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2006-07 regular season

Penguins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Capitals 5–4 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on December 11, 2006.

PIT – WSH
35–33
Shots on goal
0/2–1/6
Power play
13–22
Hits
22–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Chris Clark
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:03 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:32 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:53 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Kris Beech PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:10
Assists: Chris Clark, Mike Green · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🦅 Chris Clark 1st · 05:56
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dainius Zubrus · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–2
2nd period
🦅 Chris Clark 2nd · 02:57
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dainius Zubrus · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–3
🦅 Brooks Laich SH 2nd · 05:55
Assists: Boyd Gordon, John Erskine · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–4
🐧 Max Talbot 2nd · 06:49
Assists: Jarkko Ruutu, Chris Thorburn · beat Olie Kolzig
1–4
🐧 Erik Christensen 2nd · 18:08
Assists: Michel Ouellet, Dominic Moore · beat Olie Kolzig
2–4
🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 18:43
Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Olie Kolzig
3–4
3rd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 3rd · 03:20
Assists: Ryan Malone, Sidney Crosby · beat Olie Kolzig
4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malone · Malkin · Crosby 21:32
L2 Staal · Recchi · Armstrong 18:52
L3 Talbot · Moore · Christensen 12:54
L4 Ruutu · Thorburn · Ouellet 10:39
D1 Gonchar · Melichar 29:30
D2 Whitney · Nasreddine 24:02
D3 Dupont · Orpik 9:02
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clymer 23:19
L2 Gordon · Semin · Clark 20:03
L3 Pettinger · Sutherby · Beech 13:43
L4 Brashear · Klepis · Laich 7:53
D1 Pothier · Morrisonn 28:42
D2 Erskine · Eminger 20:00
D3 Green · Muir 12:49

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
35 Shots on goal 33
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
13 Hits 22
22 Blocked shots 17
13 Takeaways 12
18 Giveaways 19
46 Penalty minutes 28
PIT shooting 14.3% (5/35) WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
31/35
.886 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Mar 82006 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Feb 112006 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Jan 252006 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–8 Nov 222005 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5 Apr 42004 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4
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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 11, 2006?

Penguins won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Penguins 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Erik Christensen, Evgeni Malkin, Max Talbot, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Clark (2), Brooks Laich, Kris Beech.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 9 🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL 4–3 AfterDec 13 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 4–8
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 9 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 5–3 AfterDec 15 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 3–2
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