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Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, April 17, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena

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2–5

Final

SOG 20–38

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 38-20.

Bryan Rust scored twice. Connor McMichael, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Danton Heinen and Philip Tomasino also scored.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Clay Stevenson stopped 33 of 38.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH110220
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT122538

Three stars

  1. ★1st starBryan RustPIT · 2G 0A
  2. ★2nd starSidney CrosbyPIT · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starVille KoivunenPIT · 0G 2A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
2:00

2–4 · 3rd 8:46 · Heinen. Ovechkin was 2:00 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on icePIT on ice

1–0 WSH

1st 4:08 · McMichael

Heinen 0:35

1–1 PIT

1st 4:54 · Rust

van Riemsdyk 0:46

1–2 PIT

2nd 7:19 · PP · Rust

Stuck out there: van Riemsdyk 1:40

1–3 PIT

2nd 11:56 · Crosby

Eller 0:51

2–3 WSH

2nd 16:56 · PP · Ovechkin

Grzelcyk 0:20

2–4 PIT

3rd 8:46 · SH · Heinen

Stuck out there: Ovechkin 2:00

2–5 PIT

3rd 9:01 · Tomasino

Eller 0:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHPIT
20Shots on goal38
50%Faceoff %50%
1/2Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes4
16Hits24
20Blocked shots8
15Giveaways14
2Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 2nd 06:19Andrew Mangiapane · holding the stick2 min
  • 2nd 07:56Dylan McIlrath · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 15:51Sidney Crosby · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 06:46Rickard Rakell · interference2 min

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