Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

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1-1-0, 1-0-0 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Home

Crosby and Malkin lead the way as the Penguins beat the Capitals for their first win of the season

— Eighteen years running, the Sid and Geno Show is still rolling along and capable of being a hit performance.

Oct 14, 2023, 03:59 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	3	1	4
	Capitals	0	0	0	0

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		PIT
4:07	Evgeni Malkin (1) Assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Erik Karlsson (1)	1
5:51	Sidney Crosby (2) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Evgeni Malkin (1)	2
11:46	Sidney Crosby (3) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Jake Guentzel (3)	3

3rd Period			PIT	WSH
16:57		Reilly Smith (1) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (3)	4	0

Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom
Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Martin Fehervary hit Matt Nieto
Alex Ovechkin hit Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Nick Jensen Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
John Carlson hit Rickard Rakell
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nick Jensen Backhand High and Wide Left
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Beck Malenstyn hit Rickard Rakell
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Connor McMichael Wrap-around Wide Right
Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Karlsson
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Lars Eller
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Matthew Phillips
Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Trevor van Riemsdyk Hooking against Jake Guentzel
Matthew Phillips Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Matthew Phillips
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
Tom Wilson hit Kris Letang
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Lars Eller
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
T.J. Oshie Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Martin Fehervary Roughing against Bryan Rust
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Kris Letang shot blocked by John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin Slashing against Lars Eller
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson hit Erik Karlsson
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Tom Wilson hit Noel Acciari
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Nick Jensen hit Rickard Rakell
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nick Jensen Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nick Jensen Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
John Carlson hit Bryan Rust
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie
T.J. Oshie Snap Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Slashing against Noel Acciari
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Lucas Johansen Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Martin Fehervary hit Jake Guentzel
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Lars Eller
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Short
Nick Jensen hit Drew O'Connor
Martin Fehervary hit Noel Acciari
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
John Carlson hit Bryan Rust
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Nick Jensen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Alex Ovechkin hit Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Tom Wilson hit Ryan Graves
Beck Malenstyn hit Bryan Rust
Takeaway by Lucas Johansen
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Fighting against Marcus Pettersson
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Sidney Crosby hit Nicklas Backstrom
John Carlson shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Noel Acciari hit Nick Jensen
Matt Nieto hit Rasmus Sandin
Off-side
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Benches
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Off-side
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Kris Letang
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Jake Guentzel hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Bryan Rust hit Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Icing
Evgeni Malkin Between Legs saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Off Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Matt Nieto hit Nick Jensen
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Jeff Carter hit Nick Jensen
Icing
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Icing
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Matt Nieto Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Lucas Johansen shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Rickard Rakell Tripping against T.J. Oshie
Lars Eller faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Chad Ruhwedel hit T.J. Oshie
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Pierre-Olivier Joseph Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Lars Eller Wrist Shot Wide Left
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Jeff Carter Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Noel Acciari hit Nick Jensen
Giveaway by Matt Nieto
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Evgeni Malkin Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Erik Karlsson (1)
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Short
Sidney Crosby hit Nic Dowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Sidney Crosby Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Evgeni Malkin (1)
Lucas Johansen shot blocked by Jeff Carter
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Puck in Benches
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Bryan Rust Roughing against Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Kris Letang hit Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Lars Eller
TV Timeout
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Sidney Crosby Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Jake Guentzel (3)
Off-side
Icing
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Reilly Smith Poke saved by Charlie Lindgren
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Icing
Icing
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Benches
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
Noel Acciari Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Matt Nieto Hooking against Nick Jensen
Lars Eller faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Lars Eller
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Off-side
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jeff Carter hit T.J. Oshie
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Off-side
Lars Eller hit Martin Fehervary
Jeff Carter hit Beck Malenstyn
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Wide Left
Reilly Smith Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Reilly Smith hit Martin Fehervary
Marcus Pettersson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Sidney Crosby Deflected Wide Right
Jake Guentzel hit Nicklas Backstrom
Lars Eller Hooking against Evgeny Kuznetsov
John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Nieto
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Ryan Graves hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Puck in Benches
Kris Letang Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Rickard Rakell Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Icing
Giveaway by Matt Nieto
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson hit Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Ryan Graves
Reilly Smith Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (3)
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Puck in Netting
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Wide Right
Lars Eller hit Lucas Johansen
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Ryan Graves
On-Ice Official
Marcus Pettersson Fighting against Tom Wilson
Lars Eller faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Anthony Mantha

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Jake GuentzelC - PIT

Game Information

Crosby and Malkin lead the way as the Penguins beat the Capitals for their first win of the season

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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