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Second Round · Game 5

Penguins at Capitals

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

Capitals, Second Round Game 5, beat Penguins 6–3 at Capital One Arena on May 5, 2018.

PIT – WSH
39–32
Shots on goal
2/5–1/3
Power play
28–26
Hits
17–12
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 🦅 WSH
Jakub Vrana
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 10:52 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 20:10 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
36 saves
0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jamie Oleksiak Go-ahead 1st · 02:23
Assists: Derick Brassard, Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦅 John Carlson PP Tying 1st · 18:22
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie · beat Matt Murray
1–1
🦅 Brett Connolly Go-ahead 1st · 18:55
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller · beat Matt Murray
1–2
2nd period
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Tying 2nd · 04:43
Assists: Phil Kessel, Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:45
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel · beat Braden Holtby
3–2
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Tying 3rd · 00:52
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Matt Niskanen · beat Matt Murray
3–3
🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 3rd · 15:22
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Matt Murray
3–4
🦅 T.J. Oshie Empty net 3rd · 18:29
Unassisted
3–5
🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 19:54
Unassisted
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Malkin 19:34
L2 Sheahan · Hornqvist · Kessel 16:51
L3 Hagelin · Simon · Rust 13:03
L4 Sheary · Brassard · Kuhnhackl 11:42
D1 Letang · Schultz 22:16
D2 Dumoulin · Maatta 18:26
D3 Oleksiak · Ruhwedel 16:42
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 20:10
L2 Stephenson · Eller · Backstrom 16:22
L3 Beagle · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 13:55
L4 Vrana · Gersich · Chiasson 9:21
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 25:28
D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:32
D3 Orpik · Djoos 13:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
39 Shots on goal 32
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
28 Hits 26
17 Blocked shots 12
7 Takeaways 7
12 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 7.7% (3/39) WSH shooting 18.8% (6/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:36 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jamie Oleksiak · 1st 02:23 · 1–0 John Carlson · 1st 18:22 · 1–1 Brett Connolly · 1st 18:55 · 1–2 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 04:43 · 2–2 Patric Hornqvist · 2nd 07:45 · 3–2 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 00:52 · 3–3 Jakub Vrana · 3rd 15:22 · 3–4 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 18:29 · 3–5 Lars Eller · 3rd 19:54 · 3–6
PIT WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-9-1 (38% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 21-1-1 (91% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-7-2 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

All →
May 32018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3 May 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Apr 292018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 262018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Apr 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1
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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on May 5, 2018?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jamie Oleksiak, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brett Connolly, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana, John Carlson, Lars Eller, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 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
BeforeMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3 AfterMay 7 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3 AfterMay 7 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–1
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