Capitals 4-3 Penguins (2 May, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	2	4
PIT	0	3	0	3

Pittsburgh Penguins

47-29-6

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
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
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
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	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	29	22:29	5:40	0:52	15:57	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	10:20	0:00	2:22	7:58	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5:48	0:00	0:11	5:37	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	11	6:42	0:55	0:00	5:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	14:15	1:00	2:37	10:38	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	21:34	5:46	0:00	15:48	5	10	33.3
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	30	22:05	5:46	0:00	16:19	2	2	50.0
1	1	1	2	4	0	1	2	4	1	1	24	20:24	5:46	0:00	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	17	10:36	0:00	2:00	8:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	14:43	0:00	2:02	12:41	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:21	0:50	0:00	9:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	9	1	0	21	17:25	0:00	1:48	15:37	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	32	29:17	5:51	2:25	21:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:17	0:00	0:00	9:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	17:41	0:11	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	21:12	0:50	4:17	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	0	24	20:39	0:50	1:19	18:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	1	2	5	0	1	20	15:59	0:00	3:51	12:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	3	19	.864	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#46
Derick BrassardD. Brassard#19
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Tom KuhnhacklT. Kuhnhackl#34
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Riley SheahanR. Sheahan#15
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Dominik SimonD. Simon#12
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Olli MaattaO. Maatta#3
Jamie OleksiakJ. Oleksiak#6
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#2
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	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	5:37	0:44	1:01	3:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:32	1:23	0:29	12:40	5	7	41.7
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:41	4:33	0:00	16:08	13	7	65.0
1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	25	16:07	0:27	0:00	15:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	26	19:36	4:40	0:00	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	19:21	4:40	0:00	14:41	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	16	8:45	0:05	1:29	7:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	3	0	1	2	3	1	0	25	19:07	4:40	0:00	14:27	7	3	70.0
0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	0	4	0	1	24	17:21	0:00	5:12	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	22	15:11	0:00	5:11	10:00	10	5	66.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:50	1:16	0:00	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	5:58	0:00	0:00	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	-1	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	32	19:59	0:05	4:09	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	2	6	0	0	32	26:53	1:43	3:51	21:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	32	21:46	1:02	2:22	18:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	4	1	1	19	11:12	0:00	0:33	10:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	0	20	12:32	0:00	2:17	10:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	33	23:12	4:22	0:10	18:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	0	0	0	0	0	59:22	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	T
	Capitals	0	2	2	4
	Penguins	0	3	0	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		WSH	PIT
0:48	John Carlson (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (7), Alex Ovechkin (5)	1	0
4:33	Jake Guentzel (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (5), Sidney Crosby (9)	1	1
6:49	Patric Hornqvist (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (3), Phil Kessel (5)	1	2
11:04	Chandler Stephenson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (2), Nicklas Backstrom (8)	2	2
16:27	Sidney Crosby (8) (Even Strength, 4 on 4) Assists: Jake Guentzel (11), Kris Letang (7)	2	3

3rd Period			WSH	PIT
5:06		Matt Niskanen (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (4), Tom Wilson (5)	3	3
18:53		Alex Ovechkin (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (9)	4	3

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

27/4

Penguins
1
Capitals
4

Game 2

29/4

Capitals
4
Penguins
3

Game 3

2/5

Capitals
1
Penguins
3

Game 4

4/5

Penguins
3
Capitals
6

Game 5

6/5

Capitals
2
Penguins
1

Game 6

8/5

PPG Paints Arena

12:30 AM, 2 May 2018

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,634

Referees:
Kevin Pollock
Francois St. Laurent

Linesmen:
Greg Devorski

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	9	2	48
Carolina	21	12	1	43
Pittsburgh	16	15	5	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34
Philadelphia	15	16	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	15	7	33

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