Capitals 3–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 17, 2021)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🦅 WSH	2	1	0	0	3
🐧 PIT	1	2	0	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 23:50 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

2 A

2 shots · 16:08 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evan Rodrigues

1 G

3 shots · 18:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Evan Rodrigues Go-ahead 1st · 00:19

Assists: Brian Dumoulin, Jake Guentzel · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–1

🦅 Nic Dowd Tying 1st · 12:04

Unassisted · beat Casey DeSmith

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 14:24

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson · beat Casey DeSmith

2–1

2nd period

🐧 Colton Sceviour Tying 2nd · 02:10

Assists: Teddy Blueger · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:09

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Casey DeSmith

3–2

🐧 Marcus Pettersson Tying 2nd · 12:57

Assists: Jason Zucker, Bryan Rust · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–3

Shootout

🐧 Jake Guentzel Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 23:33

L2 Eller · Kuznetsov · Wilson 16:27

L3 Vrana · Hagelin · Panik 11:51

L4 Dowd · Hathaway · Sprong 9:38

D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:23

D2 Chara · Dillon 18:56

D3 Schultz · Jensen 17:45

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Guentzel 21:32

L2 Zucker · Rodrigues · Rust 20:17

L3 Tanev · McCann · Jankowski 14:40

L4 Blueger · Sceviour · Lafferty 6:57

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 25:15

D2 Marino · Pettersson 19:52

D3 Ruhwedel · Riikola 14:39

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

23 Shots on goal 27

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

46 Hits 33

9 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 8

9 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 13.0% (3/23) PIT shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Casey DeSmith

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

WSH PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 72020 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Feb 232020 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Feb 22020 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Mar 122019 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Dec 192018 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1

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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 17, 2021?

Penguins won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Colton Sceviour, Evan Rodrigues, Marcus Pettersson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 15 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterJan 19 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 15 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 2–5 AfterJan 19 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5

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