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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 6–3 on Saturday, April 11, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 6 43-30-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 4 2 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 3 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 14 7 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 6 4 11

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. I. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. K. Hayes, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:39 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (25) Ilya Protas (2) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
2nd 02:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha (32) Ryan Shea (27), Tommy Novak (26) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 1
2nd 06:02 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (19) Pierre-Luc Dubois (13), Connor McMichael (31) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 1
2nd 08:08 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (30) Ilya Protas (3), Aliaksei Protas (27) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 1
2nd 11:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari (13) Elmer Soderblom (6), Samuel Girard (16) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 2
2nd 11:58 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (20) Cole Hutson (6), Justin Sourdif (20) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 2
2nd 16:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes (4) Ryan Shea (28) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 3
3rd 05:56 Washington Capitals Ilya Protas (1) Cole Hutson (7), Dylan Strome (39) Power play WSH 5, PIT 3
3rd 16:22 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (32) Tom Wilson (31) Even strength, Empty net WSH 6, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 32 11
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 0 4
Hits 17 21
Blocked shots 15 16
Giveaways 17 18
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 27/47 (57.4%) 20/47 (42.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 14:59
9 R. Leonard R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 1 0 14:00
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 64.7% 20:01
21 A. Protas L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 50% 16:24
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:42
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 15:02
34 J. Sourdif C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 60% 17:54
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 16:44
62 I. Protas L 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 42.9% 16:06
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 11:54
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 100% 17:56
80 P. Dubois C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 07:02
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 4 0 19:53
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 5 0 23:09
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:35
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 19:37
44 C. Hutson D 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 0 0 19:02
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 1 1 0 20:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 11 8 3 .727 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 100% 14:49
13 K. Hayes R 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 40% 14:51
15 J. Koppanen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 28.6% 12:10
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 12:27
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 14:32
25 E. Soderblom L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 15:25
39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 13:19
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:49
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 15:01
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 16:08
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 36.4% 16:57
85 A. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 15:22
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 18:07
5 R. Shea D 0 2 2 +3 0 0 1 1 0 25:12
7 I. Solovyov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 15:42
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 15:30
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 20:43
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 4 0 24:10
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 31 26 5 .839 59:06 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 14:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes Holding 2
3rd 05:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Brazeau Hooking 2
3rd 08:10 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Charlie Lindgren, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Hendrix Lapierre, Ethen Frank
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust, Parker Wotherspoon, Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte, Ben Kindel, Jake Livanavage

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 11

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

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