Capitals 4–3 Penguins — Second Round Game 3 — Final Score & Stats (May 1, 2018)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	0	2	2	4
🐧 PIT	0	3	0	3

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

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

Game 3

4–3

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

3 A

2 shots · 22:29 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:24 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:41 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 John Carlson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:48

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Matt Murray

1–0

🐧 Jake Guentzel Tying 2nd · 04:33

Assists: Justin Schultz, Sidney Crosby · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:49

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

🦅 Chandler Stephenson Tying 2nd · 11:04

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Matt Murray

2–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 2nd · 16:27

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

3rd period

🦅 Matt Niskanen Tying 3rd · 05:06

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson · beat Matt Murray

3–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 18:53

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Matt Murray

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 22:05

L2 Ovechkin · Stephenson · Wilson 17:25

L3 Vrana · Eller · Smith-Pelly 10:36

L4 Beagle · Connolly · Chiasson 6:42

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 25:14

D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:10

D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:38

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Hornqvist · Kessel 19:36

L2 Malkin · Guentzel · Rust 17:21

L3 Sheary · Sheahan · Brassard 14:32

L4 Simon · Aston-Reese · Kuhnhackl 5:58

D1 Letang · Schultz 25:02

D2 Maatta · Dumoulin 20:52

D3 Ruhwedel · Oleksiak 11:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 22

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

41 Hits 52

12 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 9

12 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) PIT shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 16-11-6 (48% win rate, 33 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 18-11-2 (58% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Apr 292018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 262018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Apr 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Feb 22018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–7 Nov 102017 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 1, 2018?

Capitals won 4–3. The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Chandler Stephenson, John Carlson, Matt Niskanen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 29 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 29 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3

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