Capitals 5-2 Penguins (7 Mar, 2020) Box Score

Washington Capitals

41-20-7, 23-10-2 away

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

39-22-6, 23-7-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom
N. Dowd
L. Eller
C. Hagelin
G. Hathaway
I. Kovalchuk
E. Kuznetsov
T.J. Oshie
A. Ovechkin
R. Panik
J. Vrana
T. Wilson
defensemen
J. Carlson
B. Dillon
N. Jensen
M. Kempny
D. Orlov
J. Siegenthaler

											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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:34	1:16	0:09	14:09	6	7	46.2
2	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	14:26	0:00	4:10	10:16	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	20	16:38	0:44	3:27	12:27	5	8	38.5
0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	14:44	0:00	3:09	11:35	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:26	0:00	0:50	9:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	14	12:57	1:41	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	14:58	0:44	0:00	14:14	5	5	50.0
1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:48	1:16	0:09	14:23	2	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	19	16:34	2:00	0:00	14:34	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:03	0:00	0:45	9:18	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:24	0:00	0:00	11:24	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	0	0	20	16:10	0:19	2:33	13:18	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	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	29	24:36	1:28	4:14	18:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	28	20:36	0:00	2:48	17:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	26	20:11	0:06	3:00	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:45	0:00	1:12	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	21:19	0:26	0:00	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	2	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	20	15:39	0:00	5:17	10:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	23	0	3	0	0	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
N. Bjugstad
T. Blueger
S. Crosby
P. Hornqvist
S. Lafferty
E. Malkin
P. Marleau
J. McCann
B. Rust
C. Sheary
B. Tanev
J. Zucker
defensemen
B. Dumoulin
J. Johnson
K. Letang
J. Marino
M. Pettersson
J. Schultz

											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	0	0	1	14	9:25	0:00	0:00	9:25	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	12:23	0:04	1:15	11:04	4	9	30.8
1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	21:53	6:42	0:06	15:05	16	9	64.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	17:21	5:17	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	18	11:54	0:04	0:00	11:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	5	1	0	1	2	1	3	0	24	21:37	6:13	0:00	15:24	5	4	55.6
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:04	1:31	0:39	12:54	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:56	3:45	0:00	11:11	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:18	3:40	0:45	14:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:42	0:08	0:00	12:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	19	12:21	0:04	1:15	11:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:00	3:36	0:00	13:24	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	26	20:06	0:08	1:20	18:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:59	0:00	0:40	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	29	26:19	4:07	0:19	21:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	18:12	1:31	1:01	15:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	14:52	0:04	0:40	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:34	4:31	0:00	15:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Murray

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	5	23	.821	20	2	1	0	0	56:20	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	3	0	2	5
	Penguins	0	0	2	2

1st Period		WSH
1:52	Nic Dowd (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Garnet Hathaway (7), Richard Panik (13)	1
16:15	Nicklas Backstrom (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (27), T.J. Oshie (23)	2
18:38	Richard Panik (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Jensen (8), Nic Dowd (8)	3

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
0:34	Nic Dowd (7) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Carl Hagelin (17)	4	0
5:09	Sidney Crosby (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Conor Sheary (12)	4	1
12:16	Evgeni Malkin (22) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jason Zucker (21), Sidney Crosby (31)	4	2
13:12	T.J. Oshie (26) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (42)	5	2

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Penguins
4
Capitals
3

Game 1

2/2

Penguins
3
Capitals
5

Game 2

23/2

Capitals
5
Penguins
2

Game 3

7/3

PPG Paints Arena

6:00 PM, 7 March 2020

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,656

Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Dean Morton

Linesmen:
Derek Amell

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	8	5	2	18
NY Rangers	8	2	1	17
Carolina	8	2	0	16
Washington	8	3	0	16
Columbus	5	5	1	11
Pittsburgh	5	7	1	11
NY Islanders	4	6	2	10
Philadelphia	4	7	1	9

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Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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