Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Capitals

34-32-8, 76 PTS

3-4

Final

Penguins

36-27-10, 82 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	9	14	11	34
PIT	13	15	12	40

In net

Darcy Kuemper36/40 SV, .900

Casey DeSmith31/34 SV, .912

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

Who won: Penguins 4-3

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins win the series 2-1. The Penguins outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 2nd period. Evgeni Malkin led the Penguins in goals (1). Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
Capitals 17-18-3 on the road; Penguins 20-11-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division

Trevor van Riemsdyk D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Andrei Kuzmenko LW
Personal
Injured Reserve
Justin Brazeau RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves D
Knee
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division

Casey DeSmith G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

PIT wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Capitals 3, Penguins 2 (Jan 26)

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Game info

Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA · Attendance 18,456
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Steve Kozari (Referee), Ryan Galloway (Linesman), Shandor Alphonso (Linesman)