Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Penguins

13-8-5, 31 PTS

4-2

Final

Capitals

16-5-6, 38 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

PIT shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	11	11	11	33
WSH	6	12	13	31

In net

Tristan Jarry29/31 SV, .935

Ilya Samsonov29/32 SV, .906

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

Who won: Penguins 4-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Penguins outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 2nd period. Brock McGinn led the Penguins in goals (1). Evgeny Kuznetsov led the Capitals in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Penguins 8-3-3 on the road; Capitals 9-2-4 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference

Egor Chinakhov RW
Lower Body
Out
Justin Brazeau RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves D
Knee
Injured Reserve
Trevor van Riemsdyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

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

Starting goalies

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference

Tristan Jarry G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Capitals 6, Penguins 1 (Nov 14)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Ghislain Hebert (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Libor Suchanek (Linesman), Tyson Baker (Linesman)