National Hockey League

FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins 2
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Washington Capitals 5
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Match Report

Wilson scores winner on power play, Capitals beat Penguins

Tom Wilson scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:20 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Thursday night for their second victory in six games this season between the rivals.

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Team Stats

PIT WSH
17
Blocked Shots
6
21
Hits
24
10
Takeaways
8
28
Shots
35
0
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
35
38.6
Faceoff Win Percent
61.4
5
Giveaways
6
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry G GA 3 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeni Malkin C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Teddy Blueger C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 2 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

PIT leads series 4-2

Injuries

Washington Capitals

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Elmer Soderblom Day-To-Day
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:08 2-5
    Lars Eller 3rd
  2. Goal 18:38 2-4
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  3. Missed 16:01 2-3
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  4. Missed 15:18 2-3
    John Marino 3rd
  5. Goal 12:40 2-3
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  6. Missed 12:30 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Missed 11:18 2-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  8. Penalty 10:53 2-2
    Drew O'Connor 3rd
  9. Goal 7:22 2-2
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  10. Goal 4:22 1-2
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  11. Penalty 3:32 0-2
    Kris Letang 3rd
  12. Goal 3:18 0-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  13. Missed 1:58 0-1
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  14. Missed 1:24 0-1
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  15. Missed 1:00 0-1
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  16. Missed 19:59 0-1
    Mike Matheson 2nd
  17. Missed 19:57 0-1
    John Marino 2nd
  18. Missed 17:05 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 2nd
  19. Missed 16:50 0-1
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  20. Missed 16:31 0-1
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  21. Penalty 15:36 0-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  22. Missed 13:05 0-1
    Lars Eller 2nd
  23. Missed 12:43 0-1
    Lars Eller 2nd
  24. Missed 11:48 0-1
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  25. Missed 9:22 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  26. Penalty 9:09 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 2nd
  27. Missed 6:49 0-1
    Marcus Pettersson 2nd
  28. Missed 6:10 0-1
    Mark Jankowski 2nd
  29. Penalty 4:03 0-1
    John Carlson 2nd
  30. Missed 3:18 0-1
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  31. Missed 3:00 0-1
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  32. Missed 1:42 0-1
    Mike Matheson 2nd
  33. Missed 18:31 0-1
    John Carlson 1st
  34. Missed 18:06 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  35. Missed 17:47 0-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  36. Penalty 15:27 0-1
    Tom Wilson 1st
  37. Missed 13:45 0-1
    Bryan Rust 1st
  38. Missed 12:45 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 1st
  39. Missed 12:27 0-1
    Sidney Crosby 1st
  40. Penalty 11:40 0-1
    Lars Eller 1st
  41. Goal 11:20 0-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  42. Missed 10:52 0-0
    Sam Lafferty 1st
  43. Missed 8:45 0-0
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  44. Missed 4:59 0-0
    Sam Lafferty 1st
  45. Missed 3:12 0-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  46. Missed 1:47 0-0
    Cody Ceci 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:46 2-5
    Pierre-Olivier Joseph 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:08 2-5
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  5. Goal 19:08 2-5
    Lars Eller 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:38 2-4
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:38 2-4
    3rd
  8. Goal 18:38 2-4
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  9. Hit 18:14 2-3
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  10. Giveaway 18:09 2-3
    Kasperi Kapanen 3rd
  11. Blocked 17:47 2-3
    John Carlson 3rd
  12. Hit 17:20 2-3
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  13. Takeaway 16:52 2-3
    John Marino 3rd
  14. Takeaway 16:26 2-3
    Marcus Pettersson 3rd
  15. Missed 16:01 2-3
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  16. Hit 15:48 2-3
    Richard Panik 3rd
  17. Giveaway 15:27 2-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  18. Missed 15:18 2-3
    John Marino 3rd
  19. Hit 14:57 2-3
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  20. Face Off 14:18 2-3
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  21. Stoppage 14:18 2-3
    3rd
  22. Shot 14:17 2-3
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  23. Face Off 13:00 2-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  24. Stoppage 13:00 2-3
    3rd
  25. Shot 12:58 2-3
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  26. Face Off 12:40 2-3
    Lars Eller 3rd
  27. Goal 12:40 2-3
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  28. Hit 12:34 2-2
    Kris Letang 3rd
  29. Missed 12:30 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  30. Blocked 12:08 2-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  31. Takeaway 11:28 2-2
    John Marino 3rd
  32. Missed 11:18 2-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  33. Face Off 10:53 2-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  34. Stoppage 10:53 2-2
    3rd
  35. Penalty 10:53 2-2
    Drew O'Connor 3rd
  36. Takeaway 10:23 2-2
    Teddy Blueger 3rd
  37. Shot 10:13 2-2
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  38. Face Off 9:54 2-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  39. Stoppage 9:54 2-2
    3rd
  40. Blocked 9:15 2-2
    Sidney Crosby 3rd

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