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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · April 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins0
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals3

Shots on goal : PIT 24 — WSH 27 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Pittsburgh Penguins logo PIT

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
24Shots on goal27
48 %Faceoff win %52 %
0/2Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes4
10Hits18
13Blocked shots15
15Giveaways19
8Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
PIT813324
WSH813627

Season series PIT 1 – 2 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Pittsburgh Penguins logoPIT 0 / 24 / 483 / 27 / 42 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P1 00:12 · snapMissed shot — Tommy Novak (PIT), P1 01:14 · tip-inMissed shot — Ilya Solovyov (PIT), P1 01:38 · snapMissed shot — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P1 02:57 · snapMissed shot — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P1 06:27 · snapMissed shot — Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH), P1 08:24 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 09:17 · tip-inMissed shot — Rutger McGroarty (PIT), P1 10:34 · wristMissed shot — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P1 12:24 · wristMissed shot — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P1 12:36 · snapMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 14:11 · snapMissed shot — Jack St. Ivany (PIT), P1 14:17 · snapMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 16:03 · tip-inMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 16:04 · snapMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P1 16:36 · snapMissed shot — Jack St. Ivany (PIT), P1 17:19 · slapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 18:02 · tip-inMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 00:22 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 00:26 · backhandMissed shot — Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH), P2 02:07 · snapMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P2 02:11 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 03:33 · slapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 07:08 · wristMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 08:52 · slapMissed shot — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P2 12:52 · backhandMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 16:50 · slapMissed shot — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 18:57 · wristMissed shot — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 18:58 · backhandMissed shot — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 00:45 · snapMissed shot — Ilya Solovyov (PIT), P3 03:39 · slapMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 04:01 · slapMissed shot — Elmer Soderblom (PIT), P3 06:58 · snapMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 08:31 · backhandMissed shot — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P3 09:13 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 10:51 · snapMissed shot — Ilya Solovyov (PIT), P3 11:54 · slapMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 13:46 · backhandMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 13:48 · wristMissed shot — Jack St. Ivany (PIT), P3 15:19 · snapShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P1 01:15 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 03:55 · snapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P1 03:57 · wristShot on goal — Jack St. Ivany (PIT), P1 04:37 · snapShot on goal — Ilya Protas (WSH), P1 07:25 · snapShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 08:22 · wristShot on goal — Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH), P1 08:24 · snapShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 11:29 · slapShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P1 12:23 · slapShot on goal — Ilya Protas (WSH), P1 15:07 · snapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 15:21 · snapShot on goal — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P1 16:42 · snapShot on goal — Elmer Soderblom (PIT), P1 16:58 · snapShot on goal — Ilya Solovyov (PIT), P1 17:33 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 19:31 · slapShot on goal — Ilya Protas (WSH), P1 19:37 · tip-inShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 00:24 · backhandShot on goal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P2 00:25 · wristShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P2 01:52 · backhandShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 03:06 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P2 03:29 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Timothy Liljegren (WSH), P2 03:53 · snapShot on goal — Ville Koivunen (PIT), P2 05:47 · snapShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P2 05:51 · snapShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 07:06 · snapShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P2 07:45 · snapShot on goal — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P2 08:17 · snapShot on goal — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P2 08:37 · snapShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P2 09:16 · snapShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 10:30 · snapShot on goal — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P2 11:36 · snapShot on goal — Rutger McGroarty (PIT), P2 11:50 · deflectedShot on goal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P2 12:17 · backhandShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 12:20 · backhandShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 12:21 · wristShot on goal — Rutger McGroarty (PIT), P2 13:37 · tip-inShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 14:35 · slapShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P2 15:09 · slapShot on goal — Timothy Liljegren (WSH), P2 18:10 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 18:13 · snapShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 19:30 · slapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 01:37 · snapShot on goal — Elmer Soderblom (PIT), P3 03:51 · snapShot on goal — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P3 04:25 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 05:18 · snapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 08:00 · wristShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 10:50 · slapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 13:02 · snapGoal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 12:22 · wristGoal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P3 15:50 · backhandGoal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P3 17:16 · snap

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

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 10:48WSHMartin Fehérváry — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Erik Karlsson
  • 18:51PITSidney Crosby — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Martin Fehérváry

2nd period

  • 15:37WSHMartin Fehérváry — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Egor Chinakhov

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
R. McGroartyR0002009:55
K. HayesR0002013:55
J. KoppanenL0000110:07
J. BrazeauR0002013:24
B. RustR00-20120:21
T. NovakC00-14016:29
E. SoderblomL0002213:22
V. KoivunenR0001011:39
E. ChinakhovR00-23017:00
R. RakellR00-22018:47
E. MalkinC00-22018:22
S. CrosbyC00-22219:56
J. St. IvanyD0001221:22
I. SolovyovD0001119:45
P. WotherspoonD00-10119:52
S. GirardD00-10017:00
K. LetangD00-10017:39
E. KarlssonD00-20019:56
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Silovs0/0—00:00
S. Skinner(L)24/2692.3 %59:09

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL0113516:11
R. LeonardR0122115:40
D. StromeC0000014:32
A. ProtasL0001119:18
B. DuhaimeL0001109:57
C. McMichaelL2132015:31
J. SourdifC0001013:06
T. WilsonR0002318:14
I. ProtasL0003015:45
I. MiroshnichenkoL0001107:35
A. BeauvillierR0001215:27
P. DuboisC0132016:18
M. RoyD0020119:41
J. ChychrunD0011222:21
T. LiljegrenD0002021:16
M. FehérváryD0210118:50
C. HutsonD0010017:19
T. van RiemsdykD1015018:59
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
C. Stevenson0/0—00:00
L. Thompson(W)24/24100.0 %60:00

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About this game

Who won Penguins vs Capitals?

Capitals won 3-0 over Penguins on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

When was Penguins vs Capitals played?

On Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena.

Where was Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena, in Washington.

Have the Penguins and Capitals played this season?

Yes: November 6 (Capitals 3, Penguins 5); April 11 (Capitals 6, Penguins 3).