Capitals 8–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Feb 22, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Pierre-Luc Dubois

3 A

1 shots · 14:58 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jakob Chychrun

2 G

6 shots · 20:29 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brandon Duhaime

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 11:53 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Ethen Frank Go-ahead 1st · 05:13

Assists: Andrew Mangiapane, Rasmus Sandin · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–0

🐧 Kris Letang PP Tying 1st · 18:21

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Philip Tomasino · beat Logan Thompson

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Martin Fehervary Go-ahead 2nd · 01:10

Assists: Brandon Duhaime, Taylor Raddysh · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 2nd · 06:36

Assists: Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson · beat Logan Thompson

2–2

🦅 Jakob Chychrun Go-ahead 2nd · 10:38

Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–2

🦅 Jakob Chychrun 2nd · 14:17

Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

4–2

🦅 Aliaksei Protas 2nd · 14:25

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, John Carlson · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

5–2

🦅 Tom Wilson 2nd · 18:05

Assists: Martin Fehervary, Matt Roy · beat Joel Blomqvist

6–2

3rd period

🦅 Dylan Strome PP 3rd · 13:11

Assists: Taylor Raddysh, Pierre-Luc Dubois · beat Joel Blomqvist

7–2

🐧 Danton Heinen 3rd · 14:22

Assists: Philip Tomasino, Kevin Hayes · beat Logan Thompson

7–3

🦅 Brandon Duhaime 3rd · 17:19

Assists: Matt Roy · beat Joel Blomqvist

8–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Mangiapane · Ovechkin · Eller 18:00

L2 Frank · Protas · McMichael 15:20

L3 Dubois · Strome · Raddysh 13:56

L4 Dowd · Wilson · Duhaime 12:17

D1 Roy · Carlson 21:24

D2 Chychrun · Sandin 19:40

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 17:01

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Rakell · Hayes 19:59

L2 Beauvillier · Heinen · Bunting 14:15

L3 Nieto · Tomasino · Malkin 12:45

L4 Acciari · Glass · Lizotte 10:48

D1 Karlsson · Joseph 22:16

D2 Letang · Grzelcyk 20:24

D3 Graves · Desharnais 15:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 32

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

21 Hits 15

23 Blocked shots 17

4 Takeaways 2

13 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 26.7% (8/30) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🐧Penguins

Joel Blomqvist

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 25:35 TOI

Alex Nedeljkovic

8/13

.615 SV% · 5 GA · 34:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

WSH PIT

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 16-2-2 (80% win rate, 20 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-11-3 (12% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 6–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

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

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Jan 182025 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 82024 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Apr 42024 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 72024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–0 Jan 22024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3

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WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on February 22, 2025?

Capitals won 8–3. The final score was Capitals 8, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakob Chychrun (2), Aliaksei Protas, Brandon Duhaime, Dylan Strome, Ethen Frank, Martin Fehervary, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Danton Heinen, Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Joel Blomqvist made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 9 🏒UTA @ 🦅WSH 5–4 AfterFeb 23 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 3–7

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 8 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterFeb 23 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 5–3

Also on February 22

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