Capitals 6–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2022)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:43 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

2 A

4 shots · 24:15 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G

6 shots · 16:01 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead 1st · 00:45

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–1

🦅 Marcus Johansson Tying 1st · 01:01

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead 1st · 07:24

Assists: Johan Larsson, Nic Dowd · beat Tristan Jarry

2–1

🐧 Jeff Carter Tying 1st · 18:34

Assists: Evan Rodrigues · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

🐧 Brian Boyle Go-ahead 1st · 19:34

Assists: Kris Letang, Teddy Blueger · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–3

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 04:49

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Tristan Jarry

3–3

3rd period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 3rd · 11:35

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

4–3

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov SH Empty net 3rd · 18:19

Unassisted

5–3

🦅 Martin Fehervary Empty net 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Tom Wilson, John Carlson

6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dowd · Backstrom · Wilson 18:32

L2 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Mantha 16:01

L3 Larsson · Eller · Oshie 14:30

L4 Johansson · McMichael · Hathaway 10:47

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 22:50

D2 Jensen · Orlov 20:21

D3 van Riemsdyk · Schultz 14:37

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rust 21:29

L2 Malkin · Carter · Blueger 17:10

L3 Rodrigues · Boyle · Kapanen 12:17

L4 Heinen · Zucker · Rakell 9:35

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:14

D2 Matheson · Ruhwedel 17:30

D3 Marino · Pettersson 15:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

45 Shots on goal 32

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

39 Hits 33

20 Blocked shots 11

8 Takeaways 9

6 Giveaways 9

11 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 13.3% (6/45) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

39/43

.907 SV% · 4 GA · 58:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

WSH PIT

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-3 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-1-1 (85% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 11-2-2 (73% win rate, 15 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 8-2-5 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Feb 12022 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 OT 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

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Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 9, 2022?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson, Martin Fehervary, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brian Boyle, Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 39 saves on 43 shots (.907 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 6 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterApr 10 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 2–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 7 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 0–3 AfterApr 10 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3

Also on April 9

😈NJD 3–1 ⭐DAL 🐆FLA 4–1 🐯NSH 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 🍁TOR 🧥CBJ 5–4 🐙DET 🏛️OTT 1–5 🗽NYR 🔥CGY 4–1 🦑SEA 🦆ANA 5–3 🔔PHI 🏝️NYI 1–6 🎵STL

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