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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 34-36-12
at Washington Capitals 4 51-22-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 6 5 19
Washington Capitals 9 11 12 32

Three stars

  1. A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:42 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (13) Aliaksei Protas (19), Nic Dowd (7) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 1
2nd 12:08 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (19) Pierre-Luc Dubois (28), Connor McMichael (16) Even strength PIT 0, WSH 2
3rd 11:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (19) Sidney Crosby (37), Rickard Rakell (17) Even strength PIT 1, WSH 2
3rd 17:50 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois (8) Connor McMichael (17) Power play PIT 1, WSH 3
3rd 18:30 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (6) Tom Wilson (15), Nic Dowd (8) Even strength, Empty net PIT 1, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 19 32
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 17 27
Blocked shots 14 17
Giveaways 14 20
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 24/53 (45.3%) 29/53 (54.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 16:24
10 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:38
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58.3% 15:03
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 16:18
19 C. Glass C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 57.1% 11:48
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 10:04
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:59
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 20% 13:52
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 -3 2 3 1 1 0 17:35
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 22.2% 16:32
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 13:39
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 2 0 52.9% 17:58
24 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:24
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:41
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 3 0 23:13
38 O. Pickering D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:47
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 2 0 23:18
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 24:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 J. Blomqvist 31 28 3 .903 59:41 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:20
16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:01
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 66.7% 15:59
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 28.6% 10:47
21 A. Protas L 1 1 2 +2 2 1 0 2 0 14:38
22 B. Duhaime L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 13:00
24 C. McMichael L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 1 0 16:02
26 N. Dowd C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 2 2 0 78.6% 15:58
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 7 2 0 0 20:50
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 10:24
80 P. Dubois C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 1 1 42.9% 16:43
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:05
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 3 0 17:10
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 +2 0 5 2 1 0 24:31
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:46
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16:10
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 18:14
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 24:22
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 19 18 1 .947 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:57 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Cross checking 2
2nd 09:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Hooking 2
2nd 19:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Beauvillier Tripping 2
2nd 19:43 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Roughing 2
2nd 19:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Michael Bunting Roughing 2
3rd 04:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Tripping 2
3rd 07:30 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Hooking 2
3rd 15:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Garrett Rank, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Brandon Grillo, Matt MacPherson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Matt Nieto, Ryan Shea, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana, Alexander Alexeyev

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 18

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at New York Rangers 1 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Utah Hockey Club 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page

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