
Game No: 1221
Started: 2018-04-01 20:40:00
Ended: 2018-04-01 23:19:00
Attendance: 18,639
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:25 | WSH | T.J. Oshie | Wrist | 22 | Andre Burakovsky | John Carlson | |
| 2 | 13:46 | WSH | Dmitry Orlov | Wrist | 33 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | ||
| 3 | 0:23 | WSH | Tom Wilson | Tip-In | 16 | Matt Niskanen | ||
| 3 | 16:15 | PIT | Patric Hornqvist | Wrist | 11 | Evgeni Malkin | Carl Hagelin | 
#34 Brad Meier
#16 Brian Pochmara
#81 Ryan Daisy
#89 Steve Miller
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:47 | WSH | Chandler Stephenson | Hooking | 2 | Riley Sheahan | 
| 1 | 11:45 | PIT | Conor Sheary | Hooking | 2 | Lars Eller | 
| 2 | 5:57 | WSH | Too many men/ice - bench | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1:10 | PIT | Carl Hagelin | Tripping | 2 | Nicklas Backstrom | 
| 2 | 6:37 | WSH | Matt Niskanen | Delaying Game-Puck over glass | 2 | |
| 2 | 11:38 | WSH | Tom Wilson | Tripping | 2 | Evgeni Malkin | 
| 2 | 12:50 | WSH | Devante Smith-Pelly | Roughing | 2 | Patric Hornqvist | 
| 2 | 12:50 | PIT | Patric Hornqvist | Slashing | 2 | |
| 2 | 15:08 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Slashing | 2 | Zach Aston-Reese | 
| 2 | 18:17 | PIT | Zach Aston-Reese | Hooking | 2 | Jakub Jerabek | 
| 3 | 17:39 | PIT | Patric Hornqvist | Slashing | 2 | Brooks Orpik | 
| 3 | 18:59 | WSH | T.J. Oshie | Roughing | 2 | |
| 3 | 18:59 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Interference | 2 | T.J. Oshie | 
| 3 | 18:59 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Roughing | 2 | T.J. Oshie | 
| 3 | 18:59 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Game Misconduct | 10 | T.J. Oshie | 
| 3 | 18:59 | PIT | Game Misconduct - Team staff | 0 | T.J. Oshie | 
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | D | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | R | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | L | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | C | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 
| 28 | Jakub Jerabek | D | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 
| 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 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C | 
| 16 | Josh Jooris | R | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | D | 
| 30 | Matt Murray | G | 
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | L | 
| 46 | Zach Aston-Reese | C | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | R | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | C | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R | 
| 63 | Shane Gersich | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 
| 12 | Dominik Simon | C | 
| 19 | Derick Brassard | C | 
| 37 | Carter Rowney | R | 
| 3 | Goals | 1 | 
| 4 | Assists | 2 | 
| 10 | Plus / Minus | -10 | 
| 7 | Penalties | 9 | 
| 14 | PIM | 24 | 
| 45 | Corsi For | 44 | 
| 50.56 | Corsi % | 49.44 | 
| 34 | Fenwick For | 44 | 
| 43.59 | Fenwick % | 56.41 | 
| 34 | Shots | 37 | 
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 15 | 
| 11 | Missed Shots | 7 | 
| 33 | Hits | 30 | 
| 7 | Giveaways | 12 | 
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 | 
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 12 | 
| 34 | Faceoffs Won | 35 | 
| 35 | Faceoffs Lost | 34 | 
| 49% | Faceoff Percentage | 51% | 
| Washington Capitals | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 27:21 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6:37 | 2 | |
| 3 | 15:52 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3:45 | 4 | |
| Washington Capitals - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 27:21 | 
| 2 - 0 | 6:37 | 
| 3 - 0 | 15:52 | 
| 4 - 0 | 3:45 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Jakub Jerabek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 
| 16 | Josh Jooris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Matt 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 46 | Zach Aston-Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 24 | 00:46 | 18:28 | 01:03 | 04:04 | 13:21 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 20 | 00:50 | 16:57 | 00:00 | 00:34 | 16:23 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 22 | 01:02 | 22:47 | 07:35 | 00:00 | 15:12 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 24 | 00:50 | 20:06 | 03:22 | 02:43 | 14:01 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 12 | 00:43 | 08:39 | 02:47 | 00:06 | 05:46 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 11 | 00:45 | 08:19 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:19 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 13 | 00:41 | 08:54 | 00:00 | 01:07 | 07:47 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 24 | 00:54 | 21:59 | 06:23 | 02:09 | 13:27 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 20 | 00:46 | 15:31 | 01:41 | 04:06 | 09:44 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 18 | 00:44 | 13:25 | 00:00 | 02:41 | 10:44 | 
| 28 | Jakub Jerabek | 17 | 00:51 | 14:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:28 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 23 | 00:43 | 16:51 | 00:17 | 02:46 | 13:48 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 21 | 00:53 | 18:44 | 00:00 | 05:57 | 12:47 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 21 | 00:45 | 16:05 | 01:38 | 00:00 | 14:27 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 23 | 01:07 | 25:58 | 06:36 | 04:02 | 15:20 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 22 | 00:51 | 18:57 | 05:00 | 01:47 | 12:10 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 6 | 00:33 | 03:22 | 00:03 | 01:14 | 02:05 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 23 | 00:54 | 20:50 | 05:20 | 00:04 | 15:26 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 25 | 00:41 | 17:05 | 01:22 | 03:09 | 12:34 | 
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 23 | 00:48 | 18:43 | 05:02 | 00:14 | 13:27 | 
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 22 | 00:47 | 17:27 | 00:46 | 02:22 | 14:19 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 26 | 00:50 | 21:57 | 00:00 | 05:12 | 16:45 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 27 | 00:37 | 17:02 | 01:53 | 04:01 | 11:08 | 
| 16 | Josh Jooris | 13 | 00:38 | 08:23 | 00:00 | 01:29 | 06:54 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 23 | 00:40 | 15:32 | 00:00 | 00:55 | 14:37 | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | 19 | 00:38 | 12:02 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:02 | 
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | 15 | 00:38 | 09:43 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:43 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 17 | 00:41 | 11:42 | 01:53 | 00:00 | 09:49 | 
| 46 | Zach Aston-Reese | 14 | 00:33 | 07:51 | 00:00 | 01:57 | 05:54 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 28 | 00:53 | 25:08 | 03:38 | 04:41 | 16:49 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 23 | 00:44 | 17:03 | 02:14 | 00:00 | 14:49 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 24 | 00:38 | 15:18 | 00:00 | 03:07 | 12:11 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 21 | 00:58 | 20:22 | 06:57 | 00:54 | 12:31 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 19 | 00:50 | 16:00 | 06:01 | 00:21 | 09:38 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 21 | 00:52 | 18:28 | 06:47 | 00:03 | 11:38 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 26 | 00:50 | 21:42 | 06:47 | 01:19 | 13:36 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 
| 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Murray | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0.923 | 
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 |