Penguins 2-1 Capitals (20 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

16-12-6, 7-5-4 away

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

Washington Capitals

20-10-3, 10-5-2 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#46
Derick BrassardD. Brassard#19
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Matt CullenM. Cullen#7
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#14
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Riley SheahanR. Sheahan#15
Garrett WilsonG. Wilson#10
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#73
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Olli MaattaO. Maatta#3
Jamie OleksiakJ. Oleksiak#6
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28

											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	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	11:58	0:00	3:49	8:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18	14:46	2:09	0:00	12:37	11	6	64.7
1	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	25	22:07	4:03	1:00	17:04	13	9	59.1
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	11:11	0:00	4:35	6:36	4	3	57.1
0	1	0	3	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	24	17:34	1:40	0:30	15:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:45	4:32	0:00	10:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:05	4:32	0:00	10:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:29	4:32	0:00	9:57	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:47	1:40	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	25	16:17	0:00	2:33	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:14	0:00	3:28	8:46	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:05	0:00	2:11	7:54	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	2	1	3	1	2	3	0	0	32	24:09	0:00	2:33	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	5	0	0	5	0	2	29	21:12	0:00	5:13	15:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	3	1	33	32:22	4:36	2:54	24:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	28	20:56	1:40	6:28	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0:09	0:00	0:00	0:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	16:54	1:36	0:58	14:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	1	31	.969	25	0	6	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Travis BoydT. Boyd#72
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Dmitrij JaskinD. Jaskin#23
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Jonas SiegenthalerJ. Siegenthaler#34

											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	1	0	0	3	2	1	21	23:13	6:49	0:12	16:12	12	7	63.2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:42	0:00	1:30	5:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	13	12:23	3:27	0:00	8:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:49	0:00	1:34	5:15	2	1	66.7
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	21	19:12	2:14	3:14	13:44	3	11	21.4
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	10	6:44	0:00	1:27	5:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	21:43	7:21	0:00	14:22	4	9	30.8
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	21	21:25	5:36	0:05	15:44	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	5	8	1	1	2	6	0	1	20	25:14	8:02	0:00	17:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:39	0:00	1:19	8:20	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:58	1:29	0:00	12:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	1	1	5	2	4	0	22	15:53	0:00	3:03	12:50	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	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	11:39	0:00	1:18	10:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	27	29:02	7:52	3:08	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	2	4	0	0	3	25	19:50	0:00	1:53	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	3	1	2	3	0	0	26	19:19	1:01	2:44	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:59	1:11	2:59	17:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	15	8:24	0:13	0:22	7:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	22	5	1	0	0	57:43	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	2	0	2
	Capitals	0	1	0	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		PIT	WSH
6:38	Lars Eller (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (7)	0	1
9:15	Sidney Crosby (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (26), Kris Letang (20)	1	1
18:58	Bryan Rust (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake Guentzel (16), Sidney Crosby (22)	2	1

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-1

Capitals
6
Penguins
7

Game 1

5/10

Penguins
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

8/11

Penguins
2
Capitals
1

Game 3

20/12

Capitals
3
Penguins
5

Game 4

12/3

Capital One Arena

1:00 AM, 20 December 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Kevin Pollock

Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Derek Nansen

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 to end the Senators' season-high winning streak at 6

— Zach Hyman broke a tie on a power play late in the second period, Stuart Skinner made 20 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 on Sunday night to end the Senators' season-high winning streak at six games.

Kiviranta records hat trick, MacKinnon notches 2 assists as Avalanche beat Kraken 5-2

— Joel Kiviranta scored three goals, including twice into an empty net, Nathan MacKinnon notched his third straight two-assist game and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on...

Joel Kiviranta's hat trick fuels Avs' win

Joel Kiviranta score three goals, including two empty-netters, in the Avalanche's win over the Kraken.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-1

Game Information

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Oilers beat Ottawa 3-1 to end the Senators' season-high winning streak at 6

Kiviranta records hat trick, MacKinnon notches 2 assists as Avalanche beat Kraken 5-2

Joel Kiviranta's hat trick fuels Avs' win