Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Fri, Feb 2, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena · 2017–18 Regular Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena. Phil Kessel scored twice; Alex Ovechkin scored twice; Evgeni Malkin scored twice. Matt Murray made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 33–39.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| PIT | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 39 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 02:11 | PIT | EV | Phil Kessel (22) · wrist | Riley Sheahan (13), Jake Guentzel (11) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 15:50 | PIT | EV | Carl Hagelin (5) · wrist | Unassisted | 0–2 |
| 1st | 18:10 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (31) · wrist | Christian Djoos (8) | 1–2 |
| 2nd | 00:26 | PIT | PP | Patric Hornqvist (16) · snap | Sidney Crosby (40), Evgeni Malkin (30) | 1–3 |
| 2nd | 03:08 | WSH | EV | Dmitry Orlov (7) · slap | Lars Eller (16), Matt Niskanen (11) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 11:57 | WSH | EV | Evgeny Kuznetsov (14) · wrist | Tom Wilson (15), Alex Ovechkin (24) | 3–3 |
| 3rd | 01:01 | PIT | EV | Evgeni Malkin (27) · wrist | Phil Kessel (39), Olli Maatta (16) | 3–4 |
| 3rd | 01:50 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (32) · snap | Evgeny Kuznetsov (34), Dmitry Orlov (11) | 4–4 |
| 3rd | 06:08 | PIT | PP | Bryan Rust (7) · wrist | Kris Letang (27), Riley Sheahan (14) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 07:59 | PIT | EV | Phil Kessel (23) · snap | Evgeni Malkin (31), Carl Hagelin (11) | 4–6 |
| 3rd | 10:00 | PIT | PP | Evgeni Malkin (28) · tip-in | Sidney Crosby (41), Jake Guentzel (12) | 4–7 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 03:32 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | tripping | 2 |
| 1st | 19:27 | WSH | Chandler Stephenson | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 12:17 | WSH | Tom Wilson | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 19:40 | WSH | T.J. Oshie | cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd | 19:40 | PIT | Kris Letang | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 04:50 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom | high sticking | 2 |
| 3rd | 09:05 | WSH | Madison Bowey | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 11:44 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 17:08 | PIT | Carl Hagelin | hooking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: WSH 2.75 · PIT 4.30 · xG% WSH 39.0
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19:51 | 22 | |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:27 | 25 | |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52.9 | 17:58 | 22 |
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:04 | 25 | |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 64.3 | 16:44 | 21 |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:36 | 18 | |
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | 18 | |
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21:43 | 22 | |
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:52 | 22 | |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18:41 | 22 | |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43.8 | 16:33 | 23 |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 50.0 | 16:21 | 21 |
| 22 | Madison Bowey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:06 | 15 | |
| 10 | Brett Connolly | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:29 | 16 | |
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 | 19 | |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 11:54 | 16 |
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10:00 | 13 | |
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8:33 | 10 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Braden Holtby | L | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 47:59 |
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 12:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31.3 | 19:05 | 28 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 25 | |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 61.5 | 22:21 | 30 |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 16:35 | 28 |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:08 | 24 | |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13:42 | 19 | |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24:02 | 29 | |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 16:41 | 28 |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15:47 | 22 | |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:07 | 16 | |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:00 | 28 | |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19:15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Justin Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 25 | |
| 28 | Ian Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:59 | 23 | |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:53 | 19 | |
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:11 | 20 | |
| 37 | Carter Rowney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62.5 | 9:05 | 15 |
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:52 | 10 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Murray | W | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 60:00 |