Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Thursday, April 28, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at home.

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

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	1	0	3
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	17	13	6	45
Washington Capitals	15	7	5	8	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:13	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (1)	Jason Chimera (1), John Carlson (4)	Even strength	PIT 0, WSH 1
2nd	10:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ben Lovejoy (1)	Nick Bonino (6), Carl Hagelin (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
2nd	11:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (3)	Chris Kunitz (1), Kris Letang (5)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 1
2nd	12:10	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 2
3rd	03:23	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (3)	Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 3
3rd	08:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Bonino (1)	Carl Hagelin (2), Phil Kessel (4)	Even strength	PIT 3, WSH 3
OT	09:33	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 3, WSH 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	62.5%	15:14
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	46.2%	18:23
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		10:45
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:51
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:05
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:36
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0		18:42
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	2	2	+2	0	5	2	0		18:52
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	2	5	1	4	35.7%	17:27
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	3	0		19:53
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	+2	2	6	0	0		19:45
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	67.9%	22:51
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		19:59
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	4		21:57
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3		25:18
Number 12 B. Lovejoy	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	1	1		14:48
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	4		21:17
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	2	4	7	3		34:02

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	35	31	4	.886	69:33	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+3	0	4	7	0		25:01
Number 10 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	70.6%	13:26
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	50%	15:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	25.9%	23:11
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0		15:17
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		14:10
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0		15:19
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	100%	12:34
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	3	0	3	+3	0	5	0	3	20%	21:54
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	63.2%	15:17
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		19:03
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	35.7%	17:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	5	2		32:11
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:44
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		27:54
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2		25:58
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	4		29:51
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		12:13

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	45	42	3	.933	68:59	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cullen	Tripping	2
1st	14:54	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky	Boarding	2
2nd	05:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Interference	2
2nd	13:00	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Embellishment	2
3rd	05:33	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Hooking	2
3rd	05:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel	Tripping	2
3rd	10:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ben Lovejoy	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Derek Nansen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc-Andre Fleury, Justin Schultz, Beau Bennett, Derrick Pouliot, Oskar Sundqvist
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 28, 2015
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 14, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 20, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 7, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 28, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 30, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, May 2, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, May 4, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, May 7, 2016
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, May 10, 2016