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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 6–2 on Saturday, April 29, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 50-21-11
at Washington Capitals 2 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 3 3 6
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 9 10 24
Washington Capitals 16 11 9 36

Three stars

  1. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (1) Unassisted Shorthanded PIT 1, WSH 0
2nd 02:09 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (5) Power play PIT 1, WSH 1
2nd 13:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (3) Sidney Crosby (6), Jake Guentzel (3) Even strength PIT 2, WSH 1
2nd 16:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (6) Sidney Crosby (7) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 1
3rd 02:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (4) Justin Schultz (4), Evgeni Malkin (10) Power play PIT 4, WSH 1
3rd 03:44 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (3) Alex Ovechkin (2), T.J. Oshie (6) Even strength PIT 4, WSH 2
3rd 05:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (3) Ian Cole (5), Phil Kessel (7) Even strength PIT 5, WSH 2
3rd 19:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (7) Matt Cullen (3), Olli Maatta (3) Even strength, Empty net PIT 6, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 24 36
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 16
Hits 19 37
Blocked shots 33 10
Giveaways 4 13
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 33/74 (44.6%) 41/74 (55.4%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 3 0 28.6% 12:41
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 50% 20:56
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:17
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 18:56
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 2 0 11:31
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:50
59 J. Guentzel C 2 1 3 +2 2 3 1 2 0 18:00
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 11:36
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 1 0 22.2% 14:23
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 05:02
81 P. Kessel R 2 1 3 +2 0 4 0 0 1 16:42
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 2 0 58.3% 20:12
3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 6 0 17:54
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 17:12
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 17:27
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 24:07
28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 1 2 0 19:18
65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 22:16
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 36 34 2 .944 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -2 0 3 4 2 0 23:19
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 100% 18:09
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 -2 0 3 1 0 0 50% 20:16
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 76.9% 14:09
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 09:08
28 P. Carey C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:40
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 0 10:30
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:00
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 5 1 0 71.4% 22:16
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 40% 09:22
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 17:32
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 0 0 52.4% 18:10
2 M. Niskanen D 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 1 1 21:53
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 18:51
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 2 0 17:35
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 13:50
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 0 22:08
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 17:51
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 9 7 2 .778 18:34
70 B. Holtby 14 11 3 .786 40:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley Hooking 2
1st 17:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Interference 2
2nd 00:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Hooking 2
2nd 02:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
2nd 09:45 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
3rd 01:32 Washington Capitals Kevin Shattenkirk Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 10:38 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 10:38 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl Delaying game 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mark Streit, Scott Wilson, Matt Murray, Carter Rowney, Chad Ruhwedel
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Karl Alzner, Brett Connolly

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 Apr 29

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 5 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page

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