Chychrun scores twice as the Capitals breeze past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3
— Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 on Saturday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
8
Pittsburgh Penguins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Dallas Stars | L 5-6 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 1-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Nashville Predators | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 17:19 8-3
Brandon Duhaime Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (15)
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Missed 16:51 7-3
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:18 7-3
Ryan Graves Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 14:22 7-3
Danton Heinen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (8), Kevin Hayes (6)
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Missed 14:00 7-2
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 13:33 7-2
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 13:11 7-2
Dylan Strome Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Raddysh (18), Pierre-Luc Dubois (34)
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Missed 12:47 6-2
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 12:16 6-2
Evgeni Malkin Holding against Nic Dowd
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Missed 9:54 6-2
Cody Glass Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 9:46 6-2
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:01 6-2
Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:47 6-2
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:53 6-2
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 7:00 6-2
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:53 6-2
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:58 6-2
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:49 6-2
John Carlson Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 2:59 6-2
Kris Letang High-sticking - double minor against Dylan Strome
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Penalty 2:26 6-2
Vincent Desharnais Holding against Lars Eller
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Missed 2:13 6-2
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 19:44 6-2
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:05 6-2
Tom Wilson Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (13), Matt Roy (14)
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Goal 14:25 5-2
Aliaksei Protas Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (17), John Carlson (32)
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Goal 14:17 4-2
Jakob Chychrun Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (33), Trevor van Riemsdyk (16)
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Missed 12:59 3-2
Martin Fehervary Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:41 3-2
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 10:38 3-2
Jakob Chychrun Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (32), Connor McMichael (23)
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Goal 6:36 2-2
Sidney Crosby Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (24), Erik Karlsson (33)
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Missed 5:50 2-1
Matt Nieto Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 5:17 2-1
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:17 2-1
Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 1:10 2-1
Martin Fehervary Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Duhaime (8), Taylor Raddysh (17)
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Missed 0:53 1-1
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:21 1-1
Kris Letang Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (26), Philip Tomasino (7)
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Missed 17:47 1-0
Rickard Rakell Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 17:39 1-0
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Short
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Penalty 17:04 1-0
Jakob Chychrun Holding against Evgeni Malkin
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Missed 16:08 1-0
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:17 1-0
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 15:04 1-0
Rickard Rakell Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 14:36 1-0
Lars Eller Hooking against Cody Glass
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Missed 13:58 1-0
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:42 1-0
Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:08 1-0
Kevin Hayes Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 6:50 1-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Roughing against Vincent Desharnais
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Penalty 6:50 1-0
Vincent Desharnais Roughing against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Missed 5:35 1-0
Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 5:13 1-0
Ethen Frank Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (9), Rasmus Sandin (16)
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Missed 4:42 0-0
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:39 0-0
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:14 0-0
Lars Eller Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:58 0-0
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 1:55 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:42 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 8-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 8-3
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:12 8-3
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
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Giveaway 19:10 8-3
Giveaway by Matt Nieto
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Giveaway 19:00 8-3
Giveaway by Lars Eller
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Giveaway 18:32 8-3
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
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Shot 18:13 8-3
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Shot 18:12 8-3
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 17:45 8-3
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 17:45 8-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:43 8-3
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 17:27 8-3
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 17:27 8-3
Icing
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Face Off 17:19 8-3
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Goal 17:19 8-3
Brandon Duhaime Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (15)
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Blocked 17:10 7-3
P.O Joseph shot blocked by Matt Roy
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Shot 16:55 7-3
P.O Joseph Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Missed 16:51 7-3
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 16:49 7-3
P.O Joseph shot blocked by Connor McMichael
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Face Off 15:27 7-3
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Stoppage 15:27 7-3
Puck in Crowd
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Missed 15:18 7-3
Ryan Graves Snap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 15:07 7-3
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
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Face Off 14:22 7-3
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Goal 14:22 7-3
Danton Heinen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (8), Kevin Hayes (6)
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Shot 14:19 7-2
Philip Tomasino Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Missed 14:00 7-2
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Face Off 13:58 7-2
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 13:58 7-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:57 7-2
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
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Blocked 13:36 7-2
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
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Missed 13:33 7-2
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Giveaway 13:22 7-2
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
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Face Off 13:11 7-2
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Goal 13:11 7-2
Dylan Strome Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Raddysh (18), Pierre-Luc Dubois (34)
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Hit 12:52 6-2
Vincent Desharnais hit Dylan Strome
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Missed 12:47 6-2
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 12:32 6-2
John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Nieto
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Face Off 12:16 6-2
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
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Penalty 12:16 6-2
Evgeni Malkin Holding against Nic Dowd
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Team Stats
WSH
PIT
23
Blocked Shots
17
21
Hits
15
4
Takeaways
2
30
Shots
32
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
24
Faceoffs Won
33
42.1
Faceoff Win Percent
57.9
13
Giveaways
9
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
10
Head to Head
Injuries
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
- Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
- Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
- Trevor van Riemsdyk Injured Reserve
- Ryan Graves Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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