National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 3
–
Pittsburgh Penguins 6
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WSH1203
PIT2226
PPG Paints Arena

Match Report

Rust scores twice, Penguins pull away from Capitals 6-3

— Bryan Rust scored two goals and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins remained unbeaten at home with a 6-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

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Team Stats

WSH PIT
8
Blocked Shots
17
30
Hits
26
4
Takeaways
9
31
Shots
38
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
37
38.3
Faceoff Win Percent
61.7
2
Giveaways
9
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 4 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Richard Panik RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry G GA 3 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Teddy Blueger C BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Evgeni Malkin C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 3

Head to Head

PIT leads series 3-0

Injuries

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Justin Brazeau Out
  • Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:11 3-6
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  2. Goal 18:57 3-5
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  3. Missed 16:24 3-4
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  4. Missed 9:48 3-4
    Jason Zucker 3rd
  5. Missed 3:13 3-4
    John Carlson 3rd
  6. Missed 18:54 3-4
    Colton Sceviour 2nd
  7. Goal 17:49 3-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 2nd
  8. Penalty 13:06 2-4
    Chad Ruhwedel 2nd
  9. Goal 10:44 2-4
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  10. Missed 10:43 2-3
    Bryan Rust 2nd
  11. Missed 10:37 2-3
    Kris Letang 2nd
  12. Missed 10:09 2-3
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  13. Penalty 8:25 2-3
    Kris Letang 2nd
  14. Missed 7:53 2-3
    Kris Letang 2nd
  15. Goal 6:44 2-3
    Bryan Rust 2nd
  16. Penalty 6:17 2-2
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  17. Goal 3:26 2-2
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  18. Missed 14:51 1-2
    Bryan Rust 1st
  19. Penalty 13:59 1-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  20. Missed 13:46 1-2
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  21. Goal 11:01 1-2
    Brandon Tanev 1st
  22. Goal 10:29 1-1
    Bryan Rust 1st
  23. Missed 8:29 1-0
    Cody Ceci 1st
  24. Missed 7:23 1-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  25. Goal 5:18 1-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  26. Missed 3:49 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  27. Penalty 3:38 0-0
    Jason Zucker 1st
  28. Missed 1:17 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  29. Penalty 0:26 0-0
    Kris Letang 1st
  30. Missed 0:24 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-6
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-6
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:11 3-6
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  4. Goal 19:11 3-6
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  5. Giveaway 19:09 3-5
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:57 3-5
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:57 3-5
    3rd
  8. Goal 18:57 3-5
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  9. Shot 18:28 3-4
    Kris Letang 3rd
  10. Takeaway 18:16 3-4
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  11. Shot 18:09 3-4
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  12. Hit 18:05 3-4
    Lars Eller 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:31 3-4
    Lars Eller 3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:31 3-4
    3rd
  15. Hit 16:58 3-4
    Kris Letang 3rd
  16. Shot 16:57 3-4
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  17. Shot 16:48 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  18. Face Off 16:41 3-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  19. Stoppage 16:41 3-4
    3rd
  20. Shot 16:40 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  21. Missed 16:24 3-4
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  22. Face Off 16:16 3-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  23. Stoppage 16:16 3-4
    3rd
  24. Hit 15:52 3-4
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  25. Shot 15:45 3-4
    Mike Matheson 3rd
  26. Hit 15:15 3-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  27. Takeaway 15:12 3-4
    Cody Ceci 3rd
  28. Hit 14:08 3-4
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  29. Hit 13:56 3-4
    Jason Zucker 3rd
  30. Face Off 13:41 3-4
    Evgeni Malkin 3rd
  31. Stoppage 13:41 3-4
    3rd
  32. Face Off 13:20 3-4
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  33. Stoppage 13:20 3-4
    3rd
  34. Blocked 13:19 3-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  35. Face Off 13:13 3-4
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  36. Stoppage 13:13 3-4
    3rd
  37. Face Off 13:12 3-4
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  38. Stoppage 13:12 3-4
    3rd
  39. Shot 13:10 3-4
    Lars Eller 3rd
  40. Hit 12:55 3-4
    Jake Guentzel 3rd

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