Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, October 4, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena

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6–7

Final/OT

SOG 36–41

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 7-6 in overtime on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 41-36.

Jake Guentzel scored twice, Kris Letang scored twice and T.J. Oshie scored twice. Jamie Oleksiak, Jakub Vrana, Brooks Orpik, Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Derick Brassard and Evgeni Malkin also scored.

Matt Murray made 30 saves on 36 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 34 of 41.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
WSH	3	1	2	0	6	36
PIT	2	3	1	1	7	41

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jamie Oleksiak (1)Evgeni Malkin (1), Phil Kessel (1)0–101:49 PIT
Jakub Vrana (1)Nicklas Backstrom (4), T.J. Oshie (2)1–103:30 WSH
Brooks Orpik (1)Unassisted2–104:18 WSH
Jake Guentzel (1)Daniel Sprong (1), Justin Schultz (1)2–207:27 PIT · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (2)Christian Djoos (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)3–208:00 WSH

2nd period

Kris Letang (1)Sidney Crosby (1), Brian Dumoulin (1)3–300:30 PIT
John Carlson (2)Brett Connolly (1)4–303:54 WSH
Jake Guentzel (2)Justin Schultz (2), Patric Hornqvist (1)4–415:09 PIT
Derick Brassard (1)Dominik Simon (1), Brian Dumoulin (2)4–516:58 PIT

3rd period

Evgeni Malkin (1)Kris Letang (1), Sidney Crosby (2)4–602:45 PIT
T.J. Oshie (2)Unassisted5–613:01 WSH
T.J. Oshie (3)John Carlson (2)6–613:22 WSH

OT period

Kris Letang (2)Evgeni Malkin (2), Phil Kessel (2)6–701:20 PIT · PPG

Team stats

WSHPIT

36Shots on goal41

47%Faceoff %53%

0/2Power play2/6

12Penalty minutes4

32Hits21

18Blocked shots12

6Giveaways16

5Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 05:47Matt Niskanen · interference2 min
1st 18:11Carl Hagelin · interference2 min
2nd 04:13Phil Kessel · slashing2 min
2nd 07:24Lars Eller · hooking2 min
3rd 00:39Brett Connolly · tripping2 min
3rd 03:53Madison Bowey · hooking2 min
3rd 08:40Jakub Vrana · slashing2 min
OT 00:19Evgeny Kuznetsov · hooking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

77T.J. OshieR	2	1	3	+2	3	4	3	0	–	18:31
74John CarlsonD	1	1	2	+3	4	0	3	0	–	28:02
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	+1	3	3	0	0	–	20:07
10Brett ConnollyR	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	2	–	18:24
13Jakub VranaL	1	0	1	+3	3	1	0	2	–	15:17
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	+2	4	0	0	0	57	18:47
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	0	1	1	+1	3	3	1	2	43	24:12
29Christian DjoosD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	–	16:52
44Brooks OrpikD	1	0	1	+1	1	5	2	0	–	16:01
18Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	–	11:39
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	2	75	12:19
25Devante Smith-PellyR	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	100	09:37
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	30	10:07
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	10:16
79Nathan WalkerL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	06:29
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	–	22:07
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	-2	5	2	1	0	–	24:22
22Madison BoweyD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	–	11:11

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Pheonix CopleyG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	O	41	34	7	.829	61:20

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

71Evgeni MalkinC	1	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	47	21:43
58Kris LetangD	2	1	3	0	3	2	2	0	–	25:41
59Jake GuentzelC	2	0	2	+1	5	1	0	0	–	18:48
81Phil KesselC	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	–	21:36
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	2	2	+2	5	1	1	0	56	22:01
4Justin SchultzD	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	–	17:38
8Brian DumoulinD	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	0	–	16:07
12Dominik SimonC	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	–	09:51
19Derick BrassardC	1	0	1	0	6	2	0	0	50	14:28
41Daniel SprongR	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	–	06:47
72Patric HornqvistR	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0	–	19:42
6Jamie OleksiakD	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	–	13:59
7Matt CullenC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	100	09:43
15Riley SheahanC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	50	12:41
17Bryan RustR	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	14:40
62Carl HagelinL	0	0	0	-1	3	3	0	2	–	14:29
3Olli MaattaD	0	0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	–	19:09
73Jack JohnsonD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	21:58

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Casey DeSmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Matt MurrayG	W	36	30	6	.833	61:20