Capitals 6–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 21, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🦅 WSH	2	2	1	1	6
🐧 PIT	2	2	1	0	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

4 A

21:29 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G, 1 A

11 shots · 28:48 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 23:48 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Max Talbot Go-ahead 1st · 04:30

Assists: Jordan Staal, Erik Christensen · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Tying 1st · 10:43

Assists: Boyd Gordon, Alexander Semin · beat Dany Sabourin

1–1

🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Dany Sabourin

2–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 1st · 16:49

Assists: Ryan Malone · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:48

Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Dany Sabourin

3–2

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 03:34

Assists: Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🐧 Petr Sykora PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:13

Assists: Ryan Whitney, Sergei Gonchar · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 07:58

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Milan Jurcina · beat Dany Sabourin

4–4

3rd period

🐧 Ryan Malone PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:04

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin · beat Olie Kolzig

4–5

🦅 Viktor Kozlov PP Tying 3rd · 15:29

Assists: Matt Pettinger, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Ty Conklin

5–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 21:29

L2 Steckel · Gordon · Semin 15:39

L3 Laing · Fleischmann · Laich 14:27

L4 Pettinger · Brashear · Bradley 10:02

D1 Green · Schultz 24:22

D2 Poti · Erskine 20:12

D3 Jurcina · Eminger 14:36

🐧Penguins

L1 Malone · Malkin · Talbot 23:48

L2 Staal · Christensen · Sykora 19:25

L3 Ruutu · Taffe · Laraque 13:02

L4 Minard · Brent · Filewich 4:35

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 26:42

D2 Scuderi · Sydor 21:33

D3 Letang · Orpik 17:36

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 15

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

24 Hits 24

9 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 3

16 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30) PIT shooting 33.3% (5/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

10/15

.667 SV% · 5 GA · 64:53 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ty Conklin

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 36:37 TOI

Dany Sabourin

9/13

.692 SV% · 4 GA · 27:42 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

2 of 10 goals located

WSH PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-7-2 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 4–4

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Penguins lead the season series 2–1

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

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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 21, 2008?

Capitals won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 6, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Viktor Kozlov (2), Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Max Talbot, Petr Sykora, Ryan Malone.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 10 saves on 15 shots (.667 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 19 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterJan 23 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 19 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 AfterJan 24 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 3–4

Also on January 21

🌪️CAR 3–2 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 2–6 🌵PHX 🎵STL 3–6 🐯NSH 🌲MIN 4–2 🐋VAN

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