Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
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 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
20 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
13 |
11 |
14 |
38 |
Three stars
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- V. Koivunen, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Connor McMichael (26) |
Tom Wilson (32) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, PIT 0 |
| 1st |
04:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (30) |
Ville Koivunen (6), Matt Grzelcyk (38) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
07:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (31) |
Sidney Crosby (58), Ville Koivunen (7) |
Power play |
WSH 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
11:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (33) |
Philip Tomasino (13), Connor Dewar (6) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
16:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (44) |
Dylan Strome (53), Pierre-Luc Dubois (46) |
Power play |
WSH 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
08:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Danton Heinen (9) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
WSH 2, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
09:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Philip Tomasino (11) |
Rickard Rakell (35), Matt Grzelcyk (39) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, PIT 5 |
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 |
20 |
38 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
16 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/58 (50%) |
29/58 (50%) |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:30 |
| Number 16 T. Raddysh |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
90.9% |
13:10 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
27.3% |
13:38 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:50 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:27 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:14 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:34 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
14:08 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:22 |
| Number 27 A. Alexeyev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:46 |
| Number 52 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:22 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 C. Stevenson |
38 |
33 |
5 |
.868 |
60:00 |
Loss |
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 11 V. Ponomarev |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
11:06 |
| Number 15 J. Koppanen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
15.4% |
15:49 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 22 S. Poulin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:56 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 48 V. Puustinen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:31 |
| Number 53 P. Tomasino |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
16:00 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60.9% |
17:51 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 20 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 23 V. Kolyachonok |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:50 |
| Number 24 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
20 |
18 |
2 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
06:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Andrew Mangiapane |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan McIlrath |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Brandon Schrader, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Dan Kelly
- Washington Capitals scratches
- John Carlson, Matt Roy, Logan Thompson, Martin Fehérváry, Aliaksei Protas
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kris Letang, Kevin Hayes, Matt Nieto, Bokondji Imama, Tommy Novak, Noel Acciari, Filip Kral, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty
2024-2025 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2024-2025 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 8, 2024
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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 18, 2025
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Washington Capitals
8
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 22, 2025
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Washington Capitals
2
at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
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Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Apr 17, 2025
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Status |
Details |
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Apr 17, 2025
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Ottawa Senators
7
|
Final
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
0
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
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Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Apr 17, 2025
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Apr 17, 2025
|
 Calgary Flames
5
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
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