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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 on Saturday, December 27, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 3 45-26-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 43-27-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 2 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 16 9 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 10 12 31

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. B. Orpik, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:47 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (8) Jay Beagle (5), Brooks Laich (3) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
3rd 05:36 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (10) Evgeny Kuznetsov (10), Brooks Orpik (8) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
3rd 10:16 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (9) Joel Ward (8), John Carlson (23) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 31
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 29 46
Blocked shots 10 14
Giveaways 2 9
Takeaways 4 2
Faceoffs won 32/61 (52.5%) 29/61 (47.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 10 5 1 23:34
16 E. Fehr C 2 0 2 +3 0 2 0 0 38.9% 14:56
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 66.7% 23:24
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 +1 4 1 2 1 71.4% 14:29
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 15:47
42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 17:14
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10:43
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:23
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:14
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 50% 14:45
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 14:55
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 77.8% 13:16
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 22:16
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 17:37
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:25
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 7 1 24:04
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16:41
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 5 24:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 31 31 0 1.000 59:40 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 16:28
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 20:16
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 40% 17:56
20 R. Klinkhammer L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 08:04
25 A. Ebbett C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 75% 07:53
34 B. Farnham R 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 10:53
36 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 0 14:30
57 M. Goc C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 56.3% 15:29
59 J. Megna C 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10:48
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 50% 23:33
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 100% 06:26
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 38.9% 23:14
4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:22
6 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 2 18:18
41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 16:43
47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 4 19:10
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:51
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 4 3 6 1 23:56
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 34 31 3 .912 58:23 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Sutter Hooking 2
1st 08:49 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer High sticking 2
1st 15:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Tripping 2
2nd 04:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Hooking 2
2nd 05:25 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
2nd 15:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Hooking 2
3rd 12:13 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 13:39 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Tripping 2
3rd 19:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Farnham High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Johnston
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Jason Chimera, Nate Schmidt
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Thomas Greiss, Steve Downie, Brian Dumoulin

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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