Capitals 3–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 25, 2023)

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

Dylan Strome

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 17:16 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jake Guentzel

1 G

7 shots · 20:48 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Casey DeSmith

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Ryan Poehling Go-ahead 2nd · 10:10

Assists: Danton Heinen · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–1

🐧 Chad Ruhwedel 2nd · 12:17

Assists: Jason Zucker, Mikael Granlund · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–2

3rd period

🐧 Jake Guentzel PP 3rd · 00:27

Assists: Rickard Rakell · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–3

🦅 Tom Wilson 3rd · 05:19

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Casey DeSmith

1–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 13:18

Assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome · beat Casey DeSmith

2–3

🦅 Dylan Strome Tying 3rd · 17:16

Assists: Conor Sheary, Nicolas Aube-Kubel · beat Casey DeSmith

3–3

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 3rd · 18:40

Unassisted · beat Darcy Kuemper

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Wilson · Oshie 19:56

L2 Backstrom · Strome · Kuznetsov 17:16

L3 Sheary · Dowd · Protas 13:37

L4 Smith · Mantha · Aube-Kubel 11:26

D1 Carlson · Jensen 23:52

D2 Fehervary · Sandin 19:42

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 14:09

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rust 20:48

L2 Malkin · Granlund · Rakell 17:07

L3 Zucker · Heinen · Poehling 14:09

L4 O'Connor · Carter · Archibald 7:57

D1 Letang · Joseph 26:00

D2 Dumoulin · Ruhwedel 19:15

D3 Friedman · Fedun 11:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 40

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

31 Hits 28

14 Blocked shots 16

13 Takeaways 18

10 Giveaways 15

13 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) PIT shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Casey DeSmith

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-9-2 (50% win rate, 22 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 15-9-3 (56% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–1

Jan 262023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO 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

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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on March 25, 2023?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chad Ruhwedel, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Ryan Poehling.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 23 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 1–6 AfterMar 29 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–1

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 23 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 2–3 AfterMar 28 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 4–7

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