🐧 Away Penguins 24-15-8
2–3
Final / SO
🦅 Home Capitals 25-19-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
🐧 PIT 01102
🦅 WSH 10113

Penguins at Capitals

Capitals beat Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on January 26, 2023.

🗓 Thu, Jan 26, 2023 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2022-23 🔁 Season series tied 1–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
7 shots · 21:05 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
1 G
4 shots · 15:26 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Darcy Kuemper
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:00
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov · beat Casey DeSmith
0–1
2nd period
🐧 Danton Heinen Tying 2nd · 02:37
Assists: Drew O'Connor, Brian Dumoulin · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 3rd · 05:17
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Sonny Milano · beat Casey DeSmith
1–2
🐧 Bryan Rust Tying 3rd · 12:52
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–2
Shootout
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rust 21:04
L2 Zucker · Malkin · Rakell 17:47
L3 McGinn · Carter · Blueger 14:34
L4 O'Connor · Heinen · Poehling 8:45
D1 Petry · Dumoulin 25:38
D2 Letang · Pettersson 23:30
D3 Ruhwedel · Joseph 14:03
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:23
L2 Sheary · Strome · Eller 18:09
L3 Johansson · Backstrom · Mantha 14:41
L4 Milano · Aube-Kubel · Hathaway 12:38
D1 Orlov · Jensen 26:05
D2 Gustafsson · van Riemsdyk 21:38
D3 Fehervary · Irwin 13:30

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
37 Shots on goal 45
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
23 Hits 19
20 Blocked shots 18
8 Takeaways 10
5 Giveaways 12
10 Penalty minutes 6
PIT shooting 5.4% (2/37) WSH shooting 6.7% (3/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Casey DeSmith
43/45
.956 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 06:00 · 0–1 Danton Heinen · 2nd 02:37 · 1–1 Marcus Johansson · 3rd 05:17 · 1–2 Bryan Rust · 3rd 12:52 · 2–2
PIT WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-3 (40% win rate, 10 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 7-2-3 (58% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 1–1
Nov 92022 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Apr 92022 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Feb 12022 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 OT Dec 102021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Nov 142021 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–6
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❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on January 26, 2023?

Capitals won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Penguins 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Danton Heinen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Marcus Johansson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 43 saves on 45 shots (.956 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 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
BeforeJan 24 🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT 6–7 AfterJan 28 🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT 6–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 24 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterJan 29 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 1–5
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