🦅 Away Capitals 3-2 in series
5–4
Final / OT
PIT leads 4–3
🐧 Home Penguins 2-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
WSH 02215
PIT 11204

Capitals at Penguins — Second Round Game 6

Capitals, Second Round Game 6, beat Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on May 11, 2009.

🗓 Mon, May 11, 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 1
2–3
Final · WSH
Game 2
3–4
Final · WSH
Game 3
2–3
OT · PIT
Game 4
3–5
Final · PIT
Game 5
4–3
OT · PIT
Game 6
5–4
OT · WSH
Game 7
6–2
Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 A
5 shots · 25:52 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
3 A
6 shots · 23:53 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
2 G
3 shots · 17:39 TOI
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Semyon Varlamov
38 saves
0.905 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 1st · 05:55
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · beat Semyon Varlamov
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Viktor Kozlov Tying 2nd · 06:27
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 2nd · 14:42
Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Semin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🐧 Mark Eaton PP Tying 2nd · 19:26
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Philippe Boucher · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–2
3rd period
🐧 Kris Letang PP Go-ahead 3rd · 04:40
Assists: Alex Goligoski, Evgeni Malkin · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–3
🦅 Brooks Laich PP Tying 3rd · 05:38
Assists: Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 3rd · 06:07
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–3
🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 3rd · 15:42
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–4
Overtime
🦅 David Steckel Go-ahead OT · 06:22
Assists: Brooks Laich, Matt Bradley · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
24 Shots on goal 42
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
29 Hits 20
7 Blocked shots 19
5 Takeaways 2
9 Giveaways 8
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 20.8% (5/24) PIT shooting 9.5% (4/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
38/42
.905 SV% · 4 GA · 66:16 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
19/24
.792 SV% · 5 GA · 66:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 56-28-10 (60% win rate, 94 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 52-32-9 (56% win rate, 93 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Steckel 23:46
L2 Fedorov · Laich · Semin 20:02
L3 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Bradley 17:39
L4 Gordon · Beagle · Clark 2:13
D1 Green · Erskine 23:40
D2 Poti · Pothier 21:09
D3 Morrisonn · Jurcina 18:35
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Crosby · Staal 23:07
L2 Kunitz · Cooke · Guerin 19:32
L3 Fedotenko · Talbot · Kennedy 16:11
L4 Satan · Adams 8:34
D1 Scuderi · Orpik 23:34
D2 Gill · Letang 21:04
D3 Eaton · Boucher 15:40
D4 Goligoski 11:11

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 9, 2009
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–3 (OT) · Penguins won
May 8, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–5 · Penguins won
May 6, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
2–3 (OT) · Penguins won
May 4, 2009
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won
May 2, 2009
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 11, 2009?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 5, Penguins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Viktor Kozlov (2), Brooks Laich, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bill Guerin, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 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 9
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · PIT won
Next game · May 13
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
6–2 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · May 9
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · PIT won
Next game · May 13
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
6–2 · PIT won
Also on May 11, 2009
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
5–7 final
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