National Hockey League

FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins 5
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Washington Capitals 4
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PIT12115
WSH12104
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Match Report

Guentzel wins it in OT as Pens, Caps clinch playoffs

— Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a result that clinched both teams' place in the playoffs.

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Team Stats

14
Blocked Shots
14
14
Hits
32
9
Takeaways
8
35
Shots
37
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
38
Faceoffs Won
37
50.7
Faceoff Win Percent
49.3
9
Giveaways
9
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry GA 4 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Jeff Carter BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Teddy Blueger BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek GA 5 · SA 35 · SOS 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Lars Eller BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • T.J. Oshie BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 5:00 · OT
  2. 5:00 · OT
  3. 2:11 · OT
  4. 2:02 · OT
  5. 1:51 · OT
  6. 1:26 · OT
  7. 1:17 · OT
  8. 0:00 · OT

Head to Head

PIT leads series 5-2

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • 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

NHL News

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