Capitals 4-3 Penguins (3 Jan, 2024) Box Score

Washington Capitals

18-11-6, 9-7-2 away

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

18-14-4, 10-7-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#47
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Matthew PhillipsM. Phillips#45
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Ethan BearE. Bear#25
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38

											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	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:23	0:00	0:00	14:23	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:42	0:00	2:49	13:53	10	12	45.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	20:07	2:23	2:50	14:54	4	6	40.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:27	0:00	0:00	8:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	24	18:54	0:00	3:22	15:32	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	14:37	1:09	0:00	13:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:34	1:13	0:00	13:21	5	8	38.5
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:44	3:33	0:00	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:12	1:07	0:00	14:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	11:30	2:24	0:00	9:06	4	3	57.1
1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	24	18:56	2:23	2:17	14:16	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	24	18:34	0:00	0:28	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	31	26:11	2:32	3:38	20:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	19	16:27	0:00	1:22	15:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	4	1	2	6	0	0	32	22:35	0:00	2:06	20:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:00	0:00	2:58	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	26	17:58	1:01	0:46	16:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Darcy KuemperD. Kuemper#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	24	7	1	0	0	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Jeff CarterJ. Carter#77
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Jansen HarkinsJ. Harkins#43
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Valtteri PuustinenV. Puustinen#48
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
defensemen
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Pierre-Olivier JosephP. Joseph#73
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#2

											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	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	19	12:09	0:00	1:42	10:27	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	17	10:19	0:31	0:00	9:48	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	22:24	5:08	0:00	17:16	17	12	58.6
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:23	0:31	1:45	10:07	5	5	50.0
1	1	1	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	23:16	5:08	0:00	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	8:50	0:00	0:00	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:02	5:08	0:07	16:47	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	14	10:18	0:00	1:48	8:30	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	12	7:37	0:00	0:00	7:37	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	22:27	5:08	0:00	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:47	0:31	1:06	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	22	16:06	0:31	0:35	15:00	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	16	12:42	0:00	0:35	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	24	16:21	0:00	0:39	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	25	27:01	5:08	0:06	21:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	26	24:55	0:31	2:19	22:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:03	0:00	2:21	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	16	11:18	0:00	1:09	10:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex NedeljkovicA. Nedeljkovic#39
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
15	1	14	.933	13	1	0	0	0	44:27	0
7	3	4	.571	4	0	0	0	0	13:02	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	4	0	0	4
	Penguins	1	2	0	3

1st Period		WSH	PIT
0:55	Tom Wilson (11) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (9), Ethan Bear (1)	1	0
11:16	Beck Malenstyn (4) Assists: Nic Dowd (3)	2	0
13:02	Martin Fehervary (2) Assists: Dylan Strome (9), Hendrix Lapierre (4)	3	0
19:18	Alex Ovechkin (8) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (10), Anthony Mantha (6)	4	0
19:56	Rickard Rakell (3) Assists: Erik Karlsson (18), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2)	4	1

2nd Period			WSH	PIT
9:11		Sidney Crosby (21) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (25), Evgeni Malkin (18)	4	2
18:54		Jake Guentzel (17) Assists: Sidney Crosby (17), Rickard Rakell (8)	4	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Penguins
4
Capitals
0

Game 1

14/10

Capitals
4
Penguins
3

Game 2

3/1

Capitals
6
Penguins
0

Game 3

8/3

Penguins
4
Capitals
1

Game 4

5/4

PPG Paints Arena

12:30 AM, 3 January 2024

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,190

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Andrew Smith

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

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

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Blue Jackets take on the Hurricanes after Johnson's 2-goal game

Panthers and Avalanche take the ice in non-conference matchup

Oilers play the Rangers in a non-conference matchup