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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, April 7, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 48-26-8
at Washington Capitals 3 56-18-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 0 1 4
Washington Capitals 0 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 9 16 3 35
Washington Capitals 8 11 9 2 30

Three stars

  1. M. Cullen, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (15) Tom Kuhnhackl (10) Even strength PIT 1, WSH 0
2nd 00:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (16) Unassisted Shorthanded PIT 2, WSH 0
2nd 09:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary (7) Oskar Sundqvist (3), Tom Sestito (1) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 0
2nd 17:19 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (16) John Carlson (29), Andre Burakovsky (21) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 1
3rd 10:05 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (17) Matt Niskanen (27), Evgeny Kuznetsov (56) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 2
3rd 13:26 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (17) John Carlson (30), Justin Williams (30) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 3
OT 04:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (36) Kris Letang (51) Even strength PIT 4, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 35 30
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 13
Hits 19 26
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 10 18
Takeaways 12 14
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 0 62.5% 16:38
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 2 41.2% 19:52
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:38
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15:33
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 10:03
40 O. Sundqvist C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 100% 05:13
43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 09:20
47 T. Sestito L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 05:52
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 17:01
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 16:51
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 21:45
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 2 53.8% 22:49
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 12:27
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 26:48
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:35
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 19:35
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 1 15:28
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +2 4 2 2 2 30:44
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 30 27 3 .900 63:48 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 22:03
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 50% 13:31
14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 16:45
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 45% 22:32
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 13:52
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 11:50
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 05:50
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 09:30
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 66.7% 21:12
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53.8% 11:49
90 M. Johansson L 2 0 2 -2 0 4 0 1 28.6% 13:53
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 50% 16:45
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 4 2 27:37
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 10:42
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 3 23:31
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 22:41
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 2 3 25:20
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 09:36
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 35 31 4 .886 64:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 19:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
2nd 02:27 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Boarding (major) 5
2nd 11:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Holding the stick 2
2nd 13:27 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Tripping 2
2nd 13:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley Holding 2
2nd 18:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
2nd 18:00 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Embellishment 2
3rd 03:14 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik High sticking 2
3rd 05:49 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Cross checking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Beau Bennett, Bryan Rust, Olli Maatta, Derrick Pouliot
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 7

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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