3–4

Final

PIT leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	1	1	3
WSH	0	2	2	4

Penguins at Capitals — Second Round Game 2

Capitals, Second Round Game 2, beat Penguins 4–3 at Capital One Arena on May 4, 2009.

🗓 Mon, May 4, 2009 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2008-09 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

PIT vs WSH · PIT leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

Final · WSH

Game 2

3–4

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 G

12 shots · 23:32 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

3 G

5 shots · 22:26 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Viktor Kozlov

2 A

4 shots · 17:17 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Semyon Varlamov

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:38

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Kris Letang · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 02:18

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 2nd · 10:57

Assists: Chris Kunitz, Bill Guerin · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–1

🦅 David Steckel Tying 2nd · 15:49

Assists: Tyler Sloan, Brian Pothier · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 15:22

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–4

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

36 Shots on goal 33

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 27

17 Blocked shots 23

4 Takeaways 6

10 Giveaways 16

14 Penalty minutes 14

PIT shooting 8.3% (3/36) WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:25 TOI

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 49-31-9 (55% win rate, 89 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 55-27-8 (61% win rate, 90 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Guerin 19:49

L2 Kunitz · Fedotenko · Staal 17:27

L3 Cooke · Talbot · Sykora 12:14

L4 Kennedy · Adams · Dupuis 8:04

D1 Gonchar · Orpik 23:17

D2 Scuderi · Gill 18:33

D3 Eaton · Letang 17:11

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:19

L2 Laich · Kozlov · Steckel 17:17

L3 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Bradley 14:21

L4 Gordon · Fehr · Clark 6:02

D1 Green · Poti 22:19

D2 Morrisonn · Pothier 17:20

D3 Sloan · Jurcina 16:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–3 (SO) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on May 4, 2009?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (3).

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), David Steckel.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · May 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 2

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