Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Penguins

24-15-9, 57 PTS

2-3

Final/SO

Capitals

26-19-6, 58 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

PIT shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
PIT	7	18	8	4	3	40
WSH	22	12	7	4	3	48

In net

Casey DeSmith43/45 SV, .956

Darcy Kuemper35/37 SV, .946

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
PIT	0	1	1	0	0	2
WSH	1	0	1	0	1	3

Who won: Capitals 3-2

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The series is tied 1-1. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Bryan Rust led the Penguins in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Penguins 10-10-5 on the road; Capitals 14-8-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Starting goalies

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division

Casey DeSmith G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Penguins 4, Capitals 1 (Nov 9)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Ghislain Hebert (Referee), TJ Luxmore (Referee), Andrew Smith (Linesman), Kyle Flemington (Linesman)