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Washington Capitals 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3. Shots on goal: WSH 32, PIT 11. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 0-0 PIT; P2 WSH 4-3 PIT; P3 WSH 2-0 PIT.

Scoring plays: P2 01:39 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Ilya Protas) to make it WSH 1-0 PIT; P2 02:05 Anthony Mantha (assists: Ryan Shea, Tommy Novak) to make it WSH 1-1 PIT; P2 06:02 Ryan Leonard (assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael) to make it WSH 2-1 PIT; P2 08:08 Tom Wilson (assists: Ilya Protas, Aliaksei Protas) to make it WSH 3-1 PIT; P2 11:47 Noel Acciari (assists: Elmer Soderblom, Samuel Girard) to make it WSH 3-2 PIT; P2 11:58 Ryan Leonard (assists: Cole Hutson, Justin Sourdif) to make it WSH 4-2 PIT; P2 16:50 Kevin Hayes (assists: Ryan Shea) to make it WSH 4-3 PIT; P3 05:56 Ilya Protas (assists: Cole Hutson, Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 5-3 PIT; P3 16:22 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Tom Wilson) to make it WSH 6-3 PIT. Top skaters: Ilya Protas (WSH) 1 G, 2 A; Ryan Leonard (WSH) 2 G, 0 A; Tom Wilson (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Logan Thompson (WSH) 9 saves on 12, decision W; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 25 saves on 30, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Ilya Protas
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:06 TOI
Goals · WSH
Ryan Leonard
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:00 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
9 saves on 12 shots (.750) · W
Season highs
Alex Ovechkin · Season-high 7 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 3 largest lead P3 16:22 (WSH 6, PIT 3) · 2-0 run, P2 6:02–P2 8:08
PIT 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 1:39 Aliaksei Protas (Ilya Protas) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 1, PIT 0
  • P2 2:05 Anthony Mantha (Ryan Shea, Tommy Novak) PIT · wrist shot · WSH 1, PIT 1
  • P2 6:02 Ryan Leonard (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael) WSH · tip-in shot · WSH 2, PIT 1
  • P2 8:08 Tom Wilson (Ilya Protas, Aliaksei Protas) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, PIT 1
  • P2 11:47 Noel Acciari (Elmer Soderblom, Samuel Girard) PIT · wrist shot · WSH 3, PIT 2
  • P2 11:58 Ryan Leonard (Cole Hutson, Justin Sourdif) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 4, PIT 2
  • P2 16:50 Kevin Hayes (Ryan Shea) PIT · wrist shot · WSH 4, PIT 3
  • P3 5:56 Ilya Protas (Cole Hutson, Dylan Strome) WSH · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 5, PIT 3
  • P3 16:22 Alex Ovechkin (Tom Wilson) WSH · Empty net · wrist shot · WSH 6, PIT 3

Linescore

123 T
WSH 042 6
PIT 030 3

Shots on goal: WSH 31, PIT 12

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 4 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHPIT
32Shots on goal11
63Shot attempts47
27Faceoff wins20
17Hits21
15Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways3
17Giveaways18
0Penalty minutes4
75.0%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1114732
PIT16411

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals6 G · 48 attempts
Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Ivan Miroshnichenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netAliaksei Protas: goal (wrist)Ilya Protas: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: goal (tip-in)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: goal (wrist)Ivan Miroshnichenko: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: goal (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Ivan Miroshnichenko: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netIlya Protas: goal (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netCole Hutson: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (slap)Ilya Protas: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: goal (wrist)
  • 6Goals13% of attempts
  • 26Saved54% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net33% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins3 G · 27 attempts
Kevin Hayes: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: missed the netAnthony Mantha: missed the netAvery Hayes: missed the netElmer Soderblom: missed the netKevin Hayes: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Jack St. Ivany: missed the netAnthony Mantha: goal (wrist)Connor Clifton: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netIlya Solovyov: missed the netRyan Graves: missed the netNoel Acciari: goal (wrist)Kevin Hayes: goal (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (tip-in)Justin Brazeau: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netJustin Brazeau: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netAvery Hayes: saved (wrap-around)Avery Hayes: missed the netJoona Koppanen: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: missed the net
  • 3Goals11% of attempts
  • 8Saved30% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net59% 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
Ilya Protas L 123030016:06
Ryan Leonard R 202+132114:00
Tom Wilson R 112+240116:44
Aliaksei Protas L 112+120116:24
Cole Hutson D 022-122019:02
Alex Ovechkin L 101070014:59
Dylan Strome C 011-120020:01
Justin Sourdif C 011+102117:54
Connor McMichael L 011+100015:02
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 011000007:02
Jakob Chychrun D 000+200523:09
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000+301120:00
Matt Roy D 000+111419:53
Martin Fehérváry D 000013019:37
Anthony Beauvillier R 000012017:56
Rasmus Sandin D 000011015:35
Brandon Duhaime L 000021014:42
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000022111:54
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 91275.0360:00
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Shea D 022+301125:12
Noel Acciari C 101+110115:01
Kevin Hayes R 101010014:51
Anthony Mantha R 101-121113:19
Samuel Girard D 011-102120:43
Elmer Soderblom L 011+102115:25
Tommy Novak C 011-100014:32
Connor Clifton D 000+114424:10
Jack St. Ivany D 000-202118:07
Ville Koivunen R 000-100017:47
Rickard Rakell R 000-220116:57
Egor Chinakhov R 000-220116:08
Ilya Solovyov D 000-202115:42
Ryan Graves D 000-200215:32
Avery Hayes R 000-122015:22
Rutger McGroarty R 000-103014:49
Justin Brazeau R 000-101112:27
Joona Koppanen L 000011012:10
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs L 253083.3559:06

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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