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Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 17, 2025

Final· PPG Paints Arena
away
WSH
2
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home
PIT
5
Goals123TShots123T
WSH1102WSH512320
PIT1225PIT13111438
WSH 44PIT 74
WSH 2.04PIT 3.71
PP goals
WSH 1PIT 1
Hits
WSH 16PIT 24
Blocks
WSH 20PIT 8
PIM
WSH 4PIT 4
WSH 50%PIT 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk and Koivunen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:52 together.

  1. Points
    Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.Rust
  2. Points
    Philip Tomasino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:24.Tomasino
  3. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.Crosby
  4. Points
    Matt Grzelcyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:25.Grzelcyk
  5. Points
    Ville Koivunen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:07.Koivunen
  6. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk and Koivunen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:52 together.CrosbyRustRakellGrzelcykKoivunen
  7. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.OvechkinWilsonStromeChychrunDubois
  8. Goalie
    Clay Stevenson (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 33 (.868); the loss.Stevenson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, WSH at PIT: 118 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 5.75 expected goals; best chance Bryan Rust at 0.44 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PIT
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · PIT 74 · WSH 44

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at PIT: expected goals 3.71 to 2.04 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 74 to 44, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPITWSHMRRCOHTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITWSHcontrol2nd3rdMcMichael · 1st 4:08Rust · 1st 4:54Rust · 2nd 7:19Crosby · 2nd 11:56Ovechkin · 2nd 16:56Heinen · 3rd 8:46Tomasino · 3rd 9:01
  • PIT pressure
  • WSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 14% of the game, PIT 56%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT and Clay Stevenson (60:00) for WSH, 7 goals.

PIT
WSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatWSHPIT
4478
2.133.58
2.073.44
1012
54
1825
+0.018−0.018
14%56%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:08
    WSHConnor McMichael (Tom Wilson)wrist0.24 xG
    WSH: McIlrath, Wilson, Dubois, Alexeyev, McMichaelPIT: Malkin, Rakell, Graves, Heinen, Kolyachonok
    WSH 1 – 0 PIT
  2. 4:54
    PITBryan Rust (Ville Koivunen, Matt Grzelcyk)wrist0.39 xG
    WSH: Dowd, van Riemsdyk, Raddysh, Sandin, FrankPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Grzelcyk, Koivunen
    WSH 1 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 7:19
    PITBryan RustPP (Sidney Crosby, Ville Koivunen)wrist0.09 xG
    WSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Sandin, McMichaelPIT: Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk, Koivunen
    WSH 1 – 2 PIT
  2. 11:56
    PITSidney Crosby (Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar)snap0.14 xG
    WSH: Eller, van Riemsdyk, Mangiapane, Chychrun, RaddyshPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Dewar, Tomasino
    WSH 1 – 3 PIT
  3. 16:56
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Dylan Strome, Pierre-Luc Dubois)slap0.06 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, DuboisPIT: Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Poulin, Ponomarev
    WSH 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

  1. 8:46
    PITDanton HeinenSHwrist0.30 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Mangiapane, Sandin, McMichael, LeonardPIT: Heinen, Shea, Timmins, Ponomarev
    WSH 2 – 4 PIT
  2. 9:01
    PITPhilip Tomasino (Rickard Rakell, Matt Grzelcyk)wrist0.16 xG
    WSH: Eller, McIlrath, Beauvillier, Alexeyev, FrankPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Grzelcyk, Tomasino
    WSH 2 – 5 PIT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor McMichael LL1101010.2410014:50——5063
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1011+100.0001014:08——4163
Tom Wilson RL1011+120.2002014:07——4477
Alex Ovechkin LL2101-120.2301015:07——4159
Dylan Strome CL2011010.1300013:10——3665
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000-110.6210012:34——3558
Ryan Leonard RL3000-110.0601016:30——4121
Andrew Mangiapane LL3000-200.0011213:53——3616
Lars Eller CL3000-230.1312013:38——3517
Nic Dowd CL4000-100.0011015:27——2928
Taylor Raddysh RL4000-210.1020013:52——2414
Brandon Duhaime LL4000000.0020011:34——3957
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1000-210.0201024:22——4753
Rasmus Sandin DD1000-210.0603023:46——2631
Alexander Alexeyev DD2000020.0322023:30——4342
Dylan McIlrath DD2000020.0322219:56——2626
Jakob Chychrun D—000-120.1721025:22——3933
Ethen Frank R—000-200.0412011:14——2622
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Clay Stevenson(start)L38335.8683.7160:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ville Koivunen RL1022+120.2912018:07——5770
Sidney Crosby CL1112+230.4400217:51——5675
Bryan Rust RL1202+140.9800017:38——5573
Rickard Rakell RL2011030.3000216:50——6339
Danton Heinen LL2101030.3501016:18——6740
Evgeni Malkin CL2000030.3010016:00——6744
Joona Koppanen LL3000010.0360015:49——7182
Philip Tomasino RL3112+230.4810015:24——8395
Connor Dewar CL3011+120.1420015:09——7087
Vasily Ponomarev CL4000+120.0310011:06——6156
Sam Poulin RL4000010.162009:56——6755
Valtteri Puustinen RL4000010.052009:31——6755
Erik Karlsson DD1000+320.0200025:06——6668
Matt Grzelcyk DD1022+310.0222022:25——6368
Ryan Shea DD2000+130.0322020:59——6574
Conor Timmins DD2000+130.0800020:54——6368
Ryan Graves DD3000-100.0111014:02——6535
Vladislav Kolyachonok DD3000-110.0030013:50——5826
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)W20182.9002.0460:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Connor McMichael (WSH) 1st 4:08 · assists Tom Wilson · Rebound · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 35.7 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Connor McMichael · 1st 4:08 · WSH

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
35.7 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Bryan Rust · 2nd 7:19 · PIT PP

Play
rebound
Passes
0
Shot
51.6 mph
Distance
9 ft
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 16:56 · WSH PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
84.6 mph
Distance
47 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Danton Heinen · 3rd 8:46 · PIT SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
64.1 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Philip Tomasino · 3rd 9:01 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
44.2 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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