Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Penguins

2-2-0, 4 PTS

3-5

Final

Capitals

2-1-0, 4 PTS

Capital One Arena

On the ice

PIT shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	4	13	13	30
WSH	14	5	8	27

In net

Arturs Silovs22/27 SV, .815

Logan Thompson27/30 SV, .900

Team	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	2	0	3
WSH	2	2	1	5

Who won: Capitals 5-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Capital One Arena. Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (1). Tommy Novak led the Penguins in goals (1).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

PITWSH

18Blocked Shots15

7Hits22

3Takeaways6

30Shots27

0Power Play Goals1

3Power Play Opportunities4

0.0Power Play Percentage25.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

22Faceoffs Won31

41.5Faceoff Win Percent58.5

21Giveaways11

4Total Penalties4

8Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Tom Wilson

WSH · 1 G, 2 A, 2 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

44%

PIT · 3.20 xG

56%

WSH · 3.55 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 56% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:00
FLAG
Penalty: slashing
Jakob Chychrun Slashing against Evgeni Malkin (2 min)
J. Chychrun
P3 0:11
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Ben Kindel
B. Kindel · 1 A
P3 0:14
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
P3 0:48
Blocked
Kris Letang shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 0:58
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
P3 1:53
Shot blocked by V. Koivunen
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
E. Karlsson
P3 1:56
Snap shot on goal
Tommy Novak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
T. Novak · 1 G
P3 2:48
Shot blocked by B. Jenner
Kris Letang shot blocked by Boone Jenner
K. Letang
P3 2:58
Tip-in wide right
Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Wide Right
E. Malkin
P3 3:26
Faceoff win vs B. Jenner
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boone Jenner
S. Crosby
P3 3:28
Slap shot hit left post
Kris Letang Slap Shot Hit Left Post
K. Letang
P3 3:56
Face off
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
P3 3:57
Wrist shot on goal
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
H. Lapierre
P3 4:33
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Egor Chinakhov
E. Chinakhov
P3 5:24
Shot blocked by E. Karlsson
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
J. Kyrou · 1 A
P3 5:29
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou
J. Kyrou · 1 A
P3 5:39
Snap shot on goal
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
S. Crosby
P3 6:29
Big hit on A. Beauvillier
Kaedan Korczak hit Anthony Beauvillier
K. Korczak · 1 A
P3 6:42
Wrist shot on goal
Kaedan Korczak Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
K. Korczak · 1 A
P3 6:52
Shot blocked by T. Wilson
Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
E. Chinakhov
P3 7:21
Snap shot on goal
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
E. Malkin
P3 7:38
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
P3 8:12
Shot
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
P3 9:22
Faceoff win vs S. Crosby
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
B. Jenner