Capitals 3–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Colby Armstrong

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:24 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Darryl Sydor

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 20:25 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 A

5 shots · 24:43 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jeff Taffe Go-ahead 1st · 12:01

Assists: Jarkko Ruutu, Darryl Sydor · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🦅 Donald Brashear Tying 1st · 15:24

Assists: Boyd Gordon · beat Ty Conklin

1–1

🐧 Colby Armstrong Go-ahead 1st · 17:53

Assists: Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby · beat Brent Johnson

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Brian Pothier Tying 2nd · 05:23

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov · beat Ty Conklin

2–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 18:26

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Ty Conklin

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Darryl Sydor PP Tying 3rd · 17:44

Assists: Erik Christensen · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

Overtime

🐧 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead OT · 01:33

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Nylander · Semin 19:01

L2 Ovechkin · Fleischmann · Laich 16:55

L3 Pettinger · Steckel · Kozlov 14:54

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Bradley 9:31

D1 Green · Poti 23:34

D2 Morrisonn · Schultz 19:37

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 16:36

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Staal 24:19

L2 Kennedy · Armstrong · Sykora 13:39

L3 Roberts · Christensen · Hall 12:32

L4 Ruutu · Taffe · Laraque 9:52

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 23:33

D2 Letang · Sydor 20:40

D3 Scuderi · Orpik 17:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 27

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

26 Hits 26

11 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 3

5 Giveaways 9

9 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25) PIT shooting 14.8% (4/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 43:40 TOI

Brent Johnson

7/9

.778 SV% · 2 GA · 17:53 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ty Conklin

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 61:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 7 goals located

WSH PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Oct 202007 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Mar 272007 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Feb 182007 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Feb 32007 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Dec 112006 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 5–4 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 27, 2007?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brian Pothier, Donald Brashear.

Who scored for Penguins?

Colby Armstrong, Darryl Sydor, Jeff Taffe, Sergei Gonchar.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 26 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 8–6

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–2

Also on December 27

🍁TOR 1–4 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 5–3 🐦ATL 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 ⚡TBL 🏝️NYI 2–5 🏛️OTT 🧥CBJ 3–4 🐯NSH 🐙DET 4–2 🏔️COL 🦆ANA 2–1 🛢️EDM 🌲MIN 3–2 🌵PHX

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