Capitals 4–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	4	0	0	4
🐧 PIT	1	2	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Rasmus Sandin

2 A

1 shots · 17:58 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jake Guentzel

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:16 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Darcy Kuemper

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 00:55

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Ethan Bear · beat Tristan Jarry

1–0

🦅 Beck Malenstyn 1st · 11:16

Assists: Nic Dowd · beat Tristan Jarry

2–0

🦅 Martin Fehervary 1st · 13:02

Assists: Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Tristan Jarry

3–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 19:18

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Anthony Mantha · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

4–0

🐧 Rickard Rakell 1st · 19:56

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Pierre-Olivier Joseph · beat Darcy Kuemper

4–1

2nd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 2nd · 09:11

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Darcy Kuemper

4–2

🐧 Jake Guentzel 2nd · 18:54

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell · beat Darcy Kuemper

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Malenstyn · Kuznetsov · Wilson 18:56

L2 Ovechkin · Dowd · Protas 16:42

L3 McMichael · Mantha · Aube-Kubel 14:34

L4 Strome · Lapierre · Phillips 8:27

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 24:23

D2 Bear · Sandin 18:16

D3 Edmundson · Jensen 15:44

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 22:27

L2 Malkin · Rust · Smith 16:47

L3 Eller · Acciari · Carter 12:09

L4 O'Connor · Harkins · Puustinen 8:50

D1 Karlsson · Letang 25:58

D2 Pettersson · Joseph 19:12

D3 Graves · Ruhwedel 12:00

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 31

23 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 11

6 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) PIT shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 44:27 TOI

Tristan Jarry

4/7

.571 SV% · 3 GA · 13:02 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 — 4–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 4–3

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 132023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Mar 252023 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Jan 262023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Nov 92022 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Apr 92022 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–3

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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 2, 2024?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Beck Malenstyn, Martin Fehervary, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jake Guentzel, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 30 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterJan 3 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 6–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–3 AfterJan 4 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 6–5

Also on January 2

🐻BOS 4–1 🧥CBJ 🌪️CAR 6–1 🗽NYR 🔥CGY 3–1 🌲MIN 🪶CHI 0–3 🐯NSH 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 ⭐DAL ⚡TBL 2–4 ✈️WPG 🐆FLA 4–1 🌵ARI 🏝️NYI 4–5 🏔️COL

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