Capitals 3–6 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Feb 14, 2021)

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

Bryan Rust

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:37 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jake Guentzel

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:14 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:09 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:18

Assists: Justin Schultz, Lars Eller · beat Tristan Jarry

1–0

🐧 Bryan Rust Tying 1st · 10:29

Assists: Mike Matheson, Sidney Crosby · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

🐧 Brandon Tanev Go-ahead 1st · 11:01

Assists: Cody Ceci, Chad Ruhwedel · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Jakub Vrana Tying 2nd · 03:26

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

2–2

🐧 Bryan Rust PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:44

Assists: Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–3

🐧 Jake Guentzel 2nd · 10:44

Assists: Bryan Rust, Cody Ceci · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–4

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 17:49

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Tristan Jarry

3–4

3rd period

🐧 Zach Aston-Reese Empty net 3rd · 18:57

Assists: Kris Letang, Tristan Jarry

3–5

🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 19:11

Assists: Jake Guentzel

3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 21:20

L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:24

L3 Sheary · Eller · Panik 10:56

L4 Hagelin · Dowd · Hathaway 9:10

D1 Carlson · Dillon 23:12

D2 Orlov · Schultz 17:49

D3 Jensen · Chara 14:51

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rust 18:14

L2 Tanev · Blueger · Aston-Reese 17:11

L3 Zucker · Malkin · Kapanen 12:58

L4 Jankowski · Sceviour · Lafferty 8:38

D1 Letang · Marino 23:24

D2 Matheson · Joseph 20:40

D3 Ceci · Ruhwedel 16:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 38

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

30 Hits 26

8 Blocked shots 17

4 Takeaways 9

2 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31) PIT shooting 15.8% (6/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

WSH PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

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

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Jan 192021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5 OT Jan 172021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 SO Mar 72020 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Feb 232020 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Feb 22020 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on February 14, 2021?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Brandon Tanev, Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby, Zach Aston-Reese.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 7 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 7–4 AfterFeb 16 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 11 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterFeb 16 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1

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