🦅 Away Capitals 31-12-6
6–3
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 31-19-1
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 1236
🐧 PIT 1203

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 21, 2010.

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2009-10 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
8 shots · 20:49 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Ruslan Fedotenko
3 A
4 shots · 17:10 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jose Theodore
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 04:22
Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Evgeni Malkin · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🦅 Mike Knuble Tying 1st · 14:24
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Brent Johnson
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Eric Fehr Go-ahead 2nd · 02:22
Assists: Jason Chimera, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Brent Johnson
2–1
🐧 Nick Johnson Tying 2nd · 02:50
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Ruslan Fedotenko · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead 2nd · 10:46
Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Evgeni Malkin · beat Jose Theodore
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 16:25
Assists: Brendan Morrison, Mike Knuble · beat Brent Johnson
3–3
3rd period
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 3rd · 02:32
Assists: Alexander Semin, John Carlson · beat Brent Johnson
4–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 03:25
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann · beat Brent Johnson
5–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:34
Unassisted
6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Knuble 19:29
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Semin 16:04
L3 Steckel · Morrison · Gordon 11:50
L4 Chimera · Fehr · Bradley 10:31
D1 Poti · Schultz 22:16
D2 Morrisonn · Alzner 19:39
D3 Carlson · Sloan 17:08
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Staal 22:54
L2 Cooke · Fedotenko · Guerin 17:49
L3 Rupp · Kennedy · Johnson 13:20
L4 Jeffrey · Adams · Godard 8:35
D1 Gonchar · Goligoski 23:32
D2 Letang · Orpik 20:42
D3 Eaton · McKee 15:46

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
34 Shots on goal 38
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
25 Hits 41
16 Blocked shots 11
2 Takeaways 2
3 Giveaways 10
8 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 17.6% (6/34) PIT shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Brent Johnson
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 58:54 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Sidney Crosby · 1st 04:22 · 0–1 Mike Knuble · 1st 14:24 · 1–1 Eric Fehr · 2nd 02:22 · 2–1 Nick Johnson · 2nd 02:50 · 2–2 Kris Letang · 2nd 10:46 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 16:25 · 3–3 Tomas Fleischmann · 3rd 02:32 · 4–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 03:25 · 5–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:34 · 6–3
WSH PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-1-2 (77% win rate, 13 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 12-6 (67% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
May 132009 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 6–2 May 112009 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 5–4 OT May 92009 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT May 82009 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–5 May 62009 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT
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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 21, 2010?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 6, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Eric Fehr, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Letang, Nick Johnson, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 19 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterJan 23 🌵PHX @ 🦅WSH 2–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJan 19 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–6 AfterJan 24 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 2–1
Also on January 21
🧥CBJ 3–2 🐻BOS 🎵STL 2–3 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 1–2 🏝️NYI 🗽NYR 0–2 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 5–2 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 2–3 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 4–3 🌲MIN 🐯NSH 2–4 🌵PHX
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