10

Capitals at Flyers recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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