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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 3 48-26-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 44-26-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 15 17 41
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 12 9 30

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. J. McCann, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:27 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (20) Nicklas Backstrom (48), T.J. Oshie (22) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
2nd 10:24 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (21) Dmitry Orlov (21), T.J. Oshie (23) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
2nd 12:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (35) Jared McCann (14) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 1
2nd 13:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (32) Justin Schultz (11) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 2
2nd 14:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (33) Phil Kessel (47), Evgeni Malkin (48) Power play WSH 2, PIT 3
3rd 11:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (23) Justin Schultz (12), Evgeni Malkin (49) Power play WSH 2, PIT 4
3rd 14:02 Washington Capitals John Carlson (11) Alex Ovechkin (32), Nicklas Backstrom (49) Power play WSH 3, PIT 4
3rd 19:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Jared McCann (17) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 3, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 41 30
Power play 1 of 2 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 34 42
Blocked shots 6 21
Giveaways 9 14
Takeaways 7 7
Faceoffs won 27/59 (45.8%) 32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -2 2 5 8 0 0 19:01
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 13:07
13 J. Vrana L 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 14:52
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 2 0 0 56.3% 20:09
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 46.7% 16:09
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 40% 06:47
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 9 1 0 50% 18:56
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 13:13
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:24
72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 08:17
77 T. Oshie R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 50% 19:18
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 17:27
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 2 1 0 22:27
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:09
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 17:56
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 1 0 20:17
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 15:27
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 -2 0 4 1 1 1 25:32
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 29 25 4 .862 58:39 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 71.4% 11:45
10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 06:13
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:42
19 J. McCann L 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 50% 17:24
27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 +1 0 8 5 2 0 30% 16:51
36 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 03:50
53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 15:15
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 4 0 0 18:22
71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 1 0 84.6% 20:14
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 100% 13:29
81 P. Kessel R 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 0 1 19:37
87 S. Crosby C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 1 1 42.3% 21:25
4 J. Schultz D 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 3 0 22:40
5 Z. Trotman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 13:33
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 21:17
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 20:44
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 22:43
73 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 4 0 18:50
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 41 38 3 .927 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Holding 2
1st 02:33 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Kneeing 2
2nd 01:37 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
2nd 13:55 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Tripping 2
3rd 04:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Gudbranson Roughing 2
3rd 04:06 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 10:33 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 12:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Ryan Daisy
Washington Capitals scratches
Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kris Letang, Bryan Rust, Chad Ruhwedel, Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Calgary Flames 9 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page

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