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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on February 1, 2022.

WSH – PIT
32–47
Shots on goal
1/2–3/5
Power play
28–20
Hits
17–12
Blocked shots
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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
Jake Guentzel
3 A
5 shots · 23:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dmitry Orlov
2 G
3 shots · 20:22 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Ilya Samsonov
43 saves
0.956 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nic Dowd SH Go-ahead 1st · 05:50
Assists: Carl Hagelin · beat Tristan Jarry
1–0
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 1st · 06:26
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–1
🐧 Bryan Rust PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:26
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–2
🦅 Dmitry Orlov PP Tying 1st · 16:13
Assists: Conor Sheary, Justin Schultz · beat Tristan Jarry
2–2
2nd period
🐧 Bryan Rust PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:44
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–3
🦅 Daniel Sprong Tying 2nd · 19:18
Assists: John Carlson · beat Tristan Jarry
3–3
Overtime
🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead OT · 04:17
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson · beat Tristan Jarry
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 21:29
L2 Sheary · Dowd · Wilson 16:21
L3 Hagelin · Eller · Hathaway 14:22
L4 Snively · McMichael · Sprong 7:45
D1 Carlson · Fehervary 24:34
D2 Orlov · van Riemsdyk 19:08
D3 Jensen · Schultz 16:58
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rust 23:21
L2 McGinn · Malkin · Carter 18:28
L3 Rodrigues · Aston-Reese · Kapanen 14:08
L4 Zohorna · Boyle · Simon 10:28
D1 Letang · Matheson 24:06
D2 Marino · Dumoulin 21:32
D3 Pettersson · Ruhwedel 13:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
32 Shots on goal 47
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
28 Hits 20
17 Blocked shots 12
8 Takeaways 11
11 Giveaways 11
10 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) PIT shooting 6.4% (3/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
43/45
.956 SV% · 2 GA · 57:34 TOI
Vitek Vanecek
1/2
.500 SV% · 1 GA · 06:43 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 64:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Nic Dowd · 1st 05:50 · 1–0 Evgeni Malkin · 1st 06:26 · 1–1 Bryan Rust · 1st 11:26 · 1–2 Dmitry Orlov · 1st 16:13 · 2–2 Bryan Rust · 2nd 04:44 · 2–3 Daniel Sprong · 2nd 19:18 · 3–3 Dmitry Orlov · OT 04:17 · 4–3
WSH PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 10-7-3 (50% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 4-1-3 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Dec 102021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 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
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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on February 1, 2022?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Dmitry Orlov (2), Daniel Sprong, Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Evgeni Malkin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 43 saves on 45 shots (.956 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 28 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 5–0 AfterFeb 2 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 5–3
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJan 30 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterFeb 8 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 4–2
Also on February 1
🐆FLA 2–5 🗽NYR ✈️WPG 1–3 🔔PHI 🦑SEA 2–3 🐻BOS 🦈SJS 2–3 ⚡TBL 🍁TOR 7–1 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 1–4 🏝️NYI 🐋VAN 2–4 🐯NSH 🔥CGY 4–3 ⭐DAL
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