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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Saturday, March 7, 2020 on the road.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals 5 41-20-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 40-23-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 7 9 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 7 15 28

Three stars

  1. N. Dowd, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. R. Panik, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:52 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (6) Garnet Hathaway (7), Richard Panik (13) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
1st 16:15 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (12) Jakub Vrana (27), T.J. Oshie (23) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
1st 18:38 Washington Capitals Richard Panik (9) Nick Jensen (8), Nic Dowd (8) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 0
3rd 00:34 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (7) Carl Hagelin (17) Shorthanded WSH 4, PIT 0
3rd 05:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (16) Conor Sheary (12) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 1
3rd 12:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (22) Jason Zucker (21), Sidney Crosby (31) Power play WSH 4, PIT 2
3rd 13:12 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (26) Nicklas Backstrom (42) Even strength WSH 5, PIT 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 28 28
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 6
Hits 45 26
Blocked shots 17 10
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 26/55 (47.3%) 29/55 (52.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 7 1 0 16:34
13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:24
14 R. Panik R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 10:03
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 12:57
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 46.2% 15:34
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 38.5% 16:38
21 G. Hathaway R 0 1 1 +2 0 4 2 0 0 10:26
26 N. Dowd C 2 1 3 +3 0 4 3 0 0 50% 14:26
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 16:10
62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 14:44
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 3 1 0 100% 15:48
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 50% 14:58
3 N. Jensen D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 4 0 20:11
4 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 20:36
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 0 15:45
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 21:19
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +3 2 2 2 3 0 15:39
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 24:36
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 50% 15:04
13 B. Tanev L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 0 0 12:21
16 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 17:00
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 19:18
19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 14:56
27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 09:25
37 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 11:54
43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:42
53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 30.8% 12:23
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 -3 2 5 1 0 1 55.6% 21:37
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 0 0 17:21
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 64% 21:53
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:59
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 19:34
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 18:12
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 4 0 20:06
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 14:52
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -4 2 1 1 0 0 26:19
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 28 23 5 .821 56:20 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Sam Lafferty Roughing 2
1st 02:03 Washington Capitals Jonas Siegenthaler Roughing 2
1st 06:37 Washington Capitals Brenden Dillon Interference 2
1st 07:12 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 09:07 Washington Capitals Carl Hagelin Hooking 2
2nd 15:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Holding 2
2nd 16:02 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Holding the stick 2
2nd 16:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Roughing 2
2nd 18:48 Washington Capitals Jonas Siegenthaler Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
2nd 19:35 Washington Capitals Brenden Dillon Delaying game 2
3rd 10:34 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches
Radko Gudas, Travis Boyd, Brendan Leipsic
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Chad Ruhwedel, Anthony Angello, Evan Rodrigues, Dominik Simon, Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page

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