Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
| Washington Capitals |
14 |
5 |
8 |
27 |
Three stars
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
- P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Tuch, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Anthony Beauvillier (1) |
Dylan Strome (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
01:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (1) |
Ben Kindel (2), Samuel Girard (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
11:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (1) |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
04:42 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) |
Tom Wilson (2) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
13:14 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Tuch (3) |
Tom Wilson (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, WSH 4 |
| 2nd |
14:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tommy Novak (3) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 2, WSH 4 |
| 2nd |
18:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Nick Robertson (3) |
Kaedan Korczak (4), Blake Lizotte (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
03:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard (2) |
Jordan Kyrou (1), Cole Hutson (1) |
Power play |
PIT 3, WSH 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
30 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
7 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
21 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/53 (41.5%) |
31/53 (58.5%) |
Box score
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 14 N. Robertson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:32 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
15:17 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 22 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9.1% |
10:53 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:22 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
19:36 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
19:07 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:44 |
| Number 72 D. Carlile |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
27 |
22 |
5 |
.815 |
56:04 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
13:31 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 22 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
17:52 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:08 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 62 I. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
11:44 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:46 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
17:41 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:22 |
| Number 27 T. Liljegren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:56 |
| Number 44 C. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 52 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:01 |
| Number 73 V. Desharnais |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:03 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ville Koivunen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
06:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Nick Robertson |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
13:45 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:53 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Trevor van Riemsdyk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Blake Lizotte |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Kelly Sutherland
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Kilian McNamara
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Spencer Stastney, Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Matt Roy, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ethen Frank
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Details |
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