Penguins 2–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 25, 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 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:43 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:14 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Lars Eller

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:54 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 11:20

Assists: Nick Jensen · beat Tristan Jarry

0–1

3rd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie 3rd · 03:18

Assists: Lars Eller, John Carlson · beat Tristan Jarry

0–2

🐧 Brandon Tanev SH 3rd · 04:22

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–2

🐧 Jake Guentzel Tying 3rd · 07:22

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:40

Assists: John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin · beat Tristan Jarry

2–3

🦅 Carl Hagelin Empty net 3rd · 18:38

Unassisted

2–4

🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 19:08

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Guentzel · Rust 19:41

L2 Tanev · Crosby · Blueger 17:41

L3 Aston-Reese · Lafferty · Kapanen 14:51

L4 O'Connor · Jankowski · Sceviour 10:05

D1 Letang · Marino 23:18

D2 Matheson · Pettersson 18:25

D3 Ceci · Joseph 14:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Oshie · Wilson 18:09

L2 Sheary · Ovechkin · Kuznetsov 16:18

L3 Vrana · Hagelin · Eller 14:22

L4 Dowd · Panik · Hathaway 11:55

D1 Carlson · Orlov 21:38

D2 Schultz · Chara 18:55

D3 Dillon · Jensen 17:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

21 Hits 24

17 Blocked shots 6

10 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 7.1% (2/28) WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:04 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 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: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 4–2

Feb 232021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Feb 162021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Feb 142021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Jan 192021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5 OT Jan 172021 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 SO

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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on February 25, 2021?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brandon Tanev, Jake Guentzel.

Who scored for Capitals?

Carl Hagelin, Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Penguins lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 23 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterFeb 27 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 4–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 23 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterFeb 27 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2

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