Capitals 7–8 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 16, 2017)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 18:59 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Justin Schultz

4 A

1 shots · 24:15 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

3 G

5 shots · 16:14 TOI

Scoring

15 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Andre Burakovsky Go-ahead 1st · 07:06

Assists: Daniel Winnik · beat Matt Murray

1–0

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 1st · 17:09

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin · beat Matt Murray

2–0

2nd period

🦅 Justin Williams 2nd · 01:17

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson · beat Matt Murray

3–0

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 2nd · 06:28

Assists: Trevor Daley, Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby

3–1

🐧 Conor Sheary 2nd · 07:12

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Trevor Daley · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

🐧 Nick Bonino Tying 2nd · 08:55

Assists: Justin Schultz, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby

3–3

🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead 2nd · 13:47

Assists: Trevor Daley, Olli Maatta · beat Braden Holtby

3–4

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 2nd · 14:37

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby

3–5

🦅 Brett Connolly 2nd · 15:07

Assists: Taylor Chorney, Andre Burakovsky · beat Matt Murray

4–5

🦅 Lars Eller SH Tying 2nd · 16:54

Assists: Nate Schmidt, T.J. Oshie · beat Matt Murray

5–5

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby · beat Philipp Grubauer

5–6

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Conor Sheary, Bryan Rust · beat Philipp Grubauer

5–7

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 3rd · 09:29

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Matt Niskanen · beat Matt Murray

6–7

🦅 Lars Eller Tying 3rd · 14:38

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen · beat Matt Murray

7–7

Overtime

🐧 Conor Sheary Go-ahead OT · 00:34

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Justin Schultz · beat Philipp Grubauer

7–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:06

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 16:49

L3 Eller · Beagle · Connolly 13:07

L4 Burakovsky · Winnik · Wilson 12:00

D1 Niskanen · Orlov 24:16

D2 Orpik · Alzner 18:59

D3 Schmidt · Chorney 14:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Sheary · Crosby · Kessel 18:00

L2 Hagelin · Malkin · Bonino 16:14

L3 Cullen · Rust · Hornqvist 13:14

L4 Kunitz · Guentzel · Wilson 10:44

D1 Schultz · Cole 24:14

D2 Daley · Maatta 22:34

D3 Ruhwedel · Warsofsky 12:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 37

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

41 Hits 33

16 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 25.0% (7/28) PIT shooting 21.6% (8/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 34:34 TOI

Philipp Grubauer

8/11

.727 SV% · 3 GA · 25:57 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

21/28

.750 SV% · 7 GA · 60:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

15 of 15 goals located

WSH PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 5–6

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-3 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Jan 112017 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Nov 162016 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–7 Oct 132016 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 SO May 102016 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT May 72016 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–3

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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 16, 2017?

Penguins won 8–7 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 7, Penguins 8.

Who scored for Capitals?

Lars Eller (2), Andre Burakovsky, Brett Connolly, Justin Williams, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (3), Conor Sheary (2), Bryan Rust, Nick Bonino, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 21 saves on 28 shots (.750 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 15 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 0–5 AfterJan 19 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 7–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 14 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 3–6 AfterJan 18 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1

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