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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 6–0 on Thursday, March 7, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals 6 40-31-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 38-32-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 4 1 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 9 5 29
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 15 10 39

Three stars

  1. C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  3. I. Miroshnichenko, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:51 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (14) Beck Malenstyn (11) Shorthanded WSH 1, PIT 0
2nd 00:30 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (18) Dylan Strome (26), John Carlson (31) Power play WSH 2, PIT 0
2nd 03:16 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen (1) Beck Malenstyn (12) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 0
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre (6) Trevor van Riemsdyk (9), Alex Ovechkin (29) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 0
2nd 16:21 Washington Capitals Ivan Miroshnichenko (1) Dylan Strome (27), Sonny Milano (6) Even strength WSH 5, PIT 0
3rd 02:13 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano (9) Alexander Alexeyev (1), Dylan Strome (28) Even strength WSH 6, PIT 0

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 29 39
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 15
Hits 13 23
Blocked shots 20 13
Giveaways 8 13
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 32/62 (51.6%) 30/62 (48.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 1 18:43
15 S. Milano L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 14:55
17 D. Strome C 0 3 3 +2 0 2 0 3 0 53.3% 13:33
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 100% 14:21
23 M. Sgarbossa C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 61.5% 14:14
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 47.6% 18:22
29 H. Lapierre C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 14:00
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 15:41
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 2 2 +2 5 3 2 1 0 50% 15:19
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 1 0 1 +2 2 3 1 0 0 12:27
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 15:10
96 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 0 13:16
3 N. Jensen D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 21:33
25 E. Bear D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 12:43
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 15:14
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 21:06
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 1 0 18:59
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 3 0 22:30
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 39 39 0 1.000 59:54 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
18 J. Puljujarvi R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 08:19
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 100% 19:14
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 35.7% 21:13
43 J. Harkins C 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 04:30
44 J. Gruden L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:09
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 19:19
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 1 0 10:06
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 50% 16:15
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 17:11
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 55.6% 19:30
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 75% 13:55
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -3 0 8 1 0 0 47.4% 18:46
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 14:49
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 1 0 13:53
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 22:24
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -4 0 2 2 2 0 22:09
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 23:56
73 P. Joseph D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 15:52
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 22 18 4 .818 28:43 Loss
39 A. Nedeljkovic 7 5 2 .714 31:10

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:12 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael High sticking 2
1st 05:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves High sticking double minor 4
1st 19:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Jansen Harkins Slashing 2
2nd 07:18 Washington Capitals Beck Malenstyn Fighting (major) 5
2nd 07:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Jansen Harkins Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:51 Washington Capitals Max Pacioretty Hooking 2
2nd 17:49 Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin Roughing 2
3rd 04:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Chad Ruhwedel Hooking 2
3rd 10:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
3rd 14:58 Washington Capitals Ivan Miroshnichenko Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Steve Barton
Washington Capitals scratches
Darcy Kuemper
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Joona Koppanen, John Ludvig, Drew O'Connor

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 Mar 7

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 7 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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