Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, December 27, 2014 · CONSOL Energy Center
NBCSN · SN · ROOT
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Capitals outshot the Penguins 34-31.
Eric Fehr scored twice. Marcus Johansson also scored.
Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 31 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Eric Fehr (8)Jay Beagle (5), Brooks Laich (3)1–017:47 WSH
3rd period
Marcus Johansson (10)Evgeny Kuznetsov (10), Brooks Orpik (8)2–005:36 WSH- Eric Fehr (9)Joel Ward (8), John Carlson (23)3–010:16 WSH
Team stats
WSHPIT
34Shots on goal31
52%Faceoff %48%
0/5Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes10
29Hits46
10Blocked shots14
2Giveaways9
4Takeaways2
Penalties
- 1st 04:06
Brandon Sutter · hooking2 min - 1st 08:49
Troy Brouwer · high sticking2 min - 1st 15:17Patric Hornqvist · tripping2 min
- 2nd 04:05Kris Letang · hooking2 min
- 2nd 05:25Alex Ovechkin · interference2 min
- 2nd 15:42Kris Letang · hooking2 min
- 3rd 12:13Nicklas Backstrom · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 13:39Troy Brouwer · tripping2 min
- 3rd 19:13Bobby Farnham · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 16Eric FehrR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 14:56 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:47 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:14 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:45 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:55 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:16 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 24:04 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:37 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23:34 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:24 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:29 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:23 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:14 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:16 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:37 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:25 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 13Nick SpalingC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:28 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:16 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 |
| 20Rob KlinkhammerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:04 |
| 25Andrew EbbettC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:53 |
| 34Bobby FarnhamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:53 |
| 36Bryan RustR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:30 |
| 57Marcel GocC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 |
| 59Jayson MegnaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 23:33 |
| 72Patric HornqvistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 06:26 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 23:14 |
| 4Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:22 |
| 6Scott HarringtonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 18:18 |
| 41Robert BortuzzoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:43 |
| 47Simon DespresD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:10 |
| 51Derrick PouliotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 58:23 |
| 37Jeff ZatkoffG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |