Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Saturday, April 30, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	48-26-8
at Washington Capitals	1	56-18-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	14	7	35
Washington Capitals	5	5	14	24

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
E. Fehr, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Carl Hagelin (2)	Nick Bonino (7)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
3rd	04:08	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (2)	John Carlson (5), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	Power play	PIT 1, WSH 1
3rd	15:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Fehr (2)	Evgeni Malkin (6), Chris Kunitz (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	35	24
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	12
Hits	21	31
Blocked shots	24	22
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	9	12
Faceoffs won	26/70 (37.1%)	44/70 (62.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	28.6%	14:10
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	3	0	36.4%	14:26
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		13:35
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	10:36
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:55
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	100%	11:55
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:01
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	3	2	0		12:24
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:39
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0		19:24
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:27
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	39.4%	22:18
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		00:31
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		21:43
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		24:27
Number 12 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		15:45
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4	0		14:10
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+2	2	6	3	5	0		35:22

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	2	0		19:02
Number 10 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:16
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	12:50
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	90%	18:34
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:54
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	100%	14:00
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		12:22
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:59
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	83.3%	18:37
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	33.3%	15:09
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	1		15:11
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	-1	4	3	2	0	0	58.3%	15:10
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	0		24:45
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		10:50
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		21:28
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	3	0		21:03
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	5	2	0		26:47
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:00

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	35	33	2	.943	58:03	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:13	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
1st	16:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ben Lovejoy	Slashing	2
2nd	01:20	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Holding	2
2nd	11:05	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:02	Washington Capitals	Taylor Chorney	Roughing	2
2nd	17:58	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Tripping	2
3rd	08:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Bonino	Roughing	2
3rd	08:18	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jay Sharrers
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc-Andre Fleury, Justin Schultz, Beau Bennett, Derrick Pouliot, Oskar Sundqvist
Washington Capitals scratches: Mike Weber, Dmitry Orlov, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

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

Other NHL games on Apr 30

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 30, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 30, 2016

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