Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

19-21-8, 7-11-5 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

31-10-5, 16-4-4 Home

NHL-leading Capitals beat the Penguins 4-1 for their 4th win in a row

— Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Jan 19, 2025, 02:42 am - AP

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

1st Period			PIT	WSH
7:42		Jakob Chychrun (13) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (19), Nic Dowd (7)	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
12:08		Aliaksei Protas (19) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (28), Connor McMichael (16)	0	2

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
11:29	Bryan Rust (19) Assists: Sidney Crosby (37), Rickard Rakell (17)	1	2
17:50	Pierre-Luc Dubois (8) (Power Play) Assists: Connor McMichael (17)	1	3
18:30	Brandon Duhaime (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Tom Wilson (15), Nic Dowd (8)	1	4

Tom Wilson hit Rickard Rakell
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Owen Pickering shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Kris Letang
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Rasmus Sandin hit Michael Bunting
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Lars Eller
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Left
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Matt Roy hit Marcus Pettersson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Jakob Chychrun Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (19), Nic Dowd (7)
Taylor Raddysh hit Owen Pickering
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Ethen Frank hit Drew O'Connor
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Cody Glass
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Brandon Duhaime hit Michael Bunting
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Martin Fehervary hit Noel Acciari
Ethen Frank Slap Shot Short
Jakob Chychrun hit Anthony Beauvillier
John Carlson hit Anthony Beauvillier
Brandon Duhaime Cross-checking against Michael Bunting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kris Letang shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Matt Roy hit Erik Karlsson
Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Matt Roy
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Andrew Mangiapane hit Marcus Pettersson
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Connor McMichael hit Marcus Pettersson
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Matt Roy hit Drew O'Connor
Giveaway by John Carlson
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
Rasmus Sandin hit Matt Grzelcyk
Lars Eller hit Noel Acciari
Jakob Chychrun hit Marcus Pettersson
Kris Letang shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Aliaksei Protas Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (28), Connor McMichael (16)
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Lars Eller hit Drew O'Connor
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Giveaway by John Carlson
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Connor McMichael hit Marcus Pettersson
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Brandon Duhaime hit Noel Acciari
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Giveaway by John Carlson
Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Martin Fehervary Roughing against Anthony Beauvillier
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Matt Roy
Giveaway by John Carlson
Taylor Raddysh hit Marcus Pettersson
John Carlson Snap Shot Off Crossbar
John Carlson Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Lars Eller faceoff won against Cody Glass
Aliaksei Protas Hooking against Evgeni Malkin
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Nic Dowd hit Michael Bunting
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Cody Glass
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Takeaway by Ethen Frank
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Matt Roy hit Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary hit Bryan Rust
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Matt Roy
Nic Dowd hit Michael Bunting
Kris Letang shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Joel Blomqvist
Tom Wilson Poke saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (17)
Brandon Duhaime Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (15), Nic Dowd (8)
Kris Letang shot blocked by Lars Eller
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Andrew Mangiapane hit Philip Tomasino
Anthony Beauvillier hit Nic Dowd
Anthony Beauvillier Backhand Wide Right
Owen Pickering Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Matt Grzelcyk Snap Shot Wide Right
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Michael Bunting
Drew O'Connor hit Connor McMichael
Goalie Stopped
Kris Letang hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Matt Roy shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Kris Letang hit Martin Fehervary
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Blake Lizotte Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier hit Rasmus Sandin
Sidney Crosby Batted Wide Right
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Noel Acciari Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Marcus Pettersson hit Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Kris Letang
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Michael Bunting Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Crowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Noel Acciari hit Matt Roy
Philip Tomasino hit Jakob Chychrun
TV Timeout
Michael Bunting Snap Shot Wide Left
Sidney Crosby Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
Puck in Netting
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Takeaway by Cody Glass
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
Goalie Stopped
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Lars Eller
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
Kevin Hayes Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot Wide Left
Drew O'Connor Tip-In Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Rickard Rakell Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Netting
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Netting
Cody Glass faceoff won against Taylor Raddysh
Blake Lizotte Backhand Wide Right
Noel Acciari Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rickard Rakell Hooking against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Netting
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kris Letang
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
Michael Bunting hit Nic Dowd
Goalie Stopped
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Lars Eller
Off-side
Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Bryan Rust hit Jakob Chychrun
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Michael Bunting
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Icing
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
Cody Glass hit Matt Roy
Rickard Rakell hit Nic Dowd
Icing
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
On-Ice Official
Anthony Beauvillier Tripping against Matt Roy
Michael Bunting Roughing against Matt Roy
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Puck in Benches
Off-side
Marcus Pettersson hit Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Kris Letang hit Nic Dowd
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Crowd
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Ryan Graves Snap Shot Wide Left
Anthony Beauvillier Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
On-Ice Official
Kris Letang hit Lars Eller
Marcus Pettersson Tripping against Ethen Frank
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Owen Pickering
Icing
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
TV Timeout
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Rickard Rakell Batted Wide Left
Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Ryan Graves hit Dylan Strome
Bryan Rust Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (37), Rickard Rakell (17)
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Bryan Rust hit Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Cody Glass faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
Kris Letang Tripping against Connor McMichael
TV Timeout
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Cody Glass
On-Ice Official
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Goalie Stopped
High Stick
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Hand Pass
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Philip Tomasino
Philip Tomasino Tip-In High and Wide Right

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Penguins
4
Capitals
2

Game 1

9/11

Penguins
1
Capitals
4

Game 2

19/1

Capitals
8
Penguins
3

Game 3

22/2

Capitals
2
Penguins
5

Game 4

18/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Aliaksei ProtasC - WSH

Pierre-Luc DuboisLW - WSH

Connor McMichaelC - WSH

Game Information

NHL-leading Capitals beat the Penguins 4-1 for their 4th win in a row

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Hagel scores 6th winning goal, Vasilevskiy stops 19 shots to lead Lightning past Stars 4-1

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