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2021-22 regular season

Penguins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Penguins beat Capitals 4–2 at Capital One Arena on December 10, 2021.

PIT – WSH
33–31
Shots on goal
24–32
Hits
12–11
Blocked shots
6–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
2 A
2 shots · 18:52 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Mike Matheson
2 A
1 shots · 16:12 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 A
4 shots · 25:21 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Danton Heinen Go-ahead 1st · 16:16
Assists: John Marino, Mike Matheson · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Brock McGinn 2nd · 08:37
Assists: Mike Matheson, Zach Aston-Reese · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–0
🐧 Kasperi Kapanen 2nd · 11:42
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evan Rodrigues · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–0
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd · 07:33
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Daniel Sprong · beat Tristan Jarry
3–1
🦅 Lars Eller 3rd · 17:14
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Conor Sheary · beat Tristan Jarry
3–2
🐧 Jeff Carter Empty net 3rd · 18:07
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Aston-Reese · Crosby · Blueger 18:52
L2 Rodrigues · Carter · Kapanen 17:33
L3 McGinn · Heinen · Zucker 14:12
L4 O'Connor · Boyle · Simon 5:48
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 25:27
D2 Marino · Ruhwedel 18:00
D3 Matheson · Pettersson 15:46
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 24:26
L2 Sheary · Eller · Wilson 18:32
L3 Hagelin · Protas · Sprong 11:57
L4 Malenstyn · McMichael · Leason 9:28
D1 Carlson · Orlov 26:46
D2 Jensen · Schultz 17:58
D3 Irwin · Fehervary 12:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 31
24 Hits 32
12 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 6
2 Giveaways 5
4 Penalty minutes 2
PIT shooting 12.1% (4/33) WSH shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 57:51 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Danton Heinen · 1st 16:16 · 1–0 Brock McGinn · 2nd 08:37 · 2–0 Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 11:42 · 3–0 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 07:33 · 3–1 Lars Eller · 3rd 17:14 · 3–2 Jeff Carter · 3rd 18:07 · 4–2
PIT WSH
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Period by period

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After 1st — 1–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 142021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–6 May 12021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Apr 292021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Feb 252021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Feb 232021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT
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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 10, 2021?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brock McGinn, Danton Heinen, Jeff Carter, Kasperi Kapanen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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
BeforeDec 6 🐧PIT @ 🦑SEA 6–1 AfterDec 11 🦆ANA @ 🐧PIT 0–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 6 🦆ANA @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterDec 11 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2
Also on December 10
🗽NYR 2–1 ⚔️BUF 🐯NSH 3–2 😈NJD 🐙DET 3–7 🏔️COL 🐆FLA 3–1 🌵ARI ✈️WPG 3–4 🐋VAN 🔔PHI 4–3 🎰VGK
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