3–5

Final

PIT leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	1	1	3
PIT	3	0	2	5

Capitals at Penguins — Second Round Game 4

Penguins, Second Round Game 4, beat Capitals 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on May 8, 2009.

🗓 Fri, May 8, 2009 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 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 4

3–5

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:06 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ruslan Fedotenko

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:10 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Bill Guerin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:24 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Alexander Semin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🐧 Sergei Gonchar PP Tying 1st · 03:55

Unassisted · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🐧 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 1st · 10:47

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–2

🐧 Ruslan Fedotenko 1st · 15:25

Assists: Jordan Staal, Rob Scuderi · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–3

2nd period

🦅 Chris Clark 2nd · 15:08

Assists: Mike Green, Alex Ovechkin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 04:16

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Bill Guerin · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–4

🦅 Milan Jurcina SH 3rd · 06:23

Assists: Boyd Gordon, Matt Bradley · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–4

🐧 Max Talbot 3rd · 14:46

Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Rob Scuderi · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 28

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

28 Hits 29

9 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 7

12 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 13.6% (3/22) PIT shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 58:04 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 21:27

L2 Laich · Fedorov · Steckel 16:12

L3 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Bradley 11:27

L4 Gordon · Beagle · Clark 8:40

D1 Green · Erskine 23:02

D2 Poti · Morrisonn 18:46

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 14:36

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Staal · Crosby 19:38

L2 Cooke · Talbot · Guerin 16:01

L3 Kunitz · Fedotenko · Adams 14:10

L4 Kennedy · Satan · Dupuis 10:02

D1 Letang · Scuderi 23:27

D2 Gill · Eaton 22:12

D3 Orpik · Gonchar 13:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 6, 2009

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

4–3 (SO) · Penguins won

Feb 22, 2009

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

2–5 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 8, 2009?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Clark, Milan Jurcina, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bill Guerin, Max Talbot, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

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

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 6

🐧Penguins

Previous game · May 6

Also on May 8, 2009

Capitals season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule