Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
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 |
8 |
10 |
17 |
35 |
| Washington Capitals |
6 |
5 |
12 |
23 |
Three stars
- T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- C. Hagelin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakub Vrana (24) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
14:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist (15) |
Kris Letang (27), Evgeni Malkin (41) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
15:13 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (13) |
Jason Zucker (17), Marcus Pettersson (18) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
01:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (20) |
Nicklas Backstrom (38) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
04:41 |
Washington Capitals |
Carl Hagelin (6) |
Lars Eller (22), John Carlson (57) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
08:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (21) |
Bryan Rust (26) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
10:40 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (25) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 3, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
19:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Carl Hagelin (7) |
Nicklas Backstrom (39), T.J. Oshie (21) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 3, WSH 5 |
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 |
35 |
23 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
14 |
| Hits |
35 |
45 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
12 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/67 (50.7%) |
33/67 (49.3%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 D. Simon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 13 B. Tanev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
16:06 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:45 |
| Number 19 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:08 |
| Number 26 A. Agozzino |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
07:51 |
| Number 37 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
07:54 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
35.7% |
16:10 |
| Number 57 A. Angello |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
07:27 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
70.6% |
19:05 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
20:58 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:22 |
| Number 5 Z. Trotman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
26:13 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
22 |
18 |
4 |
.818 |
58:59 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
52.9% |
17:04 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
14:32 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
07:22 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
43.8% |
11:42 |
| Number 28 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:20 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
17:15 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 4 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
|
20:38 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 33 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
22:00 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:27 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:38 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Brenden Dillon |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Brenden Dillon |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus Pettersson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Garnet Hathaway |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Angello |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola, Dominik Kahun
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Travis Boyd, Jonas Siegenthaler
Other NHL games on Feb 23
Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 2020
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Winnipeg Jets
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 San Jose Sharks
1
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 St. Louis Blues
4
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
6
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, Feb 23, 2020
|
Sources and further reading
Pittsburgh Penguins 
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