Capitals 4–1 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 14, 2015)

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

T.J. Oshie

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:49 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 20:22 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

44 saves

0.978 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 03:53

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Karl Alzner · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🦅 John Carlson 1st · 07:04

Assists: Jason Chimera, Jay Beagle · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–0

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 13:59

Assists: Ben Lovejoy, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie 3rd · 08:50

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 3rd · 19:11

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:21

L2 Johansson · Beagle · Wilson 17:57

L3 Chimera · Kuznetsov · Williams 15:11

L4 Burakovsky · Laich · Galiev 7:58

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:32

D2 Alzner · Schmidt 21:35

D3 Orlov · Chorney 11:29

🐧Penguins

L1 Kunitz · Crosby · Malkin 19:05

L2 Bonino · Kessel · Hornqvist 16:22

L3 Perron · Cullen · Fehr 14:20

L4 Plotnikov · Sprong · Bennett 8:58

D1 Dumoulin · Lovejoy 23:56

D2 Warsofsky · Maatta 19:59

D3 Cole · Clendening 14:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 45

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

36 Hits 37

24 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 7

9 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34) PIT shooting 2.2% (1/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

44/45

.978 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 282015 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Feb 252015 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Feb 172015 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Jan 282015 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Dec 272014 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–0

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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 14, 2015?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 44 saves on 45 shots (.978 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 12 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–1 AfterDec 16 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 1–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 11 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 0–3

Also on December 14

🛢️EDM 3–2 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 2–1 🧥CBJ 👑LAK 3–5 🏛️OTT ⚔️BUF 2–1 🐙DET

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