Penguins 4–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Nov 8, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Erik Karlsson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:21 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:35 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Joel Blomqvist

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Erik Karlsson Go-ahead 1st · 03:11

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–0

🐧 Michael Bunting 1st · 06:59

Assists: Erik Karlsson · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–0

🦅 Rasmus Sandin 1st · 08:22

Assists: Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson · beat Joel Blomqvist

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Andrew Mangiapane Tying 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Jakub Vrana, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Joel Blomqvist

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 3rd · 10:28

Assists: Bryan Rust, Kris Letang · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–2

🐧 Noel Acciari Empty net 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Marcus Pettersson

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 O'Connor · Crosby · Rakell 20:10

L2 Malkin · Eller · Rust 18:27

L3 Bunting · Acciari · Puljujarvi 12:17

L4 Beauvillier · Lizotte · Puustinen 9:14

D1 Letang · Pettersson 22:39

D2 Karlsson · Grzelcyk 19:48

D3 Graves · St. Ivany 16:27

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 19:39

L2 Dubois · McMichael · Protas 16:50

L3 Mangiapane · Dowd · Raddysh 13:21

L4 Vrana · Lapierre · Duhaime 11:57

D1 Carlson · Sandin 22:32

D2 Fehervary · Roy 18:54

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 14:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 34

19 Hits 20

18 Blocked shots 16

10 Takeaways 1

21 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

PIT shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Joel Blomqvist

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:35 TOI

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 57:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

PIT WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Apr 42024 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 72024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–0 Jan 22024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Oct 132023 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Mar 252023 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4

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Who won Penguins vs Capitals on November 8, 2024?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Michael Bunting, Noel Acciari.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrew Mangiapane, Rasmus Sandin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Joel Blomqvist made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeNov 7 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 1–5 AfterNov 11 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 7–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 6 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterNov 9 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 8–1

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