2–3

Final

PIT leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	2	2
PIT	2	1	0	3

Capitals at Penguins — Second Round Game 3

Penguins, Second Round Game 3, beat Capitals 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on May 2, 2016.

🗓 Mon, May 2, 2016 · 19:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2015-16 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

PIT vs WSH · PIT leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 3

2–3

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 24:21 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Carl Hagelin

1 G

2 shots · 18:16 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Patric Hornqvist

1 G

2 shots · 17:33 TOI

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Matt Murray

47 saves

0.959 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Patric Hornqvist Go-ahead 1st · 06:37

Assists: Trevor Daley, Conor Sheary · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🐧 Tom Kuhnhackl 1st · 07:37

Assists: Matt Cullen, Kris Letang · beat Braden Holtby

0–2

2nd period

🐧 Carl Hagelin 2nd · 15:03

Assists: Nick Bonino, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby

0–3

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 08:02

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Matt Murray

1–3

🦅 Justin Williams 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Matt Murray

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

49 Shots on goal 23

58 Hits 25

6 Blocked shots 19

4 Takeaways 11

8 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 4.1% (2/49) PIT shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 57:51 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

47/49

.959 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 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 — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:13

L2 Johansson · Burakovsky · Kuznetsov 17:53

L3 Chimera · Winnik · Williams 13:13

L4 Richards · Beagle · Wilson 9:20

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 26:34

D2 Alzner · Orlov 16:46

D3 Schmidt · Chorney 12:00

🐧Penguins

L1 Hagelin · Crosby · Hornqvist 18:16

L2 Bonino · Cullen · Kessel 16:25

L3 Sheary · Fehr · Malkin 15:47

L4 Kunitz · Kuhnhackl · Rust 10:00

D1 Letang · Daley 25:08

D2 Cole · Dumoulin 18:52

D3 Lovejoy · Pouliot 14:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 7, 2016

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 2, 2016?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams.

Who scored for Penguins?

Carl Hagelin, Patric Hornqvist, Tom Kuhnhackl.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 47 saves on 49 shots (.959 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 · Apr 30

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 30

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