Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Capitals

41-30-9, 91 PTS

6-3

Final

Penguins

41-23-16, 98 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

On the ice

WSH shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	11	14	7	32
PIT	1	6	4	11

In net

Logan Thompson8/11 SV, .727

Arturs Silovs26/31 SV, .839

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	4	2	6
PIT	0	3	0	3

Who won: Capitals 6-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Capitals outscored the Penguins 2-0 in the 3rd period. Ryan Leonard led the Capitals in goals (2). Noel Acciari led the Penguins in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHPIT

15Blocked Shots16

17Hits21

3Takeaways3

32Shots11

1Power Play Goals0

2Power Play Opportunities0

50.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

27Faceoffs Won20

57.4Faceoff Win Percent42.6

17Giveaways18

0Total Penalties2

0Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Ryan Leonard

WSH · 2 G, 3 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

73%

WSH · 3.03 xG

27%

PIT · 1.75 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 73% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:42
Big hit on J. St. Ivany
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jack St. Ivany
A. Beauvillier
P3 0:57
Shot blocked by J. Chychrun
Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
K. Hayes · 1 G
P3 3:38
Faceoff win vs K. Hayes
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
C. McMichael · 1 A
GOALP3 3:38
Goal! Wrist shot
A. Ovechkin · 1 G
Alex Ovechkin Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (31)
WSH 6 - 3 PIT
P3 4:00
Shot blocked by A. Protas
Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
E. Chinakhov
P3 4:25
Wrist shot wide right
Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot Wide Right
J. Brazeau
P3 4:32
Faceoff win vs T. Novak
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Thomas Novak
J. Sourdif · 1 A
P3 4:35
Wrist shot on goal
Joona Koppanen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
J. Koppanen
P3 4:50
Big hit on B. Duhaime
Connor Clifton hit Brandon Duhaime
C. Clifton
P3 4:58
Big hit on T. Wilson
Avery Hayes hit Tom Wilson
A. Hayes
P3 5:01
Wrist shot wide right
Avery Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Right
A. Hayes
P3 5:02
Wrap-around shot on goal
Avery Hayes Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
A. Hayes
P3 6:17
Tip-in wide left
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
A. Protas · 1 G, 1 A
P3 7:02
Big hit on I. Solovyov
Justin Sourdif hit Ilya Solovyov
J. Sourdif · 1 A
P3 7:28
Big hit on A. Hayes
Ryan Leonard hit Avery Hayes
R. Leonard · 2 G
P3 7:29
Shot blocked by C. Clifton
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Connor Clifton
C. McMichael · 1 A
P3 7:37
Big hit on C. McMichael
Connor Clifton hit Connor McMichael
C. Clifton
P3 7:38
Big hit on A. Beauvillier
Rutger McGroarty hit Anthony Beauvillier
R. McGroarty
P3 7:49
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
A. Beauvillier
P3 7:53
Wrist shot on goal
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
A. Beauvillier
P3 9:05
Tip-in shot on goal
Ilya Protas Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
I. Protas · 1 G, 2 A
P3 9:08
Faceoff win vs J. Koppanen
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
A. Protas · 1 G, 1 A
P3 9:10
Slap shot on goal
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
M. Roy
P3 9:47
Wrist shot wide left
Cole Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left
C. Hutson · 2 A