Capitals beat Penguins 4–2 | HabsMetrics

Final

PIT · Away

2

WSH · Home

4

Saturday, May 6, 2017 · Verizon Center

Game analysis

Capitals beat Penguins 4–2

E. Kuznetsov scored the game-winner at 7:20 of the third.
The Capitals trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
B. Holtby stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909) for the win.
The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Penguins 32–22.
Power play: WSH 0/3, PIT 1/2.
The Penguins dominated the dot, winning 61% of faceoffs.

Three stars

1st star
N. Backstrom
WSH · 1G 0A
2nd star
A. Burakovsky
WSH · 1G 1A
3rd star
B. Holtby
WSH · .909 SV%

Scoring summary

1st

10:24PITC. HagelinAssists: N. Bonino, R. Hainsey1–0
19:30WSHA. BurakovskyAssists: K. Shattenkirk, L. Eller1–1

2nd

4:20PITP. KesselPPAssists: E. Malkin, S. Crosby2–1

3rd

2:49WSHN. BackstromAssists: A. Burakovsky2–2
7:20WSHE. KuznetsovAssists: M. Johansson, J. Carlson2–3
7:47WSHA. OvechkinAssists: L. Eller, N. Schmidt2–4

Team stats

Team stats comparison
PIT	Stat	WSH
22	Shots	32
60.7%	Faceoff %	39.3%
1/2	Power Play	0/3
6	PIM	4
15	Hits	38
20	Blocked	17
12	Giveaways	14
3	Takeaways	10

Penguins at Capitals recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice