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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 4–3 on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals 4 40-31-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 38-32-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 4 0 0 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 8 3 22
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 16 13 35

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. M. Fehérváry, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:55 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (11) Rasmus Sandin (9), Ethan Bear (1) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
1st 11:16 Washington Capitals Beck Malenstyn (4) Nic Dowd (3) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
1st 13:02 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry (2) Dylan Strome (9), Hendrix Lapierre (4) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 0
1st 19:18 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (8) Rasmus Sandin (10), Anthony Mantha (6) Power play WSH 4, PIT 0
1st 19:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (3) Erik Karlsson (18), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 1
2nd 09:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (21) Jake Guentzel (25), Evgeni Malkin (18) Power play WSH 4, PIT 2
2nd 18:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (17) Sidney Crosby (17), Rickard Rakell (8) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 22 35
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 17 31
Blocked shots 23 9
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 7 11
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 16:44
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 11:30
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15:12
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 14:34
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 45.5% 16:42
29 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 08:27
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:37
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 33.3% 18:56
45 M. Phillips R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 07:30
47 B. Malenstyn L 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 100% 18:54
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 40% 20:07
96 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 14:23
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 15:00
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 2 0 16:27
25 E. Bear D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 18:34
38 R. Sandin D 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 17:58
42 M. Fehérváry D 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 4 0 22:35
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 26:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 35 32 3 .914 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:18
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:47
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 16:06
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 50% 12:23
43 J. Harkins C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 08:50
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 07:37
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 62.5% 12:09
59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 1 0 0 23:16
67 R. Rakell R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 1 0 22:27
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 0 0 50% 22:02
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 10:19
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 4 0 1 58.6% 22:24
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 11:18
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 12:42
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:03
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 24:55
65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 27:01
73 P. Joseph D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 16:21
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 7 4 3 .571 13:02
39 A. Nedeljkovic 15 14 1 .933 44:27 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Valtteri Puustinen Slashing 2
2nd 07:32 Washington Capitals Joel Edmundson Hooking 2
2nd 14:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Carter Slashing 2
3rd 05:28 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Holding 2
3rd 10:40 Washington Capitals Ethan Bear Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Mitch Dunning, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Derek Nansen
Washington Capitals scratches
Trevor van Riemsdyk, Charlie Lindgren, Alexander Alexeyev
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
John Ludvig, Radim Zohorna

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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