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2016-17 regular season

Capitals at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on October 13, 2016.

WSH – PIT
41–30
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
21–35
Hits
15–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:45 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Andre Burakovsky
2 G
2 shots · 18:30 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Marc-Andre Fleury
39 saves
0.951 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Andre Burakovsky Go-ahead 1st · 00:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP Tying 2nd · 08:47
Assists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 2nd · 18:52
Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Andre Burakovsky Tying 3rd · 06:13
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Matt Niskanen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–2
Shootout
🐧 Phil Kessel Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
2–3

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:37
L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Eller 19:49
L3 Burakovsky · Sanford · Williams 16:15
L4 Winnik · Beagle · Wilson 7:32
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 24:40
D2 Alzner · Orlov 20:22
D3 Orpik · Schmidt 15:18
🐧Penguins
L1 Bonino · Malkin · Kessel 21:45
L2 Hagelin · Kunitz · Cullen 18:58
L3 Wilson · Fehr · Hornqvist 13:52
L4 Sheary · Sestito · Kuhnhackl 7:45
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 28:13
D2 Daley · Cole 18:06
D3 Schultz · Maatta 15:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
41 Shots on goal 30
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
21 Hits 35
15 Blocked shots 15
4 Takeaways 9
5 Giveaways 10
9 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 4.9% (2/41) PIT shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 64:44 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
39/41
.951 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Andre Burakovsky · 1st 00:59 · 1–0 Patric Hornqvist · 2nd 08:47 · 1–1 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 18:52 · 1–2 Andre Burakovsky · 3rd 06:13 · 2–2
WSH PIT
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Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
May 102016 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT May 72016 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–3 May 42016 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT May 22016 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Apr 302016 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on October 13, 2016?

Penguins won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky (2).

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 10 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 AfterOct 15 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJun 12 🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS 3–1 AfterOct 15 🦆ANA @ 🐧PIT 2–3
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