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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 47-29-6
at Washington Capitals 2 49-26-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 15 12 36
Washington Capitals 7 8 7 22

Three stars

  1. P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. C. Djoos, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) Bryan Rust (5), Patric Hornqvist (1) Power play PIT 1, WSH 0
2nd 08:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (1) Tom Kuhnhackl (1), Sidney Crosby (5) Power play PIT 2, WSH 0
2nd 19:07 Washington Capitals Christian Djoos (1) Lars Eller (2), Brett Connolly (1) Even strength PIT 2, WSH 1
3rd 00:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary (2) Justin Schultz (1), Olli Maatta (2) Power play PIT 3, WSH 1
3rd 12:51 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (8) Christian Djoos (1), Nicklas Backstrom (5) Even strength PIT 3, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 36 22
Power play 3 of 6 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 16 26
Blocked shots 17 16
Giveaways 5 13
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 29/67 (43.3%) 38/67 (56.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 16:13
33 G. McKegg C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 40% 11:50
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:38
37 C. Rowney C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 54.5% 14:04
43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 12:32
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 17:26
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 100% 18:15
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 19:27
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 1 2 -1 2 2 1 0 1 15:23
75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:35
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 18:45
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 50% 20:31
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 2 0 10:59
3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 16:18
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 5 0 20:23
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 21:34
22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:58
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 2 1 27:09
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 0 7 1 0 0 19:36
10 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 11:12
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 15:09
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 21:04
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 64.3% 11:48
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 12:03
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 100% 11:29
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:00
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 19:51
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 11:56
91 T. Graovac C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:58
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 56.3% 19:04
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 22:13
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 21:27
29 C. Djoos D 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 1 0 13:20
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 2 0 21:04
55 A. Ness D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:21
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 26:22
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 36 33 3 .917 58:31 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:27 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Slashing 2
1st 10:33 Washington Capitals Braden Holtby Delaying game illegal play by goalie 2
1st 13:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Chad Ruhwedel Slashing 2
1st 17:43 Washington Capitals John Carlson Tripping 2
2nd 01:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Slashing 2
2nd 06:26 Washington Capitals Christian Djoos Tripping 2
2nd 11:20 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Interference 2
2nd 19:55 Washington Capitals Alex Chiasson Holding 2
3rd 01:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Greg McKegg Slashing 2
3rd 05:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Greg McKegg High sticking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Matt MacPherson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Chris Summers, Scott Wilson, Josh Archibald
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Tom Wilson, Nathan Walker

2017-2018 season series

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

Other NHL games on Oct 11

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/OT Game page

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