
Game No: 225
Started: 2018-05-05 20:25:00
Ended: 2018-05-05 23:06:00
Attendance: 18,506
Three Stars by: Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:23 | PIT | Jamie Oleksiak | Snap | 60 | Derick Brassard | Justin Schultz | |
| 1 | 18:22 | WSH | John Carlson | Slap | 45 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | T.J. Oshie | |
| 1 | 18:55 | WSH | Brett Connolly | Wrist | 37 | Jakub Vrana | Lars Eller | |
| 2 | 4:43 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Tip-In | 12 | Phil Kessel | Justin Schultz | |
| 2 | 7:45 | PIT | Patric Hornqvist | Wrist | 7 | Evgeni Malkin | Phil Kessel | |
| 3 | 0:52 | WSH | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Backhand | 13 | Jakub Vrana | Matt Niskanen | |
| 3 | 15:22 | WSH | Jakub Vrana | Wrist | 10 | Alex Ovechkin | Evgeny Kuznetsov | |
| 3 | 18:29 | WSH | T.J. Oshie | Wrist | 99 | |||
| 3 | 19:54 | WSH | Lars Eller | Wrist | 26 | 
#25 Marc Joannette
#4 Wes McCauley
#87 Devin Berg
#95 Jonny Murray
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:04 | PIT | Chad Ruhwedel | Hooking | 2 | Alex Ovechkin | 
| 1 | 7:15 | WSH | Matt Niskanen | Holding | 2 | Phil Kessel | 
| 1 | 17:11 | PIT | Dominik Simon | Tripping | 2 | Matt Niskanen | 
| 1 | 19:58 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Hooking | 2 | Brian Dumoulin | 
| 2 | 4:24 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Slashing | 2 | Evgeni Malkin | 
| 2 | 6:57 | WSH | Devante Smith-Pelly | Tripping | 2 | Brian Dumoulin | 
| 2 | 17:22 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Hooking | 2 | Lars Eller | 
| 2 | 16:39 | WSH | Devante Smith-Pelly | Tripping | 2 | Carl Hagelin | 
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | G | 
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 
| 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 | 
| 19 | Derick Brassard | C | 
| 30 | Matt Murray | G | 
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | L | 
| 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 | 
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 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D | 
| 63 | Shane Gersich | C | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G | 
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Garrett Wilson | L | 
| 16 | Josh Jooris | R | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | D | 
| 24 | Jarred Tinordi | D | 
| 32 | Lukas Bengtsson | D | 
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | G | 
| 37 | Carter Rowney | R | 
| 39 | Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 
| 41 | Daniel Sprong | R | 
| 46 | Zach Aston-Reese | C | 
| 47 | Adam Johnson | C | 
| 49 | Michael Leighton | G | 
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | C | 
| 54 | Thomas Di Pauli | C | 
| 55 | Chris Summers | D | 
| 73 | Andrey Pedan | D | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pheonix Copley | G | 
| 22 | Madison Bowey | D | 
| 28 | Jakub Jerabek | D | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 
| 64 | Brian Pinho | C | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 
| 72 | Travis Boyd | C | 
| 79 | Nathan Walker | L | 
| 3 | Goals | 6 | 
| 6 | Assists | 8 | 
| -22 | Plus / Minus | 20 | 
| 3 | Penalties | 5 | 
| 6 | PIM | 10 | 
| 63 | Corsi For | 42 | 
| 60 | Corsi % | 40 | 
| 39 | Fenwick For | 42 | 
| 48.15 | Fenwick % | 51.85 | 
| 39 | Shots | 32 | 
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 17 | 
| 24 | Missed Shots | 10 | 
| 28 | Hits | 26 | 
| 12 | Giveaways | 15 | 
| 7 | Takeaways | 7 | 
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 12 | 
| 37 | Faceoffs Won | 36 | 
| 36 | Faceoffs Lost | 37 | 
| 51% | Faceoff Percentage | 49% | 
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Washington Capitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 15:59 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0:33 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5:48 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3:02 | 4 | |
| 5 | 13:07 | 5 | |
| 6 | 14:30 | 6 | |
| 7 | 3:07 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1:25 | 8 | |
| 9 | 0:06 | 9 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 15:59 | 
| 2 - 0 | 0:33 | 
| 3 - 0 | 5:48 | 
| 4 - 0 | 3:02 | 
| 5 - 0 | 13:07 | 
| 6 - 0 | 14:30 | 
| 7 - 0 | 3:07 | 
| 8 - 0 | 1:25 | 
| 9 - 0 | 0:06 | 
| # | 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 | 
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 19 | Derick Brassard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 63 | Shane Gersich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 24 | 00:39 | 15:57 | 00:00 | 00:55 | 15:02 | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 26 | 00:42 | 18:25 | 02:10 | 02:09 | 14:06 | 
| 4 | Justin Schultz | 29 | 00:44 | 21:16 | 02:50 | 00:02 | 18:24 | 
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 25 | 00:41 | 17:27 | 00:00 | 01:16 | 16:11 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 28 | 00:39 | 18:28 | 00:00 | 01:43 | 16:45 | 
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 21 | 00:38 | 13:29 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:29 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 21 | 00:42 | 14:52 | 00:00 | 03:09 | 11:43 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 21 | 00:36 | 12:53 | 00:00 | 00:40 | 12:13 | 
| 19 | Derick Brassard | 20 | 00:37 | 12:27 | 02:15 | 00:00 | 10:12 | 
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | 20 | 00:35 | 11:41 | 00:00 | 01:45 | 09:56 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 19 | 00:36 | 11:42 | 02:10 | 00:00 | 09:32 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 30 | 00:46 | 23:17 | 03:00 | 01:43 | 18:34 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 25 | 00:46 | 19:34 | 02:15 | 00:02 | 17:17 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 22 | 00:35 | 13:03 | 00:00 | 01:53 | 11:10 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 25 | 00:43 | 18:10 | 03:40 | 00:03 | 14:27 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 24 | 00:42 | 16:58 | 03:35 | 00:00 | 13:23 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 23 | 00:43 | 16:51 | 03:40 | 00:14 | 12:57 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 28 | 00:42 | 19:43 | 03:35 | 00:02 | 16:06 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 30 | 00:50 | 25:10 | 00:32 | 03:10 | 21:28 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 22 | 00:45 | 16:45 | 00:00 | 00:55 | 15:50 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 22 | 00:51 | 18:53 | 03:22 | 00:00 | 15:31 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 26 | 00:51 | 22:20 | 00:32 | 01:35 | 20:13 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 17 | 00:41 | 11:37 | 00:18 | 00:00 | 11:19 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 16 | 00:40 | 10:52 | 00:02 | 00:00 | 10:50 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 27 | 00:38 | 17:29 | 00:00 | 03:32 | 13:57 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 19 | 00:50 | 15:55 | 03:35 | 01:05 | 11:15 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 23 | 00:42 | 16:22 | 00:19 | 00:59 | 15:04 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 21 | 00:39 | 13:55 | 00:08 | 01:31 | 12:16 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 15 | 00:42 | 10:42 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:42 | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 17 | 00:33 | 09:21 | 00:00 | 00:45 | 08:36 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 20 | 00:49 | 16:35 | 00:00 | 04:15 | 12:20 | 
| 63 | Shane Gersich | 9 | 00:38 | 05:42 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:42 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 29 | 00:53 | 25:47 | 03:35 | 01:45 | 20:27 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 23 | 00:55 | 21:12 | 03:28 | 00:00 | 17:44 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 21 | 00:40 | 14:06 | 00:00 | 03:34 | 10:32 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 25 | 00:48 | 20:10 | 03:39 | 00:14 | 16:17 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Murray | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0.846 | 
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.833 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0.923 | 
| 2 | 2 | 18 | 0.889 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |