Capitals 6-3 Penguins (May 5, 2018) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

47-29-6

	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	2	0	3
WSH	2	0	4	6

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
D. Brassard#19
S. Crosby#87
J. Guentzel#59
C. Hagelin#62
P. Hornqvist#72
P. Kessel#81
T. Kuhnhackl#34
E. Malkin#71
B. Rust#17
R. Sheahan#15
C. Sheary#43
D. Simon#12
defensemen
B. Dumoulin#8
K. Letang#58
O. Maatta#3
J. Oleksiak#6
C. Ruhwedel#2
J. Schultz#4

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:27	2:15	0:00	10:12	7	7	50.0
1	0	-2	3	2	0	1	2	0	2	1	28	19:43	3:35	0:02	16:06	17	18	48.6
0	0	-2	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	19:34	2:15	0:02	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0	3	1	1	22	13:03	0:00	1:53	11:10	1	0	100.0
1	0	-4	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	16:58	3:35	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	2	-4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:51	3:40	0:14	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	20	11:41	0:00	1:45	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:10	3:40	0:03	14:27	6	3	66.7
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:53	0:00	0:40	12:13	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	21	14:52	0:00	3:09	11:43	5	7	41.7
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:42	2:10	0:00	9:32	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	21	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	28	18:28	0:00	1:43	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	23:17	3:00	1:43	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	26	18:25	2:10	2:09	14:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	25	17:27	0:00	1:16	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	24	15:57	0:00	0:55	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	29	21:16	2:50	0:02	18:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	0	0	0	0	0	58:36	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom#19
J. Beagle#83
A. Chiasson#39
B. Connolly#10
L. Eller#20
S. Gersich#63
E. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. Oshie#77
A. Ovechkin#8
D. Smith-Pelly#25
C. Stephenson#18
J. Vrana#13
defensemen
J. Carlson#74
C. Djoos#29
M. Kempny#6
M. Niskanen#2
D. Orlov#9
B. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:55	3:35	1:05	11:15	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	14:06	0:00	3:34	10:32	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	9:21	0:00	0:45	8:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:37	0:18	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	16:22	0:19	0:59	15:04	8	11	42.1
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5:42	0:00	0:00	5:42	0	1	0.0
1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	25	20:10	3:39	0:14	16:17	9	7	56.3
1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	23	21:12	3:28	0:00	17:44	1	3	25.0
0	1	2	3	0	0	2	4	2	0	1	22	18:53	3:22	0:00	15:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	5	0	1	21	13:55	0:08	1:31	12:16	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	17:29	0:00	3:32	13:57	7	5	58.3
1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	10:52	0:02	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	4	29	25:47	3:35	1:45	20:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	15	10:42	0:00	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:45	0:00	0:55	15:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	30	25:10	0:32	3:10	21:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	26	22:20	0:32	1:35	20:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:35	0:00	4:15	12:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	3	36	.923	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NBC		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	1	2	0	3
	Capitals	2	0	4	6

1st Period		PIT	WSH
2:23	Jamie Oleksiak (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derick Brassard (3), Justin Schultz (6)	1	0
18:22	John Carlson (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (6), T.J. Oshie (3)	1	1
18:55	Brett Connolly (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Lars Eller (4)	1	2

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
4:43		Sidney Crosby (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Phil Kessel (7), Justin Schultz (7)	2	2
7:45		Patric Hornqvist (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (4), Phil Kessel (8)	3	2

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
0:52	Evgeny Kuznetsov (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (3), Matt Niskanen (3)	3	3
15:22	Jakub Vrana (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)	3	4
18:29	T.J. Oshie (5) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	5
19:54	Lars Eller (3) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	6

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

4/26

Penguins
1
Capitals
4

Game 2

4/29

Capitals
4
Penguins
3

Game 3

5/1

Capitals
1
Penguins
3

Game 4

5/3

Penguins
3
Capitals
6

Game 5

5/5

Capitals
2
Penguins
1

Game 6

5/7

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, May 5, 2018Coverage: NBC

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	10	2	0	20
New Jersey	9	5	2	20
Washington	9	3	0	18
NY Rangers	8	3	1	17
NY Islanders	6	6	2	14
Columbus	5	5	2	12
Pittsburgh	5	8	2	12
Philadelphia	5	8	1	11

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