Capitals 3-1 Penguins (2 Apr, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

47-25-7, 20-15-5 away

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

45-29-6, 29-9-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakub JerabekJ. Jerabek#28
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:59	6:23	2:09	13:27	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	3:22	0:03	1:14	2:05	2	3	40.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	21	16:05	1:38	0:00	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:39	2:47	0:06	5:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	20	15:31	1:41	4:06	9:44	9	6	60.0
0	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:50	5:20	0:04	15:26	8	11	42.1
1	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	22	18:57	5:00	1:47	12:10	1	4	20.0
0	0	1	4	2	0	1	2	4	0	2	22	22:47	7:35	0:00	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	2	7	0	0	18	13:25	0:00	2:41	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	13	8:54	0:00	1:07	7:47	2	1	66.7
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:19	0:00	0:00	8:19	1	0	100.0
1	0	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	23	16:51	0:17	2:46	13:48	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	25:58	6:36	4:02	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	14:28	0:00	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	20	16:57	0:00	0:34	16:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	18:28	1:03	4:04	13:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:06	3:22	2:43	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	21	18:44	0:00	5:57	12:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	1	36	.973	0	0	0	0	0	59:40	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#46
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Josh JoorisJ. Jooris#16
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Tom KuhnhacklT. Kuhnhackl#34
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Riley SheahanR. Sheahan#15
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Matt HunwickM. Hunwick#22
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Olli MaattaO. Maatta#3
Jamie OleksiakJ. Oleksiak#6
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	-1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	14	7:51	0:00	1:57	5:54	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	21:42	6:47	1:19	13:36	16	9	64.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	23	17:03	2:14	0:00	14:49	1	1	50.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	15:18	0:00	3:07	12:11	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	6	1	1	2	4	5	0	0	19	16:00	6:01	0:21	9:38	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:23	0:00	1:29	6:54	2	5	28.6
0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	18:28	6:47	0:03	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	9:43	0:00	3:00	6:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	6	1	2	3	14	0	2	2	21	20:22	6:57	0:54	12:31	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	23	15:32	0:00	0:55	14:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	17:02	1:53	4:01	11:08	11	11	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	17	11:42	1:53	0:00	9:49	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:57	0:00	5:12	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	12:02	0:00	0:00	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	25:08	3:38	4:41	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	17:05	1:22	3:09	12:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	17:27	0:46	2:22	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:43	5:02	0:14	13:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	0	0	0	0	0	59:31	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	1	1	1	3
	Penguins	0	0	1	1

1st Period			WSH	PIT
6:25		T.J. Oshie (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (13), John Carlson (51)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	PIT
13:46		Dmitry Orlov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (53)	2	0

3rd Period			WSH	PIT
0:23		Tom Wilson (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (22)	3	0
16:15		Patric Hornqvist (27) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (54), Carl Hagelin (21)	3	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

12/10

Penguins
1
Capitals
4

Game 2

11/11

Capitals
4
Penguins
7

Game 3

3/2

Capitals
3
Penguins
1

Game 4

2/4

PPG Paints Arena

12:30 AM, 2 April 2018

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,639

Referees:
Brad Meier
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Steve Miller

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	32	10	5	69
Carolina	29	16	3	61
New Jersey	27	17	6	60
Columbus	23	18	7	53
NY Rangers	23	20	4	50
Philadelphia	22	20	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	21	8	48
NY Islanders	19	20	7	45

Fantilli gets 1st career hat trick as Blue Jackets beat Maple Leafs 5-1

— Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Mercer scores 2 as Devils beat Bruins 5-1 to snap four-game skid

— Dawson Mercer scored twice during New Jersey's four-goal second period, and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Adam Fantilli completes his first career hat trick in his home province

Adam Fantilli completes the Blue Jackets' rout with his first career hat trick in front of friends and family.

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Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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Fantilli gets 1st career hat trick as Blue Jackets beat Maple Leafs 5-1

Mercer scores 2 as Devils beat Bruins 5-1 to snap four-game skid

Adam Fantilli completes his first career hat trick in his home province