STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF GUIDE - Washington Capitals - NHL.com

vs. the NHL
GP Min SO W L OT GAA Sv%
ANA 2 100 0 2 0 0 2.4 .907
ATL 7 410 0 5 1 0 2.78 .917
BOS 4 122 0 0 2 0 3.91 .810
BUF 3 182 0 3 0 0 2.63 .924
CGY 1 60 0 1 0 0 2.00 .931
CAR 2 119 1 1 1 0 2.50 .915
COL 1 58 0 0 1 0 3.07 .885
CBJ 1 62 0 1 0 0 2.89 .870
DAL 1 58 0 0 1 0 2.05 .905
DET 1 59 0 0 1 0 3.05 .914
EDM 1 60 0 1 0 0 2.00 .929
FLA 6 312 0 2 1 1 2.69 .915
LA 1 59 0 0 1 0 2.03 .895
MIN 1 58 0 0 1 0 2.05 .882
MTL 3 144 0 1 1 0 2.91 .887
NSH 1 61 0 1 0 0 1.94 .949
NJ 4 239 1 4 0 0 1.00 .970
NYI 4 201 0 3 0 0 1.19 .958
NYR 2 120 0 1 1 0 4.50 .839
OTT 3 184 0 3 0 0 1.63 .938
PHI 3 149 0 1 0 1 3.60 .882
PHX 2 119 0 1 1 0 2.52 .896
PIT 3 185 2 2 0 1 0.65 .977
SJ 3 178 0 0 3 0 3.37 .897
STL 1 60 0 1 0 0 2.00 .926
MICHAL NEUVIRTH
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Goaltender • Height: 6’1” • Weight: 203 • Catches: Left
Born: March 23, 1988 (Usi Labem, Czech Republic)
Drafted: Capitals’ second-round choice, 34th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft
CAREER STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SA SPCT GP W L Min GAA
2003-04 Sparta U17 Cze-U17 55 - - - 3137 96 5 1.84 - - 3 - - 180 4.33
2004-05 Sparta U17 Cze-U17 20 - - - 1178 49 3 2.50 - - 8 - - 482 2.12
Sparta Jr. Cze-Jr. 10 - - - 501 20 1 2.40 - - - - - - -
2005-06 Sparta Jr. Cze-Jr. 42 - - - 2516 82 5 1.96 - - 3 - - 179 3.02
2006-07 Plymouth OHL 41 26 8 4 2223 86 4 2.32 - - 18 14 4 1080 2.44
2007-08 Plymouth OHL 10 5 4 1 600 26 0 2.60 - - - - - - -
Windsor OHL 8 6 1 1 482 17 0 2.12 - - - - - - -
Oshawa OHL 15 6 2 6 844 57 0 4.05 - - 9 7 2 507 2.49
Czech Rep. WJC 4 2 2 0 240 10 0 2.50 - - - - - - -
2008-09 CAPITALS NHL 5 2 1 0 220 11 0 3.00 91 .892 - - - - -
Hershey AHL 17 9 5 2 1001 45 1 2.70 - - 22 16 6 1346 1.92
S. Carolina ECHL 13 6 7 0 762 29 2 2.28 - - - - - - -
2009-10 CAPITALS NHL 17 9 4 0 872 40 0 2.75 464 .914 - - - - -
Hershey AHL 22 17 3 1 1231 52 1 2.24 521 .919 18 14 4 1188 2.07
2010-11 CAPITALS NHL 48 27 12 4 2689 110 4 2.45 1283 .914 - - - - -
NHL TOTALS 70 38 17 4 3782 161 4 2.55 1849 .910 - - - - -
2010-11
Finished third amongst rookie goaltenders in wins (27) and GAA (2.45)...Had a 33-save shutout (fourth of the season and his career) on
3/18 at New Jersey tying a Capitals record for shutouts in a season by a rookie...Allowed four goals or fewer in 47 of his 48 contests...Set
Capitals franchise record for wins by a rookie goaltender with 21st victory, 3/3 vs. STL...Became the last goaltender in the NHL to allow
more than four goals in a game this season, when he allowed six on 2/25 in his 36th game...Stopped all 39 shots at PIT on 2/21 for his
third shutout of the season (and his career)...Blanked PIT on 2/6 for his second shutout of the season...The first Capitals goalie to post
10 wins in the team’s first 16 games...Tied Olie Kolzig’s club record for longest home winning streak (10) before taking the loss 10/19 vs.
BOS...The youngest Capitals goaltender to start a season opener since Jim Carey in 1996-97.
Playoff Career
Went 14-4 in 2010, leading Hershey to a second consecutive Calder Cup...The first No. 1 goaltender in the AHL to win back-to-back
Calder Cups since Pete Peeters for the Maine Mariners in 1978 and ’79...Had the league’s third-best GAA (2.07) and fifth-best save
percentage (.920) in the playoffs...Won his first eight and last four playoff games...Went 6-1 in playoff overtime games...Faced 30-plus
shots six times and was 5-1 in those games...Recorded a shutout in the Cup-clinching Game 6 vs. Texas (6/14) with 22 saves...Named the
AHL’s playoff MVP (Jack A. Butterfield Trophy) after leading Hershey’s run to the 2009 Calder Cup...Led all AHL goalies in playoff wins and
shutouts and had the best GAA and save percentage of any goalie who played more than one series…Allowed two goals or fewer in 15 of
2010-11 SEASON HIGHS
Shots: 41 (2x)
Saves: 39, 2/21/11 vs. PIT
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2011 PLAYOFF GUIDE