Penguins 6-2 Capitals (20 Mar, 2016) Box Score

Washington Capitals

51-15-5, 23-9-3 away

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

40-24-8, 23-10-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
J. Beagle C
A. Burakovsky LW
J. Chimera LW
M. Johansson LW
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
M. Richards C
J. Williams RW
T. Wilson RW
D. Winnik LW
defensemen
K. Alzner D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D
B. Orpik D
N. Schmidt D
M. Weber D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:19	2:12	0:18	13:49	7	10	41.2
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:56	0:00	4:41	11:15	5	5	50.0
1	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:42	0:00	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:09	1:30	1:55	10:44	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:12	2:12	0:00	12:00	4	5	44.4
0	0	-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:49	1:38	0:00	12:11	7	3	70.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	20	15:57	2:12	0:40	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	18:42	3:53	0:00	14:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:29	0:10	5:12	7:07	10	2	83.3
0	1	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	13:34	1:30	1:29	10:35	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	18	13:35	0:18	5:24	7:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	3	14	0	0	0	18	10:54	0:18	3:31	7:05	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	2	2	1	2	4	0	0	32	23:51	0:07	5:51	17:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	33	28:00	2:15	6:35	19:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	17:38	1:41	0:35	15:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	28	19:38	0:00	5:09	14:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	16:25	0:04	2:19	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	4	19	5	0	0	16	10:35	0:00	2:41	7:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
P. Grubauer G
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
5	1	4	.800	0	0	0	0	0	12:42	0
26	5	21	.808	0	0	0	0	0	47:18	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
N. Bonino C
S. Crosby C
M. Cullen C
E. Fehr RW
C. Hagelin LW
P. Hornqvist RW
P. Kessel RW
T. Kuhnhackl RW
C. Kunitz LW
B. Rust RW
C. Sheary LW
O. Sundqvist C
defensemen
I. Cole D
T. Daley D
B. Dumoulin D
K. Letang D
O. Maatta 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%
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:05	7:10	1:52	8:03	5	3	62.5
0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	22	20:06	7:41	0:11	12:14	11	16	40.7
1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:51	1:13	1:25	12:13	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	14:09	2:06	1:49	10:14	2	1	66.7
0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	21	14:29	1:46	1:19	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	5	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	21	17:54	6:09	0:00	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:55	7:21	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	1	0	0	2	12	2	0	0	17	11:06	0:00	0:00	11:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	24	17:10	4:11	0:11	12:48	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	20	13:07	0:26	0:32	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:37	2:17	0:00	9:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:53	0:35	0:41	11:37	3	9	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	5	1	2	3	1	1	20	13:21	0:00	1:28	11:53	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	21:56	3:12	1:58	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	12:55	0:00	0:54	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	29	30:07	8:29	1:30	20:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	29	20:56	0:41	1:38	18:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	14:23	4:38	0:32	9:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Fleury G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	2	16	.889	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Capitals	0	2	0	2
	Penguins	2	1	3	6

1st Period			WSH	PIT
8:33		Bryan Rust (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Kuhnhackl (5), Ian Cole (10)	0	1
9:59		Trevor Daley (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (44), Patric Hornqvist (28)	0	2

2nd Period		WSH	PIT
1:18	Jason Chimera (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (28), Dmitry Orlov (20)	1	2
15:12	Andre Burakovsky (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jay Beagle (7)	2	2
15:54	Tom Kuhnhackl (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Cullen (12), Trevor Daley (17)	2	3

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
3:46	Matt Cullen (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Kuhnhackl (6), Olli Maatta (13)	2	4
7:18	Chris Kunitz (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (45), Kris Letang (41)	2	5
13:05	Justin Schultz (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Trevor Daley (18), Bryan Rust (6)	2	6

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Penguins
3
Capitals
1

Game 1

29/10

Capitals
4
Penguins
1

Game 2

15/12

Penguins
-
Capitals
-

Game 3

24/1

Penguins
2
Capitals
3

Game 3

2/3

Capitals
2
Penguins
6

Game 4

20/3

Penguins
4
Capitals
3

Game 5

8/4

PPG Paints Arena

10:00 PM, 20 March 2016

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,656

Linesmen:
Steve Miller
Ryan Galloway

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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