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Second Round · Game 4

Capitals at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 WSH leads 4–2

Penguins, Second Round Game 4, beat Capitals 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on May 3, 2018.

WSH – PIT
21–24
Shots on goal
1/3–2/4
Power play
43–25
Hits
13–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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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
2 G
7 shots · 17:16 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
2 A
20:54 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G
1 shots · 18:03 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Jake Guentzel Go-ahead 2nd · 09:21
Assists: Dominik Simon, Sidney Crosby · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 2nd · 12:55
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Matt Murray
1–1
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:31
Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
3rd period
🐧 Jake Guentzel PP Empty net 3rd · 19:02
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 20:52
L2 Stephenson · Oshie · Smith-Pelly 18:18
L3 Vrana · Eller · Beagle 12:31
L4 Gersich · Connolly · Chiasson 7:27
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:56
D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:18
D3 Orpik · Djoos 13:26
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Hornqvist 18:03
L2 Hagelin · Guentzel · Sheahan 16:26
L3 Simon · Kessel · Rust 13:46
L4 Sheary · Brassard · Kuhnhackl 10:50
D1 Letang · Schultz 22:56
D2 Dumoulin · Ruhwedel 18:56
D3 Maatta · Oleksiak 16:03

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
21 Shots on goal 24
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
43 Hits 25
13 Blocked shots 13
3 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 11
13 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 4.8% (1/21) PIT shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 58:49 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 09:21 · 0–1 T.J. Oshie · 2nd 12:55 · 1–1 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 17:31 · 1–2 Jake Guentzel · 3rd 19:02 · 1–3
WSH PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 17-11-6 (50% win rate, 34 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 18-12-2 (56% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

All →
May 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Apr 292018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 262018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Apr 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Feb 22018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–7
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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 3, 2018?

Penguins won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jake Guentzel (2), Evgeni Malkin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 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
BeforeMay 1 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterMay 5 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMay 1 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterMay 5 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6
Also on May 3
🐯NSH 2–1 ✈️WPG
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