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Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: game summary

Final · January 2, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals4
Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins3

Shots on goal : WSH 22 — PIT 35 · PPG Paints Arena

Three stars

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

PIT Pittsburgh Penguins logo
22Shots on goal35
45 %Faceoff win %55 %
1/2Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes4
17Hits31
23Blocked shots9
6Giveaways14
7Takeaways11

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
WSH118322
PIT6161335

Season series WSH 2 – 2 PIT

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 4 / 22 / 333 / 35 / 53 PITPittsburgh Penguins logo →
Missed shot — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P1 02:47 · wristMissed shot — Chad Ruhwedel (PIT), P1 04:05 · wristMissed shot — Hendrix Lapierre (WSH), P1 05:58 · wristMissed shot — Noel Acciari (PIT), P1 06:30 · tip-inMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 07:05 · slapMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P1 11:06 · wristMissed shot — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P1 12:38 · wristMissed shot — Reilly Smith (PIT), P1 16:36 · backhandMissed shot — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P1 17:30 · wristMissed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 00:33 · wristMissed shot — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P2 01:21 · wristMissed shot — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P2 01:57 · wristMissed shot — Nicolas Aube-Kubel (WSH), P2 04:31 · wristMissed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 05:28 · tip-inMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 07:19 · slapMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 08:55 · tip-inMissed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 09:57 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 12:28 · slapMissed shot — Kris Letang (PIT), P2 19:50 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 01:16 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 03:19 · snapMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 05:33 · slapMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P3 06:11 · snapMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P3 07:13 · tip-inMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P3 07:23 · tip-inMissed shot — Joel Edmundson (WSH), P3 09:16 · snapMissed shot — Reilly Smith (PIT), P3 16:23 · slapMissed shot — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P3 16:49 · tip-inMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 19:52 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 00:16 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 00:36 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P1 01:19 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P1 05:03 · slapShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (WSH), P1 08:29 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P1 13:22 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P1 13:46 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P1 15:31 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P1 15:39 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P1 18:19 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 18:41 · wristShot on goal — Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT), P1 19:48 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P2 02:20 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P2 02:31 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P2 03:56 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P2 04:40 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Mantha (WSH), P2 05:06 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 05:46 · tip-inShot on goal — Matthew Phillips (WSH), P2 06:48 · wristShot on goal — Ethan Bear (WSH), P2 06:57 · wristShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 08:21 · deflectedShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 08:22 · wristShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P2 09:05 · wristShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 09:56 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P2 10:57 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 12:33 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 12:49 · snapShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 12:51 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 12:52 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 13:16 · wristShot on goal — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P2 13:41 · slapShot on goal — Chad Ruhwedel (PIT), P2 17:51 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 17:58 · wristShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P2 18:52 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 00:30 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 01:27 · wristShot on goal — Chad Ruhwedel (PIT), P3 01:42 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (PIT), P3 01:58 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (PIT), P3 01:59 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (PIT), P3 02:00 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 05:18 · snapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 06:18 · snapShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 07:39 · snapShot on goal — Reilly Smith (PIT), P3 08:05 · tip-inShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 09:30 · slapShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P3 10:56 · backhandShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 12:02 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Carter (PIT), P3 12:31 · wristShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P3 19:37 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 19:54 · slapGoal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 00:55 · snapGoal — Beck Malenstyn (WSH), P1 11:16 · wristGoal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P1 13:02 · wristGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 19:18 · wristGoal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P1 19:56 · snapGoal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 09:11 · batGoal — Jake Guentzel (PIT), P2 18:54 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 17:45PITValtteri Puustinen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by John Carlson

2nd period

  • 07:32WSHJoel Edmundson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jansen Harkins
  • 14:45PITJeff Carter — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nick Jensen

3rd period

  • 05:28WSHMartin Fehérváry — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Rickard Rakell
  • 10:40WSHEthan Bear — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL1004016:44
D. StromeC0110011:30
A. ProtasL0003115:12
C. McMichaelL0001014:34
N. DowdC0100216:42
H. LapierreC0110008:27
A. ManthaR0101014:37
T. WilsonR1001318:56
M. PhillipsR0011007:30
B. MalenstynL1004218:54
E. KuznetsovC0002020:07
N. Aube-KubelR0000114:23
N. JensenD0010015:00
J. EdmundsonD0011016:27
E. BearD0101018:34
R. SandinD0201117:58
M. FehérváryD1001622:35
J. CarlsonD0001126:11
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
H. Shepard0/0—00:00
D. Kuemper(W)32/3591.4 %60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. O'ConnorL0000210:18
B. RustR00-11116:47
R. SmithR00-11216:06
L. EllerC0003112:23
J. HarkinsC00-10408:50
V. PuustinenR0000107:37
N. AcciariC00-12412:09
J. GuentzelC1115123:16
R. RakellR1113222:27
E. MalkinC01-26022:02
J. CarterC00-11110:19
S. CrosbyC1121422:24
C. RuhwedelD00-12211:18
R. GravesD00-22212:42
M. PetterssonD0001022:03
K. LetangD0004224:55
E. KarlssonD0102027:01
P. JosephD0111216:21
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
T. Jarry4/757.1 %13:02
A. Nedeljkovic(L)14/1593.3 %44:27

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About this game

Who won Capitals vs Penguins?

Capitals won 4-3 over Penguins on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

When was Capitals vs Penguins played?

On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.

Where was Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh.

Have the Capitals and Penguins played this season?

Yes: October 13 (Penguins 4, Capitals 0).