Capitals 4-3 Penguins (3 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

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

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

TIME		WSH	PIT
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael	0	0
0:11	Aliaksei Protas hit Marcus Pettersson	0	0
0:16	Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
0:36	Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
0:55	Tom Wilson Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (9), Ethan Bear (1)	1	0
0:55	Lars Eller faceoff won against Tom Wilson	1	0
1:14	Rasmus Sandin hit Lars Eller	1	0
1:19	Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper	1	0
1:46	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	1	0
1:46	Nicolas Aube-Kubel faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	1	0
2:12	Pierre-Olivier Joseph hit Beck Malenstyn	1	0
2:20	Takeaway by Dylan Strome	1	0
2:33	Jeff Carter hit Matthew Phillips	1	0
2:47	Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	0
2:57	Jansen Harkins hit Rasmus Sandin	1	0
3:46	Martin Fehervary hit Jake Guentzel	1	0
4:05	Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	0
4:08	Goalie Stopped	1	0
4:08	Lars Eller faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov	1	0
4:16	Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Joel Edmundson	1	0
4:17	Giveaway by Tom Wilson	1	0
4:29	Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson	1	0
5:03	Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	0
5:08	Ethan Bear shot blocked by Reilly Smith	1	0
5:15	Nic Dowd hit Reilly Smith	1	0
5:19	Giveaway by Reilly Smith	1	0
5:58	Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	0
6:28	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	0
6:28	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael	1	0
6:30	Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Left	1	0
6:35	Puck in Netting	1	0
6:35	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd	1	0
6:51	Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn	1	0
7:05	John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left	1	0
7:19	Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Marcus Pettersson	1	0
7:36	Nic Dowd shot blocked by Ryan Graves	1	0
7:52	Icing	1	0
7:52	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	1	0
8:21	Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin	1	0
8:28	Giveaway by Erik Karlsson	1	0
8:29	Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	0
8:31	Goalie Stopped	1	0
8:31	Connor McMichael faceoff won against Noel Acciari	1	0
8:34	Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Noel Acciari	1	0
8:40	Noel Acciari hit Nick Jensen	1	0
8:56	Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph	1	0
9:00	Takeaway by Anthony Mantha	1	0
9:28	Martin Fehervary hit Lars Eller	1	0
9:50	Lars Eller hit Martin Fehervary	1	0
9:53	On-Ice Official	1	0
9:53	Tom Wilson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	1	0
10:02	Tom Wilson hit Evgeni Malkin	1	0
10:11	High Stick	1	0
10:11	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd	1	0
10:28	Kris Letang shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin	1	0
10:36	Off-side	1	0
10:36	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd	1	0
11:06	Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	0
11:16	Beck Malenstyn Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (3)	2	0
11:16	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor McMichael	2	0
11:26	Icing	2	0
11:26	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov	2	0
12:38	Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Left	2	0
12:47	Noel Acciari hit John Carlson	2	0
13:02	Martin Fehervary Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (9), Hendrix Lapierre (4)	3	0
13:02	Timeout - Home	3	0
13:02	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael	3	0
13:22	Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	3	0
13:24	Goalie Stopped	3	0
13:24	Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Lars Eller	3	0
13:46	Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	3	0
13:52	Ryan Graves hit Tom Wilson	3	0
14:11	Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin	3	0
14:53	Martin Fehervary hit Bryan Rust	3	0
15:00	Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel	3	0
15:02	Puck in Netting	3	0
15:02	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael	3	0
15:13	Noel Acciari hit John Carlson	3	0
15:25	Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson	3	0
15:27	Jansen Harkins shot blocked by Martin Fehervary	3	0
15:31	Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper	3	0
15:37	Giveaway by John Carlson	3	0
15:39	Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper	3	0
15:44	Goalie Stopped	3	0
15:44	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	3	0
16:07	Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Rickard Rakell	3	0
16:08	Kris Letang hit Ethan Bear	3	0
16:16	Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin	3	0
16:16	Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal	3	0
16:16	Off-side	3	0
16:16	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov	3	0
16:36	Reilly Smith Backhand Wide Left	3	0
16:48	Reilly Smith shot blocked by Tom Wilson	3	0
17:30	Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right	3	0
17:39	Kris Letang shot blocked by Joel Edmundson	3	0
17:45	Valtteri Puustinen Slashing against John Carlson	3	0
17:45	Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome	3	0
18:19	John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	3	0
18:31	Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson	3	0
18:39	Takeaway by Kris Letang	3	0
18:41	Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper	3	0
18:47	Goalie Stopped	3	0
18:47	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome	3	0
19:18	Alex Ovechkin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (10), Anthony Mantha (6)	4	0
19:18	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd	4	0
19:31	Beck Malenstyn hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph	4	0
19:44	Pierre-Olivier Joseph hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel	4	0
19:48	Pierre-Olivier Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper	4	0
19:56	Rickard Rakell Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (18), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2)	4	1
19:56	Connor McMichael faceoff won against Noel Acciari	4	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	4	1

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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