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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 50-21-11
at Washington Capitals 7 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 1 1
Washington Capitals 3 1 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 6 8 26
Washington Capitals 16 13 10 39

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:32 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (7) Jay Beagle (4) Shorthanded PIT 0, WSH 1
1st 17:30 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (3) T.J. Oshie (3), Matt Niskanen (8) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 2
1st 19:52 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (8) Nicklas Backstrom (9), John Carlson (7) Power play PIT 0, WSH 3
2nd 05:19 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (1) Marcus Johansson (6), Nicklas Backstrom (10) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 4
3rd 05:37 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (2) T.J. Oshie (4), Nicklas Backstrom (11) Power play PIT 0, WSH 5
3rd 10:26 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (8) Andre Burakovsky (5) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 6
3rd 16:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (4) Nick Bonino (4), Justin Schultz (4) Even strength PIT 1, WSH 6
3rd 16:58 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (4) Nate Schmidt (5), Brooks Orpik (5) Even strength PIT 1, WSH 7

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 39
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 28 12
Hits 21 21
Blocked shots 18 11
Giveaways 11 11
Takeaways 20 14
Faceoffs won 35/80 (43.8%) 45/80 (56.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 14:08
13 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 5 0 52.9% 16:20
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 50% 14:07
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 10:14
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:57
25 T. Sestito L 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 04:49
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0 0 14:04
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14:37
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 6 1 0 1 0 46.7% 17:49
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 2 0 15:46
81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 0 0 15:03
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 0 0 30.8% 18:03
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19:30
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:01
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:35
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -4 2 3 2 0 0 15:39
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 18:17
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -5 4 0 5 5 0 23:50
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 25 20 5 .800 40:24
30 M. Murray 14 12 2 .857 19:36 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 18:38
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 09:21
14 J. Williams R 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 100% 13:43
19 N. Backstrom C 2 3 5 +3 0 4 0 1 0 66.7% 17:49
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58.3% 12:19
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 13:05
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:05
77 T. Oshie R 2 2 4 +4 0 3 2 0 1 33.3% 17:22
82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:33
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 75% 12:21
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +3 2 4 1 0 0 50% 15:46
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 38.1% 18:16
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 2 0 22:13
9 D. Orlov D 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 17:29
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 1 1 0 17:24
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 18:16
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 2 0 24:14
88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 0 0 0 14:22
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 26 25 1 .962 59:54 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:48 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Cross checking 2
1st 19:18 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson Roughing 2
1st 19:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Roughing 2
1st 19:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
1st 19:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
1st 19:36 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Roughing 2
2nd 01:34 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Hooking 2
2nd 06:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Slashing 2
2nd 11:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Tripping 2
2nd 12:09 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov High sticking 2
2nd 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
2nd 17:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Tripping 2
2nd 20:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Sestito Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 03:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Delaying game smothering puck 2
3rd 05:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 18:10 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Tom Kuhnhackl, Steve Oleksy, Scott Wilson
Washington Capitals scratches
Daniel Winnik, 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 Nov 16

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page

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