Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals 4 44-26-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 10 7 12 3 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 23 10 2 47

Three stars

  1. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. I. Samsonov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:50 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (6) Carl Hagelin (6) Shorthanded WSH 1, PIT 0
1st 06:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (5) Jake Guentzel (21), Kris Letang (36) Power play WSH 1, PIT 1
1st 11:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (13) Sidney Crosby (27), Jake Guentzel (22) Power play WSH 1, PIT 2
1st 16:13 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (6) Conor Sheary (10), Justin Schultz (8) Power play WSH 2, PIT 2
2nd 04:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (14) Sidney Crosby (28), Jake Guentzel (23) Power play WSH 2, PIT 3
2nd 19:18 Washington Capitals Daniel Sprong (8) John Carlson (25) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 3
OT 04:17 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (7) Evgeny Kuznetsov (31), Tom Wilson (18) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 32 47
Power play 1 of 2 3 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 28 20
Blocked shots 17 12
Giveaways 11 11
Takeaways 8 11
Faceoffs won 33/68 (48.5%) 35/68 (51.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 21:31
Number 10 D. Sprong R 1 0 1 +1 4 1 1 0 0 13:20
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 52.9% 20:38
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 28.6% 14:22
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 13:29
Number 24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:09
Number 26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 65.2% 15:49
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 5 0 0 20:23
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:31
Number 73 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 16:21
Number 91 J. Snively C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:45
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 7 0 1 0 38.9% 21:29
Number 2 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:43
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 1 0 17:14
Number 9 D. Orlov D 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 4 1 20:22
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 0 22:13
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 3 0 17:53
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 3 0 26:56
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 45 43 2 .956 57:34 Win
Number 41 V. Vanecek 2 1 1 .500 06:43

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14:08
Number 11 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 42.9% 10:47
Number 12 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 11:55
Number 17 B. Rust R 2 0 2 -1 0 9 1 1 2 21:07
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 16:35
Number 42 K. Kapanen R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 16:13
Number 49 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:48
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 3 3 -1 4 5 1 0 0 23:21
Number 67 R. Zohorna L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:28
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 3 0 1 37.5% 18:58
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 64.3% 18:28
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 -2 0 5 1 0 0 57.1% 23:49
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:39
Number 5 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 1 0 22:00
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:34
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:29
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 13:32
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 26:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Jarry 32 28 4 .875 64:11 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:24 Washington Capitals Daniel Sprong Holding 2
1st 10:17 Washington Capitals Daniel Sprong Tripping 2
1st 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Interference 2
1st 16:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Hooking 2
2nd 00:23 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd High sticking 2
2nd 04:12 Washington Capitals Trevor van Riemsdyk Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 10:44 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Dennis Cholowski, Aliaksei Protas
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Michael Chaput, Mark Friedman, Danton Heinen

2021-2022 season series

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