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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLApril 17, 2025PPG Paints Arena

CapitalsWashingtonWSH

Capitals 2, Penguins 5

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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:55Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  4. 1:21Connor McMichael hit Ryan Shea
  5. 1:44Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Connor McMichael
  6. 2:11Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  7. 2:21Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  8. 2:25Sam Poulin Deflected saved by Clay Stevenson
  9. 3:14Bryan Rust Tip-In Wide Right
  10. 3:19Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  11. 3:46Puck in Netting
  12. 3:46Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  13. 4:06Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  14. 4:08Connor McMichael Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (32)
  15. 4:08Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  16. 4:17Puck in Netting
  17. 4:17Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  18. 4:22Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  19. 4:23Ethen Frank Wrist Shot Wide Right
  20. 4:51Ville Koivunen Tip-In saved by Clay Stevenson
  21. 4:54Bryan Rust Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Ville Koivunen (6), Matt Grzelcyk (38)
  22. 4:54Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  23. 5:03Joona Koppanen hit Dylan Strome
  24. 5:19Connor Dewar hit Jakob Chychrun
  25. 5:37Vasily Ponomarev Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  26. 5:41Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen
  27. 5:41Jakob Chychrun hit Valtteri Puustinen
  28. 5:50Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  29. 5:52Goalie Stopped
  30. 5:52Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Lars Eller
  31. 5:56Ryan Graves shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  32. 5:58Puck Frozen - Goalie
  33. 5:58Ryan Leonard faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  34. 7:01Icing
  35. 7:01Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  36. 7:06Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  37. 7:35Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  38. 7:38Puck in Netting
  39. 7:38Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  40. 7:40Nic Dowd hit Evgeni Malkin
  41. 7:59Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
  42. 8:10Alex Alexeyev hit Danton Heinen
  43. 8:32Icing
  44. 8:32Lars Eller faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  45. 8:33Dylan McIlrath Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  46. 8:39Joona Koppanen hit Ryan Leonard
  47. 8:40Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
  48. 8:48Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  49. 8:51Puck in Netting
  50. 8:51Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Vasily Ponomarev
  51. 9:00Puck in Benches
  52. 9:00Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  53. 9:28Sam Poulin hit Dylan McIlrath
  54. 9:53Taylor Raddysh Tip-In Wide Left
  55. 10:09Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  56. 10:19Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  57. 11:17Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
  58. 11:21Puck in Netting
  59. 11:21Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  60. 11:31Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev
  61. 11:34Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  62. 11:53Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  63. 12:19Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  64. 12:21Goalie Stopped
  65. 12:21Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  66. 12:24Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  67. 12:34Ville Koivunen Tip-In Wide Right
  68. 12:54Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  69. 14:01Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  70. 14:02Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  71. 14:18Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  72. 15:02Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  73. 15:23Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  74. 15:35Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  75. 15:40Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  76. 15:46Connor McMichael shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  77. 16:04Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  78. 16:22Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  79. 17:17Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
  80. 17:19Alex Alexeyev hit Rickard Rakell
  81. 17:29Ethen Frank hit Ryan Shea
  82. 18:18Giveaway by Joona Koppanen
  83. 18:21Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  84. 18:42Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  85. 18:56Joona Koppanen hit Rasmus Sandin
  86. 18:57Matt Grzelcyk hit Ryan Leonard
  87. 19:08Ville Koivunen hit Rasmus Sandin
  88. 19:24Dylan McIlrath Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  89. 19:26Goalie Stopped
  90. 19:26Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  91. 19:36Dylan McIlrath hit Bryan Rust
  92. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  3. 0:16Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  4. 0:38Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  5. 1:20Danton Heinen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  6. 1:25Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  7. 1:28Puck in Netting
  8. 1:28Nic Dowd faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  9. 1:30Connor Dewar hit Alex Alexeyev
  10. 1:32Puck in Crowd
  11. 1:32Nic Dowd faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  12. 2:58Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  13. 2:59Lars Eller Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  14. 3:00Lars Eller Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  15. 3:02Puck Frozen - Goalie
  16. 3:02Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  17. 3:15Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  18. 3:21Takeaway by Philip Tomasino
  19. 3:41Puck in Crowd
  20. 3:41Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  21. 3:50Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  22. 3:52Goalie Stopped
  23. 3:52Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Ovechkin
  24. 4:02Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
  25. 4:32Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  26. 5:11Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  27. 5:14Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  28. 5:49Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  29. 5:49Sam Poulin hit Dylan McIlrath
  30. 5:50Off-side
  31. 5:50Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Lars Eller
  32. 6:19Andrew Mangiapane Holding the stick against Erik Karlsson
  33. 6:19TV Timeout
  34. 6:19Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  35. 6:40Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  36. 6:42Puck in Netting
  37. 6:42Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  38. 7:19Bryan Rust Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (58), Ville Koivunen (7)
  39. 7:19Lars Eller faceoff won against Danton Heinen
  40. 7:38Giveaway by Clay Stevenson
  41. 7:56Dylan McIlrath Cross-checking against Philip Tomasino
  42. 7:56Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  43. 8:00Rickard Rakell Tip-In saved by Clay Stevenson
  44. 8:01Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  45. 8:03Goalie Stopped
  46. 8:03Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
  47. 8:38Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Alex Alexeyev
  48. 8:46Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  49. 9:21Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Lars Eller
  50. 9:34Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  51. 9:42Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  52. 10:03Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  53. 10:19Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  54. 10:25Challenge Hm - off-side - no goal
  55. 10:25Off-side
  56. 10:25Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  57. 10:31Puck in Benches
  58. 10:31Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  59. 10:36Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  60. 11:03Dylan McIlrath Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  61. 11:05Goalie Stopped
  62. 11:05Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Lars Eller
  63. 11:43Andrew Mangiapane hit Joona Koppanen
  64. 11:45Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Lars Eller
  65. 11:56Sidney Crosby Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (13), Connor Dewar (6)
  66. 11:56Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  67. 12:03Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  68. 12:21Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  69. 12:23Goalie Stopped
  70. 12:23Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  71. 12:31Conor Timmins shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  72. 12:51Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  73. 12:52Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  74. 13:09Giveaway by Danton Heinen
  75. 13:11Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Dylan Strome
  76. 13:26Vasily Ponomarev hit Dylan McIlrath
  77. 14:18Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 14:23Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  79. 14:37Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  80. 14:51Lars Eller hit Ryan Shea
  81. 15:04Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  82. 15:07Goalie Stopped
  83. 15:07Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  84. 15:18Ryan Shea hit Brandon Duhaime
  85. 15:31Taylor Raddysh hit Ryan Shea
  86. 15:47Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  87. 15:51Sidney Crosby Hooking against Nic Dowd
  88. 15:51Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  89. 16:28Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  90. 16:31Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
  91. 16:56Alex Ovechkin Goal (44) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (53), Pierre-Luc Dubois (46)
  92. 16:56Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  93. 17:19Brandon Duhaime hit Erik Karlsson
  94. 17:22Danton Heinen shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  95. 17:38Alex Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  96. 17:41Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  97. 17:42Goalie Stopped
  98. 17:42Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  99. 18:05Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
  100. 18:15Philip Tomasino hit Alex Alexeyev
  101. 18:19Ryan Shea shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  102. 18:52Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  103. 18:54Goalie Stopped
  104. 18:54Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Lars Eller
  105. 18:59Lars Eller shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
  106. 19:01Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
  107. 19:14Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
  108. 19:15Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  109. 19:24Icing
  110. 19:24Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  111. 19:31Matt Grzelcyk hit Connor McMichael
  112. 19:32Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
  113. 19:39Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  114. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  3. 2:02Ryan Graves hit Lars Eller
  4. 2:20Ryan Graves Slap Shot Wide Left
  5. 2:26Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot Wide Right
  6. 3:15Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  7. 3:18Valtteri Puustinen hit Ryan Leonard
  8. 3:20Giveaway by Nic Dowd
  9. 3:22Sam Poulin shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  10. 3:59Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  11. 4:06Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Clay Stevenson
  12. 4:14On-Ice Official Video Review
  13. 4:14Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  14. 4:28Anthony Beauvillier Backhand High and Wide Left
  15. 4:30Ryan Shea hit Anthony Beauvillier
  16. 5:03Off-side
  17. 5:03Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Lars Eller
  18. 5:19Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  19. 5:21Goalie Stopped
  20. 5:21Nic Dowd faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  21. 5:26Joona Koppanen hit Brandon Duhaime
  22. 5:49Joona Koppanen Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  23. 5:51Jakob Chychrun hit Joona Koppanen
  24. 6:01Connor Dewar shot blocked by Joona Koppanen
  25. 6:33Vladislav Kolyachonok Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  26. 6:46Rickard Rakell Interference against Tom Wilson
  27. 6:46TV Timeout
  28. 6:46Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  29. 7:05Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  30. 8:12Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  31. 8:13Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  32. 8:39Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Danton Heinen
  33. 8:46Danton Heinen Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  34. 8:46Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Lars Eller
  35. 8:51Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
  36. 9:01Philip Tomasino Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (35), Matt Grzelcyk (39)
  37. 9:01Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  38. 9:05Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
  39. 9:28Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  40. 9:29Goalie Stopped
  41. 9:29Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  42. 9:36Hand Pass
  43. 9:36Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  44. 9:46Dylan McIlrath hit Danton Heinen
  45. 10:32Joona Koppanen Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  46. 10:52Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  47. 10:54Goalie Stopped
  48. 10:54Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
  49. 11:13Icing
  50. 11:13Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Vasily Ponomarev
  51. 11:47Anthony Beauvillier hit Vasily Ponomarev
  52. 11:50Valtteri Puustinen hit Rasmus Sandin
  53. 12:02Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  54. 12:05Goalie Stopped
  55. 12:05Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Lars Eller
  56. 12:08Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Short
  57. 12:10Ville Koivunen Backhand saved by Clay Stevenson
  58. 12:18Taylor Raddysh hit Ville Koivunen
  59. 12:41Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  60. 13:01Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Brandon Duhaime
  61. 13:07Alex Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  62. 13:10Goalie Stopped
  63. 13:10Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  64. 13:51Evgeni Malkin hit Alex Alexeyev
  65. 14:08Icing
  66. 14:08Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  67. 14:18Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  68. 14:30Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  69. 14:34Goalie Stopped
  70. 14:34Vasily Ponomarev faceoff won against Lars Eller
  71. 14:37Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  72. 14:58Vasily Ponomarev Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  73. 14:59Goalie Stopped
  74. 14:59Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
  75. 15:21Takeaway by Bryan Rust
  76. 15:24Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  77. 15:29Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 16:17Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  79. 16:18Goalie Stopped
  80. 16:18Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  81. 16:19Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  82. 16:46Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  83. 16:48Goalie Stopped
  84. 16:48Lars Eller faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  85. 16:56Joona Koppanen hit Taylor Raddysh
  86. 17:35Joona Koppanen hit Rasmus Sandin
  87. 17:48Valtteri Puustinen shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
  88. 17:52Giveaway by Ethen Frank
  89. 17:56Valtteri Puustinen shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  90. 18:20Valtteri Puustinen shot blocked by Alex Alexeyev
  91. 18:24Sam Poulin Tip-In Wide Right
  92. 18:47Icing
  93. 18:47Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  94. 18:50Conor Timmins shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  95. 19:01Brandon Duhaime hit Conor Timmins
  96. 19:03Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  97. 19:18Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  98. 19:24Giveaway by Connor McMichael
  99. 19:38Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  100. 19:40Goalie Stopped
  101. 19:40Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  102. 19:44Giveaway by Danton Heinen
  103. 19:57Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
  104. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  105. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 4:08WSH 1, PIT 0Connor McMichael Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (32)
  2. 4:54WSH 1, PIT 1Bryan Rust Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Ville Koivunen (6), Matt Grzelcyk (38)

2nd

  1. 7:19WSH 1, PIT 2Bryan Rust Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (58), Ville Koivunen (7)
  2. 11:56WSH 1, PIT 3Sidney Crosby Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (13), Connor Dewar (6)
  3. 16:56WSH 2, PIT 3Alex Ovechkin Goal (44) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (53), Pierre-Luc Dubois (46)

3rd

  1. 8:46WSH 2, PIT 4Danton Heinen Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  2. 9:01WSH 2, PIT 5Philip Tomasino Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (35), Matt Grzelcyk (39)

Game leaders

CapitalsWashington

PenguinsPittsburgh

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alex Ovechkin LW10-1001015:070.02100030184412:023:050:00
Connor McMichael C100010014:5025.01311001212613:270:260:57
Andrew Mangiapane LW00-2011213:530.00001100181412:580:550:00
Anthony Beauvillier LW00-1010012:3460.01230020191512:340:000:00
Brandon Duhaime RW000020011:340.0010000014910:330:001:01
Dylan Strome C010000013:1090.911100000162910:312:390:00
Ethen Frank C00-2012011:140.0000101017411:140:000:00
Lars Eller C00-2012013:3827.33830000201012:320:001:06
Nic Dowd C00-1011015:2753.80671000181413:310:001:56
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW011001014:0836.40741000182011:562:120:00
Ryan Leonard RW00-1001016:30100.0101101021115:370:530:00
Taylor Raddysh RW00-2020013:520.0100101017713:520:000:00
Tom Wilson RW011002014:070.02001000173310:572:101:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alexander Alexeyev D000022023:3020010100.026022:010:001:29
Dylan McIlrath D000022219:5620021100.030019:560:000:00
Jakob Chychrun D00-1021025:2220020100.0262021:182:391:25
Rasmus Sandin D00-2003023:4610010100.027421:490:261:31
Trevor van Riemsdyk D00-2001024:2210000110.030122:470:001:35
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Clay Stevenson G38533.86860:0000303000

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