
Game No: 788
Started: 2018-02-02 19:08:00
Ended: 2018-02-02 21:40:00
Attendance: 18,652
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:11 | PIT | Phil Kessel | Wrist | 9 | Riley Sheahan | Jake Guentzel | |
| 1 | 15:50 | PIT | Carl Hagelin | Wrist | 13 | |||
| 1 | 18:10 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Wrist | 10 | Christian Djoos | ||
| 2 | 0:26 | PIT | Patric Hornqvist | Snap | 16 | Sidney Crosby | Evgeni Malkin | |
| 2 | 3:08 | WSH | Dmitry Orlov | Slap | 39 | Lars Eller | Matt Niskanen | |
| 2 | 11:57 | WSH | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Wrist | 17 | Tom Wilson | Alex Ovechkin | |
| 3 | 1:01 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Wrist | 15 | Phil Kessel | Olli Maatta | |
| 3 | 1:50 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Snap | 21 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Dmitry Orlov | |
| 3 | 6:08 | PIT | Bryan Rust | Wrist | 12 | Kris Letang | Riley Sheahan | |
| 3 | 7:59 | PIT | Phil Kessel | Snap | 22 | Evgeni Malkin | Carl Hagelin | |
| 3 | 10:00 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Tip-In | 12 | Sidney Crosby | Jake Guentzel |
#5 Chris Rooney
#20 Tim Peel
#50 Scott Cherrey
#71 Brad Kovachik
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:32 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Tripping | 2 | Brooks Orpik |
| 1 | 19:27 | WSH | Chandler Stephenson | Tripping | 2 | Olli Maatta |
| 2 | 12:17 | WSH | Tom Wilson | Roughing | 2 | Ian Cole |
| 2 | 19:40 | WSH | T.J. Oshie | Cross checking | 2 | Kris Letang |
| 2 | 19:40 | PIT | Kris Letang | Roughing | 2 | |
| 3 | 4:50 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom | Hi-sticking | 2 | Bryan Rust |
| 3 | 9:05 | WSH | Madison Bowey | Tripping | 2 | |
| 3 | 11:44 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Tripping | 2 | John Carlson |
| 3 | 17:08 | PIT | Carl Hagelin | Hooking | 2 | Brooks Orpik |
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D |
| 10 | Brett Connolly | R |
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | C |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C |
| 22 | Madison Bowey | D |
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R |
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D |
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G |
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R |
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L |
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G |
| 74 | John Carlson | D |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C |
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | G |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | D |
| 4 | Justin Schultz | D |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | D |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | C |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R |
| 28 | Ian Cole | D |
| 30 | Matt Murray | G |
| 30 | Matthew Murray | G |
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | R |
| 37 | Carter Rowney | R |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | R |
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | R |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Taylor Chorney | D |
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | L |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D |
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | D |
| 43 | Conor Sheary | L |
| 4 | Goals | 7 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 1 | Plus / Minus | -1 |
| 5 | Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | PIM | 8 |
| 40 | Corsi For | 53 |
| 43.01 | Corsi % | 56.99 |
| 33 | Fenwick For | 53 |
| 38.37 | Fenwick % | 61.63 |
| 33 | Shots | 39 |
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 11 |
| 7 | Missed Shots | 14 |
| 31 | Hits | 29 |
| 4 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Lost | 32 |
| 51% | Faceoff Percentage | 49% |
| Washington Capitals | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 13:39 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2:20 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2:16 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2:42 | 4 | |
| 5 | 8:49 | 5 | |
| 6 | 9:04 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0:49 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4:18 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1:51 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2:01 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10:00 | 11 | |
| Washington Capitals - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 13:39 |
| 2 - 0 | 2:20 |
| 3 - 0 | 2:16 |
| 4 - 0 | 2:42 |
| 5 - 0 | 8:49 |
| 6 - 0 | 9:04 |
| 7 - 0 | 0:49 |
| 8 - 0 | 4:18 |
| 9 - 0 | 1:51 |
| 10 - 0 | 2:01 |
| 11 - 0 | 10:00 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 44 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 64 |
| 22 | Madison Bowey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | John Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 28 | Ian Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matthew Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carter Rowney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 62 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 25 | 00:55 | 23:04 | 00:35 | 01:44 | 20:45 |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 22 | 00:54 | 19:51 | 05:21 | 00:00 | 14:30 |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 25 | 00:56 | 23:27 | 01:58 | 01:10 | 20:19 |
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 16 | 00:50 | 13:29 | 02:32 | 00:00 | 10:57 |
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 19 | 00:39 | 12:29 | 00:00 | 02:45 | 09:44 |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 23 | 00:43 | 16:33 | 03:28 | 01:37 | 11:28 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | 21 | 00:47 | 16:44 | 02:32 | 00:57 | 13:15 |
| 22 | Madison Bowey | 15 | 00:56 | 14:06 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:06 |
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 13 | 00:46 | 10:00 | 00:00 | 00:06 | 09:54 |
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 18 | 00:44 | 13:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:27 |
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 10 | 00:51 | 08:33 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:33 |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 18 | 00:52 | 15:36 | 00:00 | 00:44 | 14:52 |
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 22 | 00:51 | 18:52 | 00:00 | 04:02 | 14:50 |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 22 | 00:50 | 18:41 | 03:41 | 00:00 | 15:00 |
| 74 | John Carlson | 22 | 00:59 | 21:43 | 04:06 | 03:28 | 14:09 |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 21 | 00:46 | 16:21 | 03:28 | 01:04 | 11:49 |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 16 | 00:44 | 11:54 | 00:00 | 03:11 | 08:43 |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 22 | 00:49 | 17:58 | 02:19 | 00:00 | 15:39 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 22 | 00:43 | 15:47 | 00:14 | 00:00 | 15:33 |
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 25 | 00:44 | 18:33 | 02:17 | 00:00 | 16:16 |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 27 | 00:42 | 19:15 | 00:00 | 03:25 | 15:50 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 28 | 00:45 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 02:48 | 18:12 |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 19 | 00:43 | 13:53 | 00:38 | 00:00 | 13:15 |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 28 | 00:35 | 16:35 | 00:13 | 02:46 | 13:36 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 28 | 00:35 | 16:41 | 00:51 | 01:15 | 14:35 |
| 28 | Ian Cole | 23 | 00:44 | 16:59 | 00:00 | 03:12 | 13:47 |
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | 20 | 00:39 | 13:11 | 00:00 | 02:42 | 10:29 |
| 37 | Carter Rowney | 15 | 00:36 | 09:05 | 00:00 | 02:41 | 06:24 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 29 | 00:49 | 24:02 | 03:19 | 02:35 | 18:08 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 19 | 00:43 | 13:42 | 02:28 | 00:00 | 11:14 |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 24 | 00:35 | 14:08 | 00:00 | 02:20 | 11:48 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 28 | 00:40 | 19:05 | 04:34 | 00:08 | 14:23 |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 16 | 00:45 | 12:07 | 02:21 | 00:08 | 09:38 |
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | 10 | 00:47 | 07:52 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:52 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 25 | 00:42 | 17:44 | 04:44 | 00:00 | 13:00 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 30 | 00:44 | 22:21 | 04:21 | 00:00 | 18:00 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 |
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0.846 |
| 2 | 1 | 13 | 0.923 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.571 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matthew Murray | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0.917 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.833 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.889 |