🦅 Away Capitals 2-3 in series
2–1
Final / OT
WSH leads 4–2
🐧 Home Penguins 3-2 in series
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🦅 WSH 01012
🐧 PIT 01001

Capitals at Penguins — Second Round Game 6

Capitals, Second Round Game 6, beat Penguins 2–1 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on May 7, 2018.

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2017-18 playoffs
🏒 The series ⚔️ Head-to-head

🏒 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
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G
2 shots · 21:48 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Chiasson
1 G
2 shots · 09:27 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 A
5 shots · 23:03 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Alex Chiasson Go-ahead 2nd · 02:13
Assists: Nathan Walker, Jay Beagle · beat Matt Murray
1–0
🐧 Kris Letang Tying 2nd · 11:52
Assists: Brian Dumoulin, Sidney Crosby · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
Overtime
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead OT · 05:27
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov · beat Matt Murray
2–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Kuznetsov 22:11
L2 Vrana · Stephenson · Oshie 20:31
L3 Boyd · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 12:26
L4 Walker · Beagle · Chiasson 9:27
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 28:44
D2 Carlson · Kempny 21:42
D3 Orpik · Djoos 14:13
🐧Penguins
L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Hornqvist 21:19
L2 Malkin · Rust · Kessel 17:18
L3 Hagelin · Sheahan · Kuhnhackl 14:00
L4 Sheary · Simon · Brassard 11:10
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 27:03
D2 Schultz · Oleksiak 20:20
D3 Maatta · Ruhwedel 17:32

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
30 Shots on goal 22
36 Hits 33
14 Blocked shots 21
4 Takeaways 9
4 Giveaways 15
2 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) PIT shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 65:27 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 65:27 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Alex Chiasson · 2nd 02:13 · 1–0 Kris Letang · 2nd 11:52 · 1–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · OT 05:27 · 2–1
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: 17-12-6 (49% win rate, 35 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-7-2 (53% win rate, 19 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 18-7-1 (69% win rate, 26 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
May 52018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 May 32018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–3 May 12018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Apr 292018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 262018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2
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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on May 7, 2018?

Capitals won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Chiasson, Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Letang.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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 5 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 AfterMay 11 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMay 5 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 AfterOct 4 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–7
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