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Second Round · Game 1

Penguins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 WSH leads 4–2

Penguins, Second Round Game 1, beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on April 26, 2018.

PIT – WSH
25–34
Shots on goal
24–44
Hits
22–16
Blocked shots
10–9
Takeaways
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Second Round — Best of 7

PIT vs WSH · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
3–2
Final · PIT
Game 2
1–4
Final · WSH
Game 3
4–3
Final · WSH
Game 4
1–3
Final · PIT
Game 5
3–6
Final · WSH
Game 6
2–1
OT · WSH

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:00 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:25 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Matt Murray
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 00:17
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson · beat Matt Murray
0–1
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 00:28
Assists: Tom Wilson, Dmitry Orlov · beat Matt Murray
0–2
🐧 Patric Hornqvist 3rd · 02:59
Assists: Justin Schultz, Jake Guentzel · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 3rd · 05:20
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🐧 Jake Guentzel Go-ahead 3rd · 07:48
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Braden Holtby
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Sheahan · Guentzel 19:15
L2 Kessel · Hornqvist · Rust 17:24
L3 Sheary · Brassard · Rowney 14:01
L4 Simon · Aston-Reese · Kuhnhackl 9:20
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 24:40
D2 Maatta · Schultz 22:48
D3 Ruhwedel · Oleksiak 11:46
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 20:29
L2 Ovechkin · Stephenson · Eller 18:39
L3 Wilson · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 13:51
L4 Vrana · Beagle · Chiasson 6:22
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:02
D2 Orlov · Kempny 21:00
D3 Orpik · Djoos 14:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
25 Shots on goal 34
24 Hits 44
22 Blocked shots 16
10 Takeaways 9
14 Giveaways 14
2 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 00:17 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 00:28 · 0–2 Patric Hornqvist · 3rd 02:59 · 1–2 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 05:20 · 2–2 Jake Guentzel · 3rd 07:48 · 3–2
PIT WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-9-1 (33% win rate, 15 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 21-0-1 (95% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 18-1-4 (78% win rate, 23 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Feb 22018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–7 Nov 102017 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Oct 112017 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 May 102017 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–0
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PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 26, 2018?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeApr 22 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 8–5 AfterApr 29 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 23 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–3 AfterApr 29 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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