Capitals 3-2 Penguins (2 May, 2017) Box Score

Washington Capitals

55-19-8

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

50-21-11

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
Daniel WinnikD. Winnik#26
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88
Kevin ShattenkirkK. Shattenkirk#22

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	30	22:13	4:27	1:03	16:43	12	18	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	15:06	0:00	4:25	10:41	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	14	9:11	1:38	0:00	7:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	21	12:32	0:12	3:41	8:39	5	7	41.7
0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:23	3:54	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	5	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	26	17:33	3:10	0:00	14:23	6	6	50.0
0	0	-2	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	29	21:40	4:27	0:38	16:35	2	2	50.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	24	19:27	5:55	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:47	3:31	0:00	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	24	14:53	0:12	3:54	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	17:15	0:00	4:19	12:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	21:34	0:00	5:25	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	32	25:35	2:43	5:29	17:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	0	0	0	3	2:09	0:00	0:00	2:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	18:02	1:18	2:18	14:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	2	4	0	0	27	19:05	0:00	3:46	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:42	0:00	1:02	16:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	22	16:58	4:53	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	0	0	0	0	0	63:13	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Nick BoninoN. Bonino#13
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Matt CullenM. Cullen#7
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Tom KuhnhacklT. Kuhnhackl#34
Chris KunitzC. Kunitz#14
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
defensemen
Ian ColeI. Cole#28
Trevor DaleyT. Daley#6
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Ron HainseyR. Hainsey#65
Olli MaattaO. Maatta#3
Justin SchultzJ. Schultz#4

											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	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	30	21:55	1:53	4:32	15:30	15	15	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2:11	0:00	0:00	2:11	3	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	27	17:17	0:02	2:44	14:31	9	8	52.9
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	22:11	6:39	0:00	15:32	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	18	12:49	0:18	0:49	11:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:51	5:51	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	23:17	7:10	0:00	16:07	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	10:30	0:02	2:56	7:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	1	0	1	2	7	0	0	25	17:15	1:49	0:34	14:52	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	1	0	2	4	5	2	4	25	21:58	6:57	0:00	15:01	9	6	60.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	29	19:11	2:41	2:57	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	4:01	0:25	0:00	3:36	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	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	27	18:38	0:00	4:38	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	26	17:14	2:25	1:04	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	31	21:10	0:12	4:04	16:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	20:45	0:10	2:18	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	30	17:38	2:03	1:34	14:01	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	21:55	6:23	0:00	15:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	0	0	0	0	0	61:22	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	1	0	1	1	3
	Penguins	0	0	2	0	2

1st Period			WSH	PIT
13:05		Nicklas Backstrom (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (3), Justin Williams (4)	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
9:46	Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (4), Justin Williams (5)	2	0
18:07	Evgeni Malkin (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Phil Kessel (8), Justin Schultz (5)	2	1
18:55	Justin Schultz (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (11), Chris Kunitz (1)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	PIT
3:13		Kevin Shattenkirk (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)	3	2

0:45

Niskanen says hit wasn't intentional

0:45

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

28/4

Penguins
6
Capitals
2

Game 2

30/4

Capitals
3
Penguins
2

Game 3

2/5

Capitals
2
Penguins
3

Game 4

4/5

Penguins
2
Capitals
4

Game 5

7/5

Capitals
5
Penguins
2

Game 6

9/5

Penguins
2
Capitals
0

Game 7

11/5

PPG Paints Arena

12:30 AM, 2 May 2017

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,625

Referees:
Brad Meier
Brad Watson

Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

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