Penguins 3–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 23, 2020)

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 🦅 WSH

Carl Hagelin

2 G

3 shots · 15:24 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:21 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 1st · 06:12

Unassisted · beat Matt Murray

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Patric Hornqvist Tying 2nd · 14:47

Assists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 2nd · 15:13

Assists: Jason Zucker, Marcus Pettersson · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 3rd · 01:16

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Matt Murray

2–2

🦅 Carl Hagelin Go-ahead 3rd · 04:41

Assists: Lars Eller, John Carlson · beat Matt Murray

2–3

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 3rd · 08:50

Assists: Bryan Rust · beat Braden Holtby

3–3

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 3rd · 10:40

Unassisted · beat Matt Murray

3–4

🦅 Carl Hagelin Empty net 3rd · 19:13

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rust 20:45

L2 Zucker · Blueger · Hornqvist 16:12

L3 McCann · Tanev · Simon 16:06

L4 Agozzino · Lafferty · Angello 7:51

D1 Letang · Johnson 22:58

D2 Schultz · Pettersson 19:00

D3 Ruhwedel · Trotman 15:29

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Vrana · Wilson 18:17

L2 Hagelin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 17:04

L3 Eller · Oshie · Panik 14:32

L4 Leipsic · Dowd · Hathaway 7:22

D1 Orlov · Carlson 22:24

D2 Dillon · Kempny 20:33

D3 Gudas · Jensen 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

35 Shots on goal 23

35 Hits 45

11 Blocked shots 16

12 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 14

PIT shooting 8.6% (3/35) WSH shooting 21.7% (5/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:59 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

PIT WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-7-1 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-0-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Penguins

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

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Feb 22020 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Mar 122019 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Dec 192018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Nov 72018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Oct 42018 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–7 OT

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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on February 23, 2020?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Carl Hagelin (2), Jakub Vrana, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 5–2 AfterFeb 26 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 1–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 AfterFeb 25 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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