Capitals 2–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Apr 17, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	1	1	0	2
🐧 PIT	1	2	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Bryan Rust

2 G

4 shots · 17:38 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:51 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Philip Tomasino

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:24 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Connor McMichael Go-ahead 1st · 04:08

Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–0

🐧 Bryan Rust Tying 1st · 04:54

Assists: Ville Koivunen, Matt Grzelcyk · beat Clay Stevenson

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Bryan Rust PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:19

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ville Koivunen · beat Clay Stevenson

1–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 11:56

Assists: Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar · beat Clay Stevenson

1–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 16:56

Assists: Dylan Strome, Pierre-Luc Dubois · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Danton Heinen SH 3rd · 08:46

Unassisted · beat Clay Stevenson

2–4

🐧 Philip Tomasino 3rd · 09:01

Assists: Rickard Rakell, Matt Grzelcyk · beat Clay Stevenson

2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Dowd · Leonard 15:27

L2 Dubois · McMichael · Wilson 14:08

L3 Mangiapane · Eller · Raddysh 13:52

L4 Beauvillier · Strome · Duhaime 12:34

L5 Frank 11:14

D1 Chychrun · van Riemsdyk 24:52

D2 Sandin · Alexeyev 23:38

D3 McIlrath 19:56

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Koivunen · Rust 17:51

L2 Heinen · Malkin · Rakell 16:18

L3 Koppanen · Tomasino · Dewar 15:24

L4 Ponomarev · Poulin · Puustinen 9:56

D1 Karlsson · Grzelcyk 23:46

D2 Shea · Timmins 20:56

D3 Graves · Kolyachonok 13:56

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

20 Shots on goal 38

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

16 Hits 24

20 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 14

4 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 10.0% (2/20) PIT shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Clay Stevenson

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 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 — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 51-21-9 (63% win rate, 81 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 33-36-12 (41% win rate, 81 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 222025 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 8–3 Jan 182025 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 82024 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Apr 42024 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 72024 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–0

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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 17, 2025?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Danton Heinen, Philip Tomasino, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Clay Stevenson made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 15 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 AfterApr 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 13 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 4–1 AfterOct 7 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–0

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