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2009-10 regular season

Capitals at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 4–0

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

WSH – PIT
28–29
Shots on goal
1/1–1/4
Power play
21–35
Hits
18–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
3 A
4 shots · 20:35 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 27:01 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
4 shots · 19:22 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 13:00
Assists: Jeff Schultz · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Mike Knuble 2nd · 00:42
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–0
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 2nd · 06:21
Assists: Bill Guerin, Sergei Gonchar · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–1
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann 2nd · 06:42
Assists: Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–1
🐧 Jordan Leopold 2nd · 09:55
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Alex Goligoski · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–2
🦅 Matt Bradley 2nd · 18:00
Assists: Quintin Laing, David Steckel · beat Brent Johnson
4–2
3rd period
🐧 Jordan Leopold 3rd · 00:49
Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Sidney Crosby · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 02:37
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Brent Johnson
5–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 19:22
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Knuble 17:33
L3 Chimera · Steckel · Bradley 12:36
L4 Laing · Fehr · Beagle 9:47
D1 Schultz · Poti 24:58
D2 Sloan · Morrisonn 23:04
D3 Corvo · Erskine 11:56
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Staal · Guerin 21:29
L2 Fedotenko · Ponikarovsky · Dupuis 16:47
L3 Cooke · Kennedy · Talbot 15:02
L4 Rupp · Adams 10:07
D1 Goligoski · Leopold 21:56
D2 Letang · Orpik 19:22
D3 Eaton · Gonchar 14:36
D4 McKee 8:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
28 Shots on goal 29
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
21 Hits 35
18 Blocked shots 8
1 Takeaways 1
1 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 21.4% (6/28) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Brent Johnson
13/15
.867 SV% · 2 GA · 31:47 TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury
9/12
.750 SV% · 3 GA · 26:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Alexander Semin · 1st 13:00 · 1–0 Mike Knuble · 2nd 00:42 · 2–0 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 06:21 · 2–1 Tomas Fleischmann · 2nd 06:42 · 3–1 Jordan Leopold · 2nd 09:55 · 3–2 Matt Bradley · 2nd 18:00 · 4–2 Jordan Leopold · 3rd 00:49 · 4–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 02:37 · 5–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:59 · 6–3
WSH PIT
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-5-4 (59% win rate, 22 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-12-2 (26% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 4–0
Mar 242010 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Feb 72010 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Jan 212010 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–3 May 132009 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 6–2 May 112009 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 5–4 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 6, 2010?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Alexander Semin, Matt Bradley, Mike Knuble, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jordan Leopold (2), Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 5 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterApr 9 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeApr 3 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 3–4 AfterApr 8 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–7
Also on April 6
🗽NYR 2–5 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 2–0 🍁TOR 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🏝️NYI 😈NJD 3–0 🐦ATL 🏛️OTT 5–2 🐆FLA 🌪️CAR 8–5 ⚡TBL 🪶CHI 5–2 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 2–1 🔥CGY
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