Penguins 4–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 4, 2024)

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

Lars Eller

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:55 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

2 A

4 shots · 22:22 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Nedeljkovic

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Ryan Shea Go-ahead 1st · 01:49

Assists: Reilly Smith, Lars Eller · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–0

🐧 Pierre-Olivier Joseph 1st · 11:03

Assists: Kris Letang, Drew O'Connor · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–0

2nd period

🐧 Michael Bunting 2nd · 09:08

Assists: Valtteri Puustinen, Erik Karlsson · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–0

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 06:02

Assists: Sonny Milano, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–1

🐧 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 17:23

Assists: Reilly Smith, Kris Letang

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 O'Connor · Crosby · Eller 18:50

L2 Bunting · Malkin · Rust 17:40

L3 Carter · Smith · Rakell 15:35

L4 Bemstrom · Puustinen · Puljujarvi 8:27

D1 Pettersson · Karlsson 24:10

D2 Letang · Joseph 19:55

D3 St. Ivany · Shea 13:40

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 21:06

L2 Miroshnichenko · McMichael · Protas 15:30

L3 Pacioretty · Milano · Lapierre 14:15

L4 Malenstyn · Dowd · Sgarbossa 9:56

D1 Carlson · Jensen 23:06

D2 Sandin · Fehervary 20:50

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 12:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 31

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

38 Hits 53

18 Blocked shots 8

21 Takeaways 11

9 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 4

PIT shooting 16.7% (4/24) WSH shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

PIT WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Mar 72024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–0 Jan 22024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Oct 132023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Mar 252023 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Jan 262023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO

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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 4, 2024?

Penguins won 4–1. The final score was Penguins 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Lars Eller, Michael Bunting, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Ryan Shea.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 2 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 6–3 AfterApr 6 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 4–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 2 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 AfterApr 5 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–4

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