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Washington Capitals 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Shots on goal: WSH 30, PIT 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 0-2 PIT; P2 WSH 3-1 PIT; P3 WSH 0-2 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 02:22 Sidney Crosby (assists: Ben Kindel, Bryan Rust) to make it WSH 0-1 PIT; P1 11:32 Sidney Crosby (assists: Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson) to make it WSH 0-2 PIT; P2 02:08 Anthony Mantha (assists: Tommy Novak, Blake Lizotte) to make it WSH 0-3 PIT; P2 09:41 Dylan Strome (assists: Alex Ovechkin) to make it WSH 1-3 PIT; P2 14:55 Rasmus Sandin (assists: Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin) to make it WSH 2-3 PIT; P2 19:55 Tom Wilson (assists: Dylan Strome, John Carlson) to make it WSH 3-3 PIT; P3 11:16 Bryan Rust (assists: Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel) to make it WSH 3-4 PIT; P3 17:56 Connor Dewar (assists: Kris Letang) to make it WSH 3-5 PIT. Top skaters: Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 2 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 2 A; Sidney Crosby (PIT) 2 G, 0 A; Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 26 saves on 30, decision L; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 28 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Bryan Rust
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:36 TOI
Goals · PIT
Sidney Crosby
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 22:03 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Arturs Silovs
28 saves on 31 shots (.903) · W
Season highs
Sidney Crosby · Season-high 6 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led · 3-0 run, P2 9:41–P2 19:55
PIT 3 largest lead P2 2:08 (WSH 0, PIT 3) · 3-0 run, P1 2:22–P2 2:08
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:22 Sidney Crosby (Ben Kindel, Bryan Rust) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 0, PIT 1
  • P1 11:32 Sidney Crosby (Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 0, PIT 2
  • P2 2:08 Anthony Mantha (Tommy Novak, Blake Lizotte) PIT · backhand shot · WSH 0, PIT 3
  • P2 9:41 Dylan Strome (Alex Ovechkin) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 1, PIT 3
  • P2 14:55 Rasmus Sandin (Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, PIT 3
  • P2 19:55 Tom Wilson (Dylan Strome, John Carlson) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, PIT 3
  • P3 11:16 Bryan Rust (Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 3, PIT 4
  • P3 17:56 Connor Dewar (Kris Letang) PIT · Empty net · wrist shot · WSH 3, PIT 5

Linescore

123 T
WSH 030 3
PIT 212 5

Shots on goal: WSH 31, PIT 31

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHPIT
30Shots on goal31
58Shot attempts68
31Faceoff wins29
27Hits10
15Blocked shots16
0Power-play goals3
6Takeaways5
17Giveaways18
10Penalty minutes6
86.7%Save %90.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH715830
PIT167831

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 42 attempts
Sonny Milano: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (slap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (backhand)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (backhand)John Carlson: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Trevor van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: goal (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netRasmus Sandin: goal (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netTom Wilson: goal (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (backhand)John Carlson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (tip-in)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 27Saved64% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net29% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins5 G · 51 attempts
Tommy Novak: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netSidney Crosby: goal (wrist)Joona Koppanen: saved (tip-in)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: saved (backhand)Bryan Rust: missed the netKris Letang: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: saved (tip-in)Sidney Crosby: goal (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: saved (slap)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: missed the netPhilip Tomasino: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Anthony Mantha: goal (backhand)Erik Karlsson: missed the netVille Koivunen: saved (snap)Tommy Novak: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: missed the netRyan Graves: missed the netBlake Lizotte: missed the netDanton Heinen: missed the netConnor Dewar: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Blake Lizotte: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netConnor Dewar: missed the netDanton Heinen: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Connor Clifton: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: missed the netConnor Dewar: goal (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 26Saved51% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dylan Strome C 123+251023:30
Alex Ovechkin L 022+236021:20
Tom Wilson R 101032021:28
Rasmus Sandin D 101+132418:25
John Carlson D 011011223:47
Jakob Chychrun D 000052227:52
Matt Roy D 000+110221:28
Anthony Beauvillier L 000041018:05
Martin Fehérváry D 000002016:37
Aliaksei Protas C 000010216:09
Connor McMichael C 000010013:54
Ryan Leonard R 000024113:43
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000011112:29
Nic Dowd C 000-100010:51
Hendrix Lapierre C 000002009:37
Sonny Milano L 000010109:02
Brandon Duhaime R 000003008:17
Justin Sourdif R 000-100007:17
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren L 263086.7458:01
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bryan Rust R 123-151021:36
Sidney Crosby C 202-260022:03
Ben Kindel C 022-100220:48
Connor Dewar C 101040115:21
Anthony Mantha R 101+110112:02
Erik Karlsson D 011-130224:34
Kris Letang D 011021321:11
Evgeni Malkin C 011010018:59
Tommy Novak C 011010013:54
Blake Lizotte C 011+221013:22
Ryan Shea D 000010018:17
Parker Wotherspoon D 000-102116:51
Connor Clifton D 000014316:50
Ryan Graves D 000000115:59
Danton Heinen L 000-110111:31
Joona Koppanen L 000010011:27
Philip Tomasino R 000-111009:49
Ville Koivunen R 000010109:49
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 283190.3359:37

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series WSH 0 – 1 PIT
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Washington Capitals 7-6-1 L1 L10 4-5-1 Next game recap: @ TBL · Sat, Nov 8
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