The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 to 1, in Game 2 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Second Round on April 29, 2018.
Final
1st period
PIT
WSH
Alex Ovechkin (EV) unassisted
0
1
Jakub Vrana (PP) assisted by Lars Eller and Braden Holtby
0
2
2nd period
PIT
WSH
Brett Connolly (EV) assisted by Lars Eller
0
3
Kris Letang (EV) assisted by Jake Guentzel and Justin Schultz
1
3
3rd period
PIT
WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (EV-EN) assisted by Tom Wilson and Lars Eller
1
4
Penguins
Capitals
Goals
1
4
Shots
33
32
Penalty Minutes
10
10
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
3
3
Faceoff Wins
31
24
Hits
31
33
Giveaways
4
17
Takeaways
5
16
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Murray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 3 | 3.11 | 0 | 58 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Aston-Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:35 |
D. Brassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 |
S. Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:37 |
B. Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | |
J. Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | |
P. Hornqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:29 | |
P. Kessel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | |
T. Kuhnhackl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | |
K. Letang | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26:21 | |
O. Maatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:20 | |
J. Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:51 | |
C. Rowney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 |
C. Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | |
B. Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | ||
J. Schultz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:24 | |
R. Sheahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:25 |
C. Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:06 | |
D. Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Holtby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 32 | .970 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:35 |
J. Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | |
J. Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25:09 | |
A. Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:03 | |
B. Connolly | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | |
C. Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | ||
L. Eller | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:12 | |
M. Kempny | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17:36 | |
E. Kuznetsov | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19:07 | |
M. Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23:31 | |
D. Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 | |
B. Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | |
T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21:15 |
A. Ovechkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | |
D. Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 | |
C. Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:34 |
J. Vrana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:38 | |
T. Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16:27 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
4.05
1st
GA/GP
2.75
11th
PP%
16.9
22nd
PK%
84.6
5th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 19 |
 Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 27 |
 Capitals | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
 Rangers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
 Islanders | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -6 |
 Flyers | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | -13 |
 Blue Jackets | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | -2 |
 Penguins | 7 | 12 | 4 | 18 | -34 |
CGY 
VAN 
SEA 
EDM 
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
Jets 
Wild 
Stars 
Golden Knights 
Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 |
 Panthers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
 Sabres | 11 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 19 |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 27 |
| Capitals | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
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