Capitals 5-2 Penguins (May 8, 2017) Box Score

Washington Capitals

55-19-8

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	3	5
PIT	0	0	2	2

Pittsburgh Penguins

50-21-11

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom
J. Beagle
A. Burakovsky
L. Eller
M. Johansson
E. Kuznetsov
T.J. Oshie
A. Ovechkin
J. Williams
T. Wilson
D. Winnik
defensemen
K. Alzner
J. Carlson
M. Niskanen
D. Orlov
B. Orpik
N. Schmidt
K. Shattenkirk

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	28	19:06	3:40	0:58	14:28	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	19	12:22	0:00	2:58	9:24	11	4	73.3
2	0	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	21	13:52	2:32	0:00	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	13:15	0:00	2:04	11:11	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:53	2:55	0:00	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	25	18:24	3:35	0:00	14:49	4	10	28.6
1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	17:19	3:40	0:09	13:30	1	5	16.7
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	17:26	5:15	0:00	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	27	18:33	2:50	0:00	15:43	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	25	15:16	0:00	2:53	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	11:03	0:18	2:58	7:47	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	12:12	0:00	3:14	8:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	34	22:49	2:25	3:09	17:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	27	23:43	1:15	2:46	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	18:06	0:07	0:00	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	11:09	0:00	2:46	8:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:20	0:00	0:00	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:39	3:58	0:05	11:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	2	16	.889	0	0	0	0	0	59:33	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
N. Bonino
S. Crosby
M. Cullen
J. Guentzel
C. Hagelin
P. Hornqvist
P. Kessel
T. Kuhnhackl
C. Kunitz
E. Malkin
B. Rust
C. Sheary
defensemen
I. Cole
B. Dumoulin
R. Hainsey
O. Maatta
C. Ruhwedel
J. Schultz

											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	1	0	2	25	16:13	1:27	4:25	10:21	12	11	52.2
0	1	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	25	19:57	4:23	0:00	15:34	12	15	44.4
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	18	10:49	0:20	1:46	8:43	5	2	71.4
1	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	22	14:31	2:25	0:00	12:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:19	0:07	0:29	8:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	2	5	0	0	22	18:22	3:21	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:05	4:13	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	10:26	0:07	1:45	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	13:53	0:00	3:31	10:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:00	4:35	0:00	13:25	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	24	13:14	0:00	1:04	12:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:23	1:30	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	26	19:05	0:00	3:41	15:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	31	21:15	0:43	3:41	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	28	18:52	0:07	2:49	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	30	20:39	1:34	2:49	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	13:14	0:42	0:00	12:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	22:13	4:26	0:00	17:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Fleury

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	5	21	.808	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.

NBCSN		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	1	3	5
	Penguins	0	0	2	2

1st Period			WSH	PIT
12:41		T.J. Oshie (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (4), Nicklas Backstrom (7)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	PIT
6:36		Andre Burakovsky (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	0

3rd Period		WSH	PIT
0:16	Nicklas Backstrom (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (8), Dmitry Orlov (3)	3	0
11:17	John Carlson (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (3), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)	4	0
12:29	Andre Burakovsky (3) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	5	0
16:38	Jake Guentzel (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (9)	5	1
17:30	Evgeni Malkin (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Conor Sheary (3), Brian Dumoulin (2)	5	2

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

4/27

Penguins
6
Capitals
2

Game 2

4/29

Capitals
3
Penguins
2

Game 3

5/1

Capitals
2
Penguins
3

Game 4

5/3

Penguins
2
Capitals
4

Game 5

5/6

Capitals
5
Penguins
2

Game 6

5/8

Penguins
2
Capitals
0

Game 7

5/10

PPG Paints Arena

7:30 PM, May 8, 2017Coverage: NBCSN

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,594

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent

Linesmen:
Steve Miller
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	7	4	2	16
Washington	7	2	0	14
Carolina	7	2	0	14
NY Rangers	6	2	1	13
Columbus	5	3	1	11
Philadelphia	4	6	1	9
Pittsburgh	4	7	1	9
NY Islanders	3	5	2	8

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