Penguins 7-6 Capitals (5 Oct, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

1-0-1, 0-0-1 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	3	1	2	0	6
PIT	2	3	1	1	7

Pittsburgh Penguins

1-0-0, 1-0-0 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
A. Burakovsky LW
B. Connolly RW
N. Dowd RW
L. Eller C
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
D. Smith-Pelly RW
C. Stephenson C
J. Vrana LW
N. Walker LW
defensemen
M. Bowey D
J. Carlson D
C. Djoos D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D
B. Orpik D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	18:47	3:02	1:57	13:48	13	10	56.5
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:16	0:00	1:18	8:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	22	18:24	0:58	0:00	17:26	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:07	0:00	4:07	6:00	3	7	30.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	12:19	0:58	2:17	9:04	6	2	75.0
0	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	29	24:12	2:51	2:47	18:34	10	13	43.5
2	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	4	1	0	25	18:31	3:02	1:32	13:57	0	2	0.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	23	20:07	3:49	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:37	0:00	3:20	6:17	1	0	100.0
0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:39	0:00	2:32	9:07	0	1	0.0
1	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	15:17	1:09	0:00	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:29	0:00	0:31	5:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	15	11:11	0:00	0:31	10:40	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	28:02	3:25	4:39	19:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:52	0:00	0:00	16:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	29	22:07	0:11	5:31	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	29	24:22	0:35	5:14	18:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	21	16:01	0:00	5:27	10:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	7	34	.829	30	2	2	0	0	61:20	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
D. Brassard C
S. Crosby C
M. Cullen C
J. Guentzel LW
C. Hagelin LW
P. Hornqvist RW
P. Kessel RW
E. Malkin C
B. Rust RW
R. Sheahan C
D. Simon C
D. Sprong RW
defensemen
B. Dumoulin D
J. Johnson D
K. Letang D
O. Maatta D
J. Oleksiak D
J. Schultz D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	14:28	3:06	1:34	9:48	5	5	50.0
0	2	2	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:01	7:28	0:11	14:22	14	11	56.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:43	0:00	1:24	8:19	2	0	100.0
2	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:48	3:19	0:11	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	18	14:29	0:00	1:06	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:42	6:21	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	24	21:36	7:46	0:00	13:50	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	22	21:43	7:28	0:00	14:15	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:40	0:00	1:09	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:41	0:07	2:25	10:09	9	9	50.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	13	9:51	0:51	0:00	9:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:47	2:22	0:00	4:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:07	0:00	1:42	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:58	2:48	1:47	17:23	0	0	0.0
2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	28	25:41	7:46	2:13	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	3	26	19:09	0:00	1:42	17:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	13:59	0:07	0:36	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:38	2:55	0:00	14:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Murray G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	6	30	.833	24	4	2	0	0	61:20	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Capitals	3	1	2	0	6
	Penguins	2	3	1	1	7

1st Period		WSH	PIT
1:49	Jamie Oleksiak (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Phil Kessel (1)	0	1
3:30	Jakub Vrana (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (4), T.J. Oshie (2)	1	1
4:18	Brooks Orpik (1) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	1
7:27	Jake Guentzel (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Daniel Sprong (1), Justin Schultz (1)	2	2
8:00	Alex Ovechkin (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	3	2

2nd Period		WSH	PIT
0:30	Kris Letang (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Brian Dumoulin (1)	3	3
3:54	John Carlson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (1)	4	3
15:09	Jake Guentzel (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (2), Patric Hornqvist (1)	4	4
16:58	Derick Brassard (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dominik Simon (1), Brian Dumoulin (2)	4	5

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
2:45	Evgeni Malkin (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kris Letang (1), Sidney Crosby (2)	4	6
13:01	T.J. Oshie (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	5	6
13:22	T.J. Oshie (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (2)	6	6

OT Summary			WSH	PIT
1:20		Kris Letang (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Phil Kessel (2)	6	7

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

Capitals
6
Penguins
7

Game 1

5/10

Penguins
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

8/11

Penguins
2
Capitals
1

Game 3

20/12

Capitals
3
Penguins
5

Game 4

12/3

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 5 October 2018

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,627

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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