Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Saturday, April 9, 2022 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
16 |
19 |
45 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
14 |
11 |
7 |
32 |
Three stars
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- J. Carter, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (24) |
Jake Guentzel (38), Evgeni Malkin (20) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
01:01 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (7) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
WSH 1, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
07:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov (11) |
Johan Larsson (10), Nic Dowd (10) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
18:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jeff Carter (17) |
Evan Rodrigues (24) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
19:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Boyle (10) |
Kris Letang (54), Teddy Blueger (13) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
04:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (44) |
John Carlson (47), Nicklas Backstrom (22) |
Power play |
WSH 3, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
11:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (22) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
WSH 4, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
18:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (23) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded, Empty net |
WSH 5, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
19:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Martin Fehérváry (7) |
Tom Wilson (27), John Carlson (48) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 6, 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 |
45 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
13 |
| Hits |
39 |
33 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
36/69 (52.2%) |
33/69 (47.8%) |
Box score
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
65% |
18:15 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:36 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
83.3% |
07:38 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
35% |
18:32 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:43 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
13:09 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:47 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:01 |
| Number 2 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:06 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:15 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Samsonov |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 9 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:33 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:01 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:20 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:49 |
| Number 42 K. Kapanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:35 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:58 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:29 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:23 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
19:14 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
17:10 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
22:06 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 5 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
43 |
39 |
4 |
.907 |
58:35 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:48 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jeff Carter |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Dumoulin |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Trevor van Riemsdyk |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
11:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jason Zucker |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
14:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Martin Fehérváry |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Dan O'Rourke
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Matt Irwin, Conor Sheary, Michal Kempny, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Mark Friedman, Anthony Angello, Filip Hallander, Radim Zohorna
2021-2022 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2021-2022 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Nov 14, 2021
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 10, 2021
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
|
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Washington Capitals
6
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
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Other NHL games on Apr 9
Other NHL games on Saturday, April 9, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Florida Panthers
4
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Ottawa Senators
1
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Seattle Kraken
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Anaheim Ducks
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at St. Louis Blues
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Apr 9, 2022
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