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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 4–1 on Monday, December 14, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 4 56-18-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 48-26-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 14 10 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 15 16 14 45

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:53 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (10) T.J. Oshie (7), Karl Alzner (7) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
1st 07:04 Washington Capitals John Carlson (5) Jason Chimera (8), Jay Beagle (5) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
1st 13:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (14) Ben Lovejoy (4), Phil Kessel (9) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 1
3rd 08:50 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (9) Nicklas Backstrom (16) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 1
3rd 19:11 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (10) Nicklas Backstrom (17), John Carlson (18) Power play WSH 4, PIT 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 45
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 9 13
Hits 36 37
Blocked shots 24 13
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 35/76 (46.1%) 41/76 (53.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 4 0 0 20:21
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:26
19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +1 0 1 0 0 0 51.9% 20:22
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 42.9% 07:58
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:11
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 8 0 0 17:57
49 S. Galiev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 07:12
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:13
77 T. Oshie R 2 1 3 +1 2 3 4 2 1 33.3% 19:49
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 1 0 61.1% 18:16
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:22
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 13:41
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 5 0 24:13
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 3 0 0 10:39
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:19
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 4 0 23:00
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 +1 0 8 1 3 0 24:51
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 7 0 20:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 45 44 1 .978 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 72.7% 14:20
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 66.7% 15:59
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 8 0 0 19:03
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:49
19 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 05:46
41 D. Sprong R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 08:58
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 15:48
61 S. Plotnikov L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 10:55
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 35% 19:05
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 16:22
81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:01
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 0 0 50% 20:25
2 A. Clendening D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:01
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 19:11
5 D. Warsofsky D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 20:47
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 26:11
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 4 0 21:40
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 2 0 18:40
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 34 30 4 .882 59:15 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:04 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Interference 2
1st 18:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 07:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Holding 2
2nd 17:25 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:28 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Hooking 2
3rd 17:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta Hooking 2
3rd 18:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Dave Jackson, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Aaron Ness, Chris Brown, Michael Latta
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Rob Scuderi, Kris Letang

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 Dec 14

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page

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