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Pittsburgh Defeats Caps, 5-3

Posted on September 25, 2012 at 05:01 PM.

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Pittsburgh's offense stayed hot last night as they came out on top against the Washington Capitals, 5-3. Sidney Crosby recorded a hat trick in the game (his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of the season) as the Penguins moved to 5-2-0 on the year. Mike Ribeiro scored twice in the first period to get the Capitals into the locker room with a 2-1 lead after the first. Crosby and Craig Adams scored in the 2nd to put Pittsburgh in the lead going into the third but Joey Crabb tied it up with just over 5 minutes remaining. Matt Niskanen scored on a slap shot from the point with just over 30 seconds left in regulation to take the lead and Crosby sealed the deal with an empty net goal.

Sep 25, 2012	1	2	3	F
PIT (5-2-0)	1	2	2	5
WAS (3-5-0)	2	0	1	3

Three Stars
	Sidney Crosby, C 3 Goals, 3 Shots, +1
	Mike Ribeiro, C 2 Goals, 7 Shots, +1
	Matt Niskanen, D 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 1 Shot, +2

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	WAS
Shots on Goal	23	27
Hits	1	4
Faceoffs Won-Lost	16	16
Penalty Minutes	2:00	0:00
Power Plays Converted	0	0
Power Play Opportunities	0	1
Time on Attack	7:00	4:43

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
WAS	6:04 M. Ribeiro (3)
PIT	9:34 S. Crosby (2), (M. Cooke)
WAS	9:54 M. Ribeiro (4), (J. Carlson)
SECOND PERIOD
PIT	7:55 C. Adams (2), (T. Glass, M. Niskanen)
PIT	8:12 S. Crosby (3), (P. Martin)
THIRD PERIOD
WAS	14:24 J. Crabb (3), (M. Perreault)
PIT	19:32 M. Niskanen (1)
PIT	19:48 S. Crosby (4), (J. Neal, B. Orpik)

Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
M. Fleury	27	24	89%	3.00

Pittsburgh Penguins - Skaters
SKATERS	TOI	G	A	+/-	SOG	PIM
C. Adams	12:01	1		-1	1
M. Cooke	14:16		1	1	1	2:00
S. Crosby	21:46	3		1	3
P. Dupuis	0:14
D. Engelland	12:41			1	1
T. Glass	11:51		1
T. Kennedy	9:55				1
C. Kunitz	23:23			2	3
K. Letang	28:48			-1	1
B. Lovejoy	16:22				2
E. Malkin	15:21			1	2
P. Martin	27:54		1	-1	1
J. Neal	21:58		1	1	2
M. Niskanen	18:34	1	1	2	1
B. Orpik	15:41		1	3
T. Smith	11:22
B. Sutter	13:17				1
E. Tangradi	22:36			1	3

Washington Capitals - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
M. Neuvirth	22	18	82%	4.00

Washington Capitals - Skaters
SKATERS	TOI	G	A	+/-	SOG	PIM
N. Backstrom	23:15			-3	2
T. Brouwer	15:28				2
J. Carlson	24:37		1		2
J. Crabb	6:55	1		1	2
J. Erskine	8:44
M. Green	26:45			-1
R. Hamrlik	16:27			-3
M. Johansson	15:47
M. Knuble	15:14			1	1
B. Laich	15:20			-1	2
D. Orlov	19:02			2	1
A. Ovechkin	19:39			-3	1
M. Perreault	7:09		1		1
T. Poti	15:36
M. Ribeiro	16:31	2		1	7
J. Schultz	17:33			-2	3
J. Ward	17:51			-1	1
W. Wolski	18:10			-3	3