Capitals vs. Penguins History: All-Time Head-to-Head Playoff Results, Statistics. The Penguins were without Evgeni Malkin for the first two games and Carl Hagelin for the first three, while the Capitals did not have Andre Burakovsky for the entire series. Unlike the previous two meetings, it was the Capitals that won the series 4–2. [24] The two phenoms lived up to their expectations, as they tallied 106 (Ovechkin) and 103 points (Crosby) to finish third and sixth in the NHL scoring race, respectively. Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders Head-to-Head: Capitals 3 – 1 Islanders. This time, however, the Penguins responded with three straight wins, starting with an overtime win in Game 5 at Civic Arena. Before the 2013–14 season, the NHL realigned into a two-conference, four-division setup. This proved to be the only goal of the period, as the Penguins went into the second intermission up 1–0. [34] Crosby scored two goals and had an assist in the game to finish the series with 13 points (8 goals and 5 assists) while Ovechkin finished with 14 points (8 goals and 6 assists) in the series. Steckel was the only other player in the game to score a goal, thus giving Washington a 4–3 win (with Ovechkin's third goal being the winning goal) and a 2–0 series lead with the series shifting to Pittsburgh. Later in the period, however, Washington tied the game after defenceman John Carlson roofed a shot past Murray and into the net. And Alex Ovechkin is chasing history - he's just five away from being the seventh player to ever score 700 goals. The Penguins finished 2nd in the division with 100 points and defeated the Flyers in 6 games as well. The East Division last-place Pittsburgh Penguins (1-2-0) will attempt to win two in a row and sweep the two-game set against the first-place Washington Capitals (2-0-1) on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. [23] The Penguins would go onto the Eastern Conference Finals before being defeated in five games by the Devils. The former WNBA champ and current New Orleans Pelicans executive has an honest conversation about being a Black woman in sports. This game is a battle between two of the best teams in the East. They would win that series in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup. This time the battle lasted seven games but once again the Pens came out on … Stephen Curry has averaged nearly 40 points per game in his last 10, but it wasn't enough for the Warriors to get past the Celtics. In Game 6, the Capitals surrendered the first three goals of the game to Pittsburgh (scored twice by right winger Phil Kessel and once by Carl Hagelin). John Carlson, T. J. Oshie, and Nicklas Backstrom scored once each for the Capitals, while André Burakovsky scored two. The Great ’92 Rally. Buck will reportedly be considered for the permanent spot as host of the iconic gameshow. Pittsburgh and Washington finished first and third in the Patrick Division, respectively. However, the Capitals and Penguins remained interdivisional opponents, as the Penguins were placed in the new Atlantic Division and the Capitals were placed in the new Southeast Division. Pittsburgh went on to win their fourth Stanley Cup. In spite of the divisional realignment, the two teams met once again in the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round. [5] The eventual Stanley Cup champion, New Jersey Devils, went on to defeat the Penguins in the conference semifinals, 4–1. Nick Backstrom had two points for the Capitals. Penguins are 0-4 in their last 4 games as an underdog of +110 to +150. Get a recap of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals hockey game. Ovechkin initially hit the post off a cross-ice pass from Nicklas Backstrom, but was able to bat the mid-air puck past Murray and into the net, giving Washington a 2–1 series lead. Washington. 2016–17 saw the 2 rivals not only finish as the top 2 regular season teams in the division and Eastern conference, but also the top 2 teams in the entire National Hockey League. They have been arguably the 2 best teams in the League, finishing as the top 2 teams in the Eastern Conference in back-to-back seasons from 2016–2017; also, 2017 both teams finish the top 2 teams in the entire National Hockey League for 2016–17 season, and just the division in 2018. [52] The scoring in game one started quickly, as Evgeny Kuznetsov netted a breakaway opportunity on a pass from Alexander Ovechkin just 17 seconds into the game. There was no scoring in the third period, giving Washington a 3–1 win to keep their season alive. Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Alexander Ovechkin scored to help the Caps bounce back to win Game 5, 4–2, and send the series back to Western Pennsylvania for Game 6. In overtime, Washington defenceman Milan Jurcina tripped Evgeni Malkin and got a penalty for it. The Capitals–Penguins rivalry is an ice hockey rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Carl Hagelin added to the Penguins' lead with a goal in the second period for a 3–0 lead. The Washington Capitals scored four times in the third period as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3. In the first round, the Caps started the series with a 1–0 win over the Pens, but lost the next two games. Washington would try to comeback as Alexander Ovechkin and Justin Williams scored in the third period for the Caps to cut Pittsburgh's lead to 3–2. Fleury made 29 saves for Pittsburgh in the deciding win. Washington won the Southeast Division title and earned the second seed in the East, while Pittsburgh squeaked in as the seventh seed. Sidney Crosby opened the scoring on a wrist shot in the first period, only to have Capitals centre David Steckel tie the game later on. Skip to Main Content. The Penguins responded with three goals in a five-minute span, with Patric Hornqvist and Jake Guentzel scoring off deflections and Sidney Crosby potting the game-tying goal. It wasn't until the third period that the Caps got an insurance goal with Kuznetsov's 2–0 goal 9:46 into the third period. Both teams were missing key players for the start of the series due to injuries sustained in their respective first-round series. This proved costly, as Malkin attempted a pass to Sidney Crosby which was broken up by Caps' defenceman Tom Poti and deflected into the net past Semyon Varlamov to give Pittsburgh a 4–3 overtime win and a 3–2 series lead heading back to Mellon Arena. Starting in the early 1980s, Pittsburgh and Washington had developed some animosity towards each other,[14] but their matchup was never considered one of the top rivalries because they were rarely good at the same time. [26], In Game 3, Washington got the start they wanted, as Ovechkin opened the scoring for the Caps. Pittsburgh later found themselves trying to kill a 5-on-3 penalty, and Washington capitalized on it on a goal by Alexander Ovechkin assisted by Alex Semin to take a 2–1 lead. WAS -112. This was Pittsburgh's eighth playoff series win against the Capitals in nine meetings. In fact, all six Stanley Cup championships combined between Washington and Pittsburgh have required defeating the other in the playoffs. The Penguins won 5–4. This would be the third consecutive second round match-up between the two teams. Both teams have played in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference since 2013. Author: Nihal Kolur Publish date: May 7, 2018. The Penguins opened the game with first period goals from right wingers Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl to grab a 2–0 lead heading into the first intermission. In the postseason, the Penguins lead the series 40-27. Pittsburgh would close out the series in Game 5 with a 4–1 victory. The Penguins vs. Capitals blood feud makes for high-quality hockey theater each year. Following a scoreless first period, John Carlson fired a slap shot past Matt Murray less than a minute into the second period: the third time the Capitals had scored in the first minute of a period in the series. In the extra session, Oshie skated around the Penguins' goal with the puck for a wraparound chance, but goaltender Matt Murray got a piece of it. This set up a second consecutive playoff meeting between the two teams. The series shifted to the Consol Energy Center for Game 3. This gave Pittsburgh a 4–3 series win. During overtime, Ovechkin found Kuznetsov streaking in toward the Pens’ net, and passed the puck to him. The two teams have met in 11 playoff series, with Pittsburgh emerging victorious in every single series except the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Winger Chris Clark scored in the second period for Washington to make it 3–2. Game 5 started with Steckel missing a wide-open net 19 seconds into the first period; the two teams got into a scrum at the end of the period. Fedotenko and Matt Cooke both scored to put Pittsburgh ahead 3–2 in the third period, but then Ovechkin, with 4:08 remaining in regulation, tied the score at three with his second goal of the game and tenth goal of the playoffs (Backstrom assisted on his goal for his second point of the game). The Caps’ lead lasted until Kris Letang's shot from the blueline redirected off of Washington winger Chandler Stephenson to tie the game at one goal apiece, and the score stayed tied at the end of regulation. How have the Capitals fared against the Penguins all-time? Despite their high regular season finishes in the first 2 seasons, they have been paired as second round opponents all three times. All three of the League's three leading scorers during the regular season played for either Washington or Pittsburgh (Evgeni Malkin, 113 points; Alexander Ovechkin, 110 points; Sidney Crosby, 103 points). Two of the Pens’ wins came in extra time (one OT win, one shootout) and … Despite a flurry of Capitals chances to tie the game, the Penguins held on to win Game 1 3–2 and take a 1–0 series lead. In the second period, the Penguins used a Washington turnover to generate a scoring chance: Jake Guentzel made a timely pass to teammate Bryan Rust, who scored to put the visitors on the board. Pittsburgh had lost eight consecutive playoff overtimes prior to this game. The Penguins would improve much more quickly than the Capitals, as they secured their first playoff spot since 2001 by defeating the Capitals in their final meeting of the year. Center Ice seats, or tickets behind team benches, are some of the best seats in the house. Ovechkin's 52 goals placed him third all-time for goals scored by a rookie in a single regular season, behind Teemu Selanne (76) and Mike Bossy (53). It was their first series victory in the second round since their 1998 series win against Ottawa; since then, no other D.C.-based team had advanced to a league semifinal round. The two teams had never even made it to the playoffs in the same year until 1989 when the Capitals lost to the Penguins' cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, in the division semifinals and the Penguins lost to the Flyers in the division finals. With 1:23 left in regulation, Nicklas Backstrom tied the game for Washington. [44], The Capitals headed to PPG Paints Arena in a 2–0 series hole. Penguins are 7-2 in their last 9 games as a road favorite of -201 or greater. There is also only a 250-mile drive between the cities of Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, allowing visiting fans of both teams to attend each other's games in fairly large quantities. The Caps–Pens 2009 series began in Washington. With only a couple of minutes left in regulation, the Penguins were down by two goals and had been kept off the scoreboard, but that was short-lived, as Evgeni Malkin cut the Caps' lead in half. At the start of the third period, Evgeny Kuznetsov tied the game. This rivalry stems from the 11 playoff series that the two teams have met in, which is second most between NHL expansion teams behind the Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues (who have met each other in 14 playoff series). 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Rejoices", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capitals–Penguins_rivalry&oldid=1018086740, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 April 2021, at 06:06. [2], In 1991–92, the Capitals finished second in the division, and second overall in the entire NHL and the Penguins finished third. These players did their part in quickly turning the fortunes of their respective teams around. The rivalry reached new heights in the late 2010s, as the teams won three consecutive Stanley Cups between them: in 2016 and 2017, the Penguins defeated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals en route to the championship, while in 2018 the Capitals eliminated the two-time defending champions in the second round on their way to winning their first Stanley Cup. Penguins vs. Capitals Betting Analysis Even though Pittsburgh has won three of four meetings between these teams this season, it has been an extremely competitive series up to this point. For the second consecutive night, the Dodgers beat the Padres in dramatic fashion, this time thanks to their fill-in center fielder. The next season, the Capitals and Penguins went in opp… Pittsburgh won the division with a franchise record 119 points in the regular season, including an NHL-record 17-game winning streak. [43] Game 2 was won by Pittsburgh 6–2, behind two-goal performances from Phil Kessel and rookie Jake Guentzel, along with a goal by Matt Cullen and Evgeni Malkin. The Capitals held home ice advantage again in the 2018 match-up, clinching the Metropolitan Division title with 105 points and ousting the Blue Jackets in the first round in six games after losing the first two games at home. In the playoffs, the Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 4–3 in the conference quarterfinals, while the Penguins defeated their Pennsylvania rivals, the Flyers, in six games. Later in the period, John Carlson was called for roughing, putting the Penguins on the power play. The official National Hockey League web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and video clips. This game was also noted for Capitals' defenceman Matt Niskanen's hit on Sidney Crosby; Niskanen was assessed five and a game misconduct. Rivalries in the National Hockey League have occurred between many teams and cities.Rivalries have arisen among NHL teams for many different reasons, the primary ones including geographic proximity, familiarity with opponents, on-ice incidents, and cultural, linguistic, or national pride.. Ovechkin himself then doubled the lead on another quick strike, only 28 seconds into the third period. In the first round, the Capitals beat the Flyers in six games, while the Penguins beat the Rangers in five games to set up the 9th playoff meeting between the Caps and Pens, and the first one in seven years. 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