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2014-15 regular season

Capitals at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Capitals beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on February 17, 2015.

WSH – PIT
33–33
Shots on goal
2/5–0/3
Power play
36–50
Hits
13–12
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 20:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Joel Ward
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:19 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
32 saves
0.970 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:36
Assists: Joel Ward, Mike Green · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Steve Downie Tying 2nd · 03:35
Assists: Craig Adams, Kris Letang · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Joel Ward PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:47
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🦅 John Carlson SH Empty net 3rd · 19:48
Unassisted
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 20:21
L2 Johansson · Fehr · Ward 17:17
L3 Laich · Kuznetsov · Beagle 13:40
L4 Burakovsky · Latta · Wilson 7:30
D1 Carlson · Orpik 23:33
D2 Green · Niskanen 19:16
D3 Alzner · Hillen 13:53
🐧Penguins
L1 Kunitz · Crosby · Malkin 18:59
L2 Comeau · Perron · Sutter 16:45
L3 Spaling · Hornqvist · Bennett 14:17
L4 Lapierre · Adams · Downie 5:49
D1 Letang · Martin 24:18
D2 Scuderi · Despres 20:16
D3 Pouliot · Bortuzzo 15:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
33 Shots on goal 33
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
36 Hits 50
13 Blocked shots 12
1 Takeaways 6
3 Giveaways 6
27 Penalty minutes 41
WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33) PIT shooting 3.0% (1/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
32/33
.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 18:36 · 1–0 Steve Downie · 2nd 03:35 · 1–1 Joel Ward · 3rd 15:47 · 2–1 John Carlson · 3rd 19:48 · 3–1
WSH PIT
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-0-1 (93% win rate, 15 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-4 (23% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-5-5 (29% win rate, 14 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 10-3-4 (59% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Jan 282015 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Dec 272014 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–0 Mar 112014 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Mar 102014 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Jan 152014 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4
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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on February 17, 2015?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Joel Ward, John Carlson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Steve Downie.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 15 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 5–3 AfterFeb 19 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 1–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 15 🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI 1–2 AfterFeb 19 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–1
Also on February 17
🧥CBJ 5–2 🔔PHI 🏝️NYI 4–1 🌪️CAR ⚔️BUF 1–2 😈NJD 🐆FLA 3–2 🍁TOR ⭐DAL 4–1 🎵STL 🦈SJS 1–5 🐯NSH
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