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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 50-21-11
at Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 2 2
Washington Capitals 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 13 10 9 32
Washington Capitals 9 11 10 30

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:35 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (20) Nicklas Backstrom (25), T.J. Oshie (8) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 1
2nd 08:06 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (21) John Carlson (18), Nicklas Backstrom (26) Power play PIT 0, WSH 2
3rd 04:31 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (12) Evgeny Kuznetsov (23), Dmitry Orlov (17) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 3
3rd 07:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (17) Justin Schultz (19), Phil Kessel (27) Power play PIT 1, WSH 3
3rd 13:11 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (11) T.J. Oshie (9), John Carlson (19) Power play PIT 1, WSH 4
3rd 17:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (10) Sidney Crosby (19), Phil Kessel (28) Power play PIT 2, WSH 4
3rd 19:42 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (4) Nicklas Backstrom (27), T.J. Oshie (10) Even strength, Empty net PIT 2, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 2 of 5 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 14
Hits 14 16
Blocked shots 10 19
Giveaways 5 14
Takeaways 10 13
Faceoffs won 26/69 (37.7%) 43/69 (62.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 35.7% 11:46
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 12:24
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:01
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10:48
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:14
23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 09:22
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 14:10
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 12:44
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 53.3% 21:59
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 -2 0 5 4 0 1 17:27
81 P. Kessel R 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 18:32
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 24% 22:50
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:35
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 21:06
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 0 20:06
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 17:15
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 26:19
61 S. Oleksy D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 0 0 11:32
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 29 25 4 .862 58:37 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +1 0 7 2 0 1 16:52
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 09:10
14 J. Williams R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 100% 14:09
19 N. Backstrom C 1 3 4 +2 0 2 0 1 1 66.7% 17:23
20 L. Eller C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 54.5% 12:45
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:31
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:47
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:33
77 T. Oshie R 0 3 3 +2 6 1 1 0 0 100% 15:50
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 66.7% 14:58
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:33
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 46.2% 16:43
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 2 3 0 23:11
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 3 0 20:18
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:46
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 2 0 17:54
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 0 22:19
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 12:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:24 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2
1st 07:18 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Slashing 2
1st 07:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen Tripping 2
1st 19:04 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Slashing 2
1st 19:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Slashing 2
2nd 03:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 07:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin Hooking 2
2nd 13:12 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly High sticking 2
2nd 18:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Oleksy Tripping 2
3rd 06:28 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Roughing 2
3rd 09:13 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Holding 2
3rd 12:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Oleksy Tripping 2
3rd 16:24 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Jean Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
David Warsofsky, Tom Kuhnhackl, Chad Ruhwedel
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 11

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 7 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page

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