Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
13 |
8 |
30 |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
10 |
14 |
32 |
Three stars
- M. Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
06:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller (5) |
Tom Wilson (7) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
09:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (16) |
Evgeni Malkin (26), Kris Letang (20) |
Power play |
PIT 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
18:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (7) |
Jake Guentzel (16), Sidney Crosby (22) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
30 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
17 |
15 |
| Hits |
23 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/56 (60.7%) |
22/56 (39.3%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:11 |
| Number 10 G. Wilson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:05 |
| Number 14 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:47 |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:14 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 19 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
64.7% |
14:46 |
| Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:29 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
59.1% |
22:07 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 6 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
00:09 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:09 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
32:22 |
| Number 73 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
32 |
31 |
1 |
.969 |
60:00 |
Win |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:14 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
63.2% |
23:13 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
21.4% |
19:12 |
| Number 23 D. Jaskin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:44 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:39 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
06:49 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 72 T. Boyd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:42 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
16.7% |
21:25 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
30.8% |
21:43 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:59 |
| Number 22 M. Bowey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:24 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
29:02 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
57:43 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
00:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jamie Oleksiak |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
04:05 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
04:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
06:54 |
Washington Capitals |
Jonas Siegenthaler |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
14:10 |
Washington Capitals |
Michal Kempny |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus Pettersson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Michal Kempny |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
20:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Dumoulin |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Phil Kessel |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Referees
- Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Brian Murphy
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Derek Grant, Chad Ruhwedel, Juuso Riikola
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Chandler Stephenson, Tyler Lewington, Andre Burakovsky
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Status |
Details |
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