A day that ended with Caps victory

What else can you say? With announcement that Ovi is skipping ASG, Caps playing without Ovi, Backis and Green, it sounded like a day was doomed. But Caps proved how talented they are, how capable they are and how much potential they have to pursue their dream in playoffs... and it started with lil' Ovi, code name for Mathieu Perrault. Ever since his first game for Caps he was noticeable for his talent, but it took him a bit longer to establish himself and mostly because of his size. But finally his time has come, congratulations to Mathieu for his first hat-trick!

Here are his stats:

3 goals, +2, 2 penalties, total ice time 13:56, 21 shifts, average 00:39, PP 01:04, even 12:52, 5 shots on goal, 1 attempt blocked, 1 missed, 3 hits, 1 giveaway, 1 takeaway, 2 blocked shots, 2 faceoffs won, 7 faceoffs won.

Even time for other forwards compared to lil' Ovi:

• Laich 17:29 (21:14 total)
• Hendricks 17:27 (17:45 total)
• Brouwer 16:15 (18:43 total)
• Halpern 16:09 (17:44)
• Chimera 15:17 (15:36 total)
• Semin 13:05 (total 14:46)
• Perrault 12:52 (total 13:56)

Greg Wyshynski:

As for Ovechkin … that's classic Ovie right there. A fun-loving goofball that knows how to entertain the fans and his teammates. Just the kind of guy you want representing the NHL is its signature midseason event. Sigh … if only his heart had been in it this year…

On another thought was Semin hugging Mathieu a bit too long? Just kidding.




Caps players Dennis Wideman, Matt Hendricks, Karl Alzner, Tomas Vokoun and Mathieu Perreault address the media

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