Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Friday, February 2, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena

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4–7

Final

SOG 33–39

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Friday, February 2, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 39-33.

Phil Kessel scored twice, Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Evgeni Malkin scored twice. Carl Hagelin, Patric Hornqvist, Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Bryan Rust also scored.

Matt Murray made 29 saves on 33 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 27 of 33.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	2	1	4	33
PIT	2	1	4	7	39

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Phil Kessel (22)Riley Sheahan (13), Jake Guentzel (11)0–102:11 PIT
Carl Hagelin (5)Unassisted0–215:50 PIT
Alex Ovechkin (31)Christian Djoos (8)1–218:10 WSH

2nd period

Patric Hornqvist (16)Sidney Crosby (40), Evgeni Malkin (30)1–300:26 PIT · PPG
Dmitry Orlov (7)Lars Eller (16), Matt Niskanen (11)2–303:08 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov (14)Tom Wilson (15), Alex Ovechkin (24)3–311:57 WSH

3rd period

Evgeni Malkin (27)Phil Kessel (39), Olli Maatta (16)3–401:01 PIT
Alex Ovechkin (32)Evgeny Kuznetsov (34), Dmitry Orlov (11)4–401:50 WSH
Bryan Rust (7)Kris Letang (27), Riley Sheahan (14)4–506:08 PIT · PPG
Phil Kessel (23)Evgeni Malkin (31), Carl Hagelin (11)4–607:59 PIT
Evgeni Malkin (28)Sidney Crosby (41), Jake Guentzel (12)4–710:00 PIT · PPG

Team stats

WSHPIT

33Shots on goal39

51%Faceoff %49%

0/3Power play3/4

10Penalty minutes8

31Hits29

11Blocked shots14

4Giveaways10

7Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 03:32Sidney Crosby · tripping2 min
1st 19:27Chandler Stephenson · tripping2 min
2nd 12:17Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
2nd 19:40T.J. Oshie · cross checking2 min
2nd 19:40Kris Letang · roughing2 min
3rd 04:50Nicklas Backstrom · high sticking2 min
3rd 09:05Madison Bowey · tripping2 min
3rd 11:44Evgeni Malkin · tripping2 min
3rd 17:08Carl Hagelin · hooking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	2	1	3	+2	5	2	0	0	–	19:51
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	1	2	+2	4	1	0	0	53	17:58
9Dmitry OrlovD	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	–	23:27
20Lars EllerC	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	0	64	16:44
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	2	–	15:36
2Matt NiskanenD	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	23:04
29Christian DjoosD	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	13:27
10Brett ConnollyR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	13:29
18Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	2	–	12:29
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	2	44	16:33
25Devante Smith-PellyR	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	–	10:00
39Alex ChiassonR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	08:33
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	–	18:41
77T.J. OshieR	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	50	16:21
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50	11:54
22Madison BoweyD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	14:06
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	18:52
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	–	21:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		6	5	1	.833	12:01
70Braden HoltbyG	L	33	27	6	.818	47:59

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

71Evgeni MalkinC	2	2	4	+2	5	1	2	2	31	19:05
81Phil KesselC	2	1	3	+2	4	0	0	0	–	17:44
15Riley SheahanC	0	2	2	-1	2	0	0	0	36	16:35
59Jake GuentzelC	0	2	2	+1	4	1	0	0	–	13:42
62Carl HagelinL	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	–	14:08
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	2	2	-1	4	0	2	2	62	22:21
17Bryan RustR	1	0	1	-1	5	0	0	0	100	16:41
72Patric HornqvistR	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	–	12:07
3Olli MaattaD	0	1	1	+1	2	7	1	0	–	15:47
58Kris LetangD	0	1	1	-2	2	3	0	2	–	24:02
12Dominik SimonC	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	–	13:53
34Tom KuhnhacklR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	13:11
37Carter RowneyR	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	63	09:05
75Ryan ReavesR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	07:52
4Justin SchultzD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	0	–	18:33
6Jamie OleksiakD	0	0	0	+1	1	4	4	0	–	19:15
8Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	21:00
28Ian ColeD	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	16:59

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Casey DeSmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Matt MurrayG	W	33	29	4	.879	60:00