Capitals 5-2 Penguins (12 Jan, 2017) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

26-9-5, 8-7-3 away

	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	0	2	2
WSH	1	1	3	5

Washington Capitals

27-9-5, 16-5-1 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
N. Bonino C
S. Crosby C
M. Cullen C
E. Fehr RW
C. Hagelin LW
P. Hornqvist RW
P. Kessel RW
C. Kunitz LW
E. Malkin C
B. Rust RW
C. Sheary LW
S. Wilson RW
defensemen
I. Cole D
T. Daley D
K. Letang D
O. Maatta D
S. Oleksy 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	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	12:24	2:25	1:59	8:00	7	7	50.0
0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:50	6:16	0:06	16:28	6	19	24.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	11:46	0:00	3:08	8:38	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:48	0:00	1:59	8:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	12:44	0:00	1:57	10:47	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	5	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	17:27	6:17	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:32	6:26	0:00	12:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	12:01	1:38	0:00	10:23	0	1	0.0
1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	21:59	6:26	0:00	15:33	8	7	53.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:14	0:00	1:17	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:10	1:29	0:00	12:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:22	0:23	0:00	8:59	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	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	24	17:15	0:00	3:27	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	28	20:06	1:52	1:46	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	31	26:19	3:35	3:48	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:35	0:00	1:25	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	16	11:32	0:00	0:00	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	23	21:06	4:43	0:00	16:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Fleury G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	0	0	0	0	0	58:37	0

Washington Capitals


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

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	17:23	3:42	0:25	13:16	14	7	66.7
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:58	0:00	4:18	10:40	14	7	66.7
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	9:33	1:29	0:00	8:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	13	9:10	0:00	0:00	9:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	12:45	0:00	3:35	9:10	6	5	54.5
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	16:33	3:38	0:00	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:43	1:31	0:00	15:12	6	7	46.2
0	3	2	1	0	0	3	6	1	3	0	21	15:50	3:42	0:00	12:08	2	0	100.0
2	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:52	3:44	0:00	13:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	19	14:09	1:31	0:25	12:13	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	12:47	0:00	3:26	9:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:31	0:00	4:27	10:04	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	1	0	0	2	0	2	27	20:46	0:06	4:47	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	5	0	4	0	0	1	1	3	28	22:19	3:44	4:22	14:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	31	23:11	1:29	3:56	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	3	1	2	1	1	1	25	20:18	1:29	0:00	18:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	23	17:54	0:00	3:31	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	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
	Penguins	0	0	2	2
	Capitals	1	1	3	5

1st Period			PIT	WSH
0:35		Alex Ovechkin (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (25), T.J. Oshie (8)	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
8:06		Alex Ovechkin (21) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (18), Nicklas Backstrom (26)	0	2

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
4:31	Justin Williams (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (23), Dmitry Orlov (17)	0	3
7:46	Evgeni Malkin (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (19), Phil Kessel (27)	1	3
13:11	Nicklas Backstrom (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (9), John Carlson (19)	1	4
17:24	Patric Hornqvist (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (19), Phil Kessel (28)	2	4
19:42	Lars Eller (4) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (27), T.J. Oshie (10)	2	5

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

Capitals
2
Penguins
3

Game 1

14/10

Penguins
1
Capitals
7

Game 2

17/11

Penguins
2
Capitals
5

Game 3

12/1

Capitals
7
Penguins
8

Game 4

17/1

Capital One Arena

1:00 AM, 12 January 2017

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Dean Morton

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	0	0	6
Columbus	3	1	0	6
Philadelphia	3	1	0	6
Carolina	2	0	1	5
NY Islanders	2	2	0	4
Washington	1	3	0	2
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	4	0	0

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

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