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5/6/2012
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Washington Capitals 6 , Nashville Predators 0
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:27/29=90 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:43 1-0 Nino Niederreiter [6] (Jason Arnott, Marcus Johansson)
04:23 2-0 Matt Bradley [8] (John Erskine, Victor Ohman)
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20:57 3-0 Erik Johnson [7] (Boyd Gordon)
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41:31 4-0 Jason Arnott [5] (Jeff Schultz, Tom Poti)
41:57 5-0 Jason Arnott [6] (Marcus Johansson)
42:47 6-0 Jason Arnott [7] (Mike Green, Erik Johnson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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10:39 Mike Green (2 min for roughing)
18:21 John Erskine (2 min for elbowing)
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24:05 Patric Hörnqvist (2 min for hooking)
30:19 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
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41:15 Evgeni Malkin (2 min for roughing)
41:15 Jonathon Blum (2 min for roughing)
42:22 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for boarding)
47:12 Cody Franson (2 min for roughing)
47:12 Matt Bradley (2 min for roughing)
59:39 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Bourque 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8.50 6
R Matt Bradley 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 11.40 8
R Nino Niederreiter 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 18.00 8
C Matt Duchene 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
L Victor Ohman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
C Jason Arnott 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 19.00 10
C Evgeni Malkin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.30 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 7.30 6
L Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
C Marcus Johansson 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 18.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D John Erskine 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.20 7
D Mike Green 0 1 2 4 0 1 2 1 29.00 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 16.20 8
D Erik Johnson 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semyon Varlamov 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jared Boll 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -4 11.40 6
R Patric Hörnqvist 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.00 6
R Shane McColgan 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -4 11.40 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 14.00 7
C Colin Wilson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Joel Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 10.20 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 21.30 7
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 11.20 5
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 -3 27.30 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -4 15.50 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Mark Dekanich 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Semyon Varlamov
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Erik Johnson

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tom Poti notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-John Erskine ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes: