Penguins 4-1 Capitals (5 Apr, 2024) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

35-30-11, 15-17-7 away

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

Washington Capitals

36-29-10, 20-12-6 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
E. Bemstrom RW
M. Bunting LW
J. Carter C
S. Crosby C
L. Eller C
E. Malkin C
D. O'Connor LW
J. Puljujarvi RW
V. Puustinen RW
R. Rakell RW
B. Rust RW
R. Smith RW
defensemen
P. Joseph D
E. Karlsson D
K. Letang D
M. Pettersson D
R. Shea D
J. St. Ivany D

											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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	8:27	0:00	0:00	8:27	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	21	17:40	2:13	0:00	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	12:13	0:56	2:50	8:27	10	4	71.4
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	25	18:50	2:07	0:01	16:42	8	8	50.0
1	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	1	3	2	29	17:55	1:35	3:21	12:59	10	6	62.5
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	22	17:36	2:11	0:00	15:25	1	4	20.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	29	19:08	0:15	3:09	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	8	4:37	0:00	0:00	4:37	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	16	10:07	0:19	0:00	9:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	22	15:35	1:34	0:00	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	17:45	2:08	2:51	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	16:39	1:34	0:01	15:04	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	23	17:28	0:09	0:05	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	3	2	4	1	0	2	29	23:10	2:00	0:08	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	4	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	30	22:22	2:00	2:24	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	28	25:09	0:59	3:46	20:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	1	20	13:12	0:00	1:43	11:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	14:07	0:00	2:16	11:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Nedeljkovic G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	1	30	.968	25	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Dowd RW
H. Lapierre C
B. Malenstyn LW
C. McMichael C
S. Milano LW
I. Miroshnichenko LW
A. Ovechkin LW
M. Pacioretty LW
A. Protas C
M. Sgarbossa C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
A. Alexeyev D
J. Carlson D
M. Fehervary D
N. Jensen D
R. Sandin D
T. van Riemsdyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	2	7	0	0	16	9:56	0:01	1:09	8:46	4	6	40.0
0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	19	13:46	2:33	0:00	11:13	2	5	28.6
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:01	0:01	2:28	8:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:53	2:08	2:13	12:32	7	5	58.3
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	14:15	2:07	0:00	12:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:30	0:01	0:00	15:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	8	4	1	0	0	6	0	1	22	22:21	6:06	0:00	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	19	14:28	3:33	0:00	10:55	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	19	14:59	0:00	1:30	13:29	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	13	9:15	0:00	0:00	9:15	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:06	3:57	0:00	17:09	9	12	42.9
0	0	-2	3	1	1	1	2	7	3	0	23	20:08	4:00	0:41	15:27	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	8	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	29	25:02	4:37	2:30	17:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	29	20:47	0:01	1:31	19:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	21:09	0:18	2:27	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1	2	23	20:53	1:12	0:00	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	15:36	0:00	1:31	14:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Lindgren G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	13	5	2	0	0	59:17	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	2	1	1	4
	Capitals	0	0	1	1

1st Period			PIT	WSH
1:49		Ryan Shea (1) Assists: Reilly Smith (24), Lars Eller (14)	1	0
11:03		Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2) Assists: Kris Letang (39), Drew O'Connor (16)	2	0

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
9:08		Michael Bunting (17) Assists: Valtteri Puustinen (15), Erik Karlsson (39)	3	0

3rd Period			PIT	WSH
6:02		Alex Ovechkin (27) (Power Play) Assists: Sonny Milano (8), Hendrix Lapierre (12)	3	1
17:23		Lars Eller (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Reilly Smith (25), Kris Letang (40)	4	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 5 April 2024

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Jean Hebert

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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