Penguins 5-3 Capitals (12 Mar, 2019) Box Score

Washington Capitals

41-22-7, 20-13-2 away

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

38-23-9, 21-12-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Travis BoydT. Boyd#72
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
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	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	24	20:09	2:01	0:35	17:33	9	7	56.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	8:17	0:00	0:00	8:17	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	10:24	0:00	0:00	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:07	0:02	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	10	6:47	0:00	1:29	5:18	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	16:09	0:48	2:52	12:29	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:13	0:00	3:17	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:27	2:01	0:00	15:26	6	12	33.3
0	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:18	1:50	0:07	17:21	1	1	50.0
0	1	-2	5	4	0	1	2	8	2	2	22	19:01	2:49	0:00	16:12	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	20	14:52	0:48	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	9	0	0	24	18:56	0:57	2:52	15:07	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	25:32	2:49	3:04	19:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:09	0:00	2:07	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:56	0:00	0:09	17:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:27	0:00	3:04	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:17	0:00	0:09	20:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	15:27	0:00	2:39	12:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	22	0	3	0	0	58:39	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Nick BjugstadN. Bjugstad#27
Joseph BlandisiJ. Blandisi#36
Teddy BluegerT. Blueger#53
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Matt CullenM. Cullen#7
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Jared McCannJ. McCann#19
Dominik SimonD. Simon#12
Garrett WilsonG. Wilson#10
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#73
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Justin SchultzJ. Schultz#4
Zach TrotmanZ. Trotman#5

											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	8	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	24	16:51	1:02	0:00	15:49	3	7	30.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	3:50	0:00	0:00	0:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	15:15	0:00	1:31	13:44	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	29	21:25	4:23	0:35	16:27	11	15	42.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	11:45	0:02	1:54	9:49	5	2	71.4
1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	27	18:22	1:41	0:00	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	21	13:29	1:59	0:00	11:30	1	0	100.0
1	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	19:37	3:58	0:00	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	25	20:14	4:11	0:00	16:03	11	2	84.6
1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	26	17:24	0:00	0:55	16:29	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	10:42	0:00	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	6:13	0:02	0:43	5:28	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	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	27	21:17	1:50	1:54	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	27	22:43	0:09	0:55	21:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	2	0	1	27	18:50	0:00	1:54	16:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	25	20:44	3:07	0:55	16:42	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	31	22:40	3:38	0:00	19:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	17	13:33	1:58	0:00	11:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	3	38	.927	33	1	4	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
	Capitals	1	1	1	3
	Penguins	0	3	2	5

1st Period			WSH	PIT
19:27		Jakub Vrana (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (48), T.J. Oshie (22)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	PIT
10:24	Jakub Vrana (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (21), T.J. Oshie (23)	2	0
12:37	Jake Guentzel (35) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jared McCann (14)	2	1
13:24	Sidney Crosby (32) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (11)	2	2
14:25	Sidney Crosby (33) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Phil Kessel (47), Evgeni Malkin (48)	2	3

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
11:56	Phil Kessel (23) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (12), Evgeni Malkin (49)	2	4
14:02	John Carlson (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (32), Nicklas Backstrom (49)	3	4
19:04	Jared McCann (17) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	5

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 3-1

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

PPG Paints Arena

11:00 PM, 12 March 2019

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,640

Referees:
Brad Meier
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy

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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Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 3-1

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