Capitals 3–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2019)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 G

3 shots · 21:25 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jared McCann

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:24 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Matt Murray

38 saves

0.927 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 1st · 19:27

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

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Jakub Vrana 2nd · 10:24

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, T.J. Oshie · beat Matt Murray

2–0

🐧 Jake Guentzel 2nd · 12:37

Assists: Jared McCann · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 2nd · 13:24

Assists: Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:25

Assists: Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Phil Kessel PP 3rd · 11:56

Assists: Justin Schultz, Evgeni Malkin · beat Braden Holtby

2–4

🦅 John Carlson PP 3rd · 14:02

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Matt Murray

3–4

🐧 Jared McCann Empty net 3rd · 19:04

Unassisted

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:18

L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Wilson 17:27

L3 Vrana · Hagelin · Connolly 13:13

L4 Burakovsky · Boyd · Dowd 8:17

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:00

D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:06

D3 Orpik · Jensen 14:48

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 20:14

L2 McCann · Guentzel · Bjugstad 17:24

L3 Blueger · Cullen · Hornqvist 13:29

L4 Wilson · Simon · Blandisi 6:13

D1 Gudbranson · Schultz 22:42

D2 Dumoulin · Pettersson 21:00

D3 Johnson · Trotman 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

41 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

34 Hits 42

6 Blocked shots 21

7 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 7.3% (3/41) PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:39 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

WSH PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-5-2 (67% win rate, 21 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-8-4 (29% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-7-5 (20% win rate, 15 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-3 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Dec 192018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Nov 72018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Oct 42018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–7 OT May 72018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–1 OT May 52018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–6

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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on March 12, 2019?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana (2), John Carlson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Jake Guentzel, Jared McCann, Phil Kessel.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 10 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterMar 14 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 5–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 10 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterMar 14 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 5–0

Also on March 12

⭐DAL 2–0 ⚔️BUF 🐻BOS 4–7 🧥CBJ 🐙DET 1–3 🇨🇦MTL 🌵ARI 3–1 🎵STL 🦈SJS 5–4 ✈️WPG 😈NJD 4–9 🔥CGY 🐯NSH 2–3 🦆ANA

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