Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Final

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

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

Ovechkin scores as Washington uses fast start to beat Crosby and Penguins 4-3

— Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal during Washington’s fast start, and the Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Jan 3, 2024, 04:27 am - AP

		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

Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hit Beck Malenstyn
Jeff Carter hit Matthew Phillips
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jansen Harkins hit Rasmus Sandin
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Lars Eller faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Reilly Smith
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Left
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Noel Acciari hit Nick Jensen
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Lars Eller hit Martin Fehervary
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Noel Acciari hit John Carlson
Ryan Graves hit Tom Wilson
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Noel Acciari hit John Carlson
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Kris Letang hit Ethan Bear
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Reilly Smith Backhand Wide Left
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Valtteri Puustinen Slashing against John Carlson
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
Takeaway by Kris Letang
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Pierre-Olivier Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Rickard Rakell Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (18), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2)
Rickard Rakell hit Martin Fehervary
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby hit Beck Malenstyn
Chad Ruhwedel hit Matthew Phillips
Jansen Harkins hit Joel Edmundson
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen
Drew O'Connor hit John Carlson
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Matthew Phillips shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Rickard Rakell Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Right
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby Goal (21) Batted, assists: Jake Guentzel (25), Evgeni Malkin (18)
Reilly Smith hit Martin Fehervary
Jansen Harkins hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Chad Ruhwedel hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Valtteri Puustinen hit Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
Drew O'Connor hit Aliaksei Protas
Jeff Carter Slashing against Nick Jensen
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Takeaway by Noel Acciari
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Jansen Harkins
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Jake Guentzel hit Rasmus Sandin
Sidney Crosby hit Rasmus Sandin
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Jake Guentzel Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (17), Rickard Rakell (8)
Kris Letang hit Nick Jensen
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Sidney Crosby hit Martin Fehervary
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Bryan Rust hit Beck Malenstyn
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ryan Graves hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Lars Eller
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot Short
Noel Acciari hit Aliaksei Protas
Takeaway by Ryan Graves
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Kris Letang
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Kris Letang Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot Short
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
Reilly Smith Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Jeff Carter
Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Kris Letang
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jake Guentzel Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Reilly Smith
Reilly Smith hit Martin Fehervary
Reilly Smith Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Sidney Crosby hit Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aliaksei Protas hit Marcus Pettersson
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Tom Wilson Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (9), Ethan Bear (1)
Rasmus Sandin hit Lars Eller
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Nicolas Aube-Kubel faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Martin Fehervary hit Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson
Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nic Dowd hit Reilly Smith
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Marcus Pettersson
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha
Martin Fehervary hit Lars Eller
On-Ice Official
Tom Wilson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Tom Wilson hit Evgeni Malkin
High Stick
Kris Letang shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Off-side
Beck Malenstyn Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (3)
Icing
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Left
Martin Fehervary Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (9), Hendrix Lapierre (4)
Timeout - Home
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Lars Eller
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
Martin Fehervary hit Bryan Rust
Puck in Netting
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson
Jansen Harkins shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by John Carlson
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Kris Letang shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (10), Anthony Mantha (6)
Beck Malenstyn hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Lars Eller shot blocked by Ethan Bear
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Karlsson
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Wide Left
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Ethan Bear Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jansen Harkins shot blocked by Matthew Phillips
TV Timeout
Joel Edmundson Hooking against Jansen Harkins
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by John Carlson
Puck in Benches
Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Connor McMichael Wrap-around saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nic Dowd hit Jake Guentzel
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Ethan Bear
Goalie Stopped
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Off-side
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Martin Fehervary hit Rickard Rakell
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Lars Eller
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Puck in Benches
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Off-side
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
Puck in Netting
Puck in Benches
Goalie Stopped
Martin Fehervary Holding against Rickard Rakell
Puck in Netting
Hand Pass
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson
Evgeny Kuznetsov Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Joel Edmundson Snap Shot Wide Left
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Martin Fehervary hit Evgeni Malkin
TV Timeout
Ethan Bear Holding against Evgeni Malkin
Puck Frozen - Goalie
John Carlson hit Bryan Rust
Kris Letang shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Puck in Netting
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Nick Jensen
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary hit Rickard Rakell
Puck in Benches
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Goalie Stopped
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson
Icing
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby

CAPITALS

PENGUINS

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

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Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Stars of the Game

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Martin FehervaryD - WSH

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Game Information

Ovechkin scores as Washington uses fast start to beat Crosby and Penguins 4-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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