WSH 4–1 PIT Final · W
Capitals/Schedule/Recap Sun, Jan 19, 2025 · 2024-25 regular season
Washington Capitals
WSH · 31-10-5
4–1
FinalW
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 19-21-8
1ST2ND3RDT WSH 19111212432 PIT 080615119 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
WSH 31-10-5 · PIT 19-21-8 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Capitals beat the Penguins

The Capitals earned it: 3.9 expected goals to 2.1, and a 4–1 win to show for it. Logan Thompson stopped 1.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Capitals created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.1, on 32 and 19 shots on goal.

WSH 3.9 xG · 32 shots PIT 2.1 xG · 19 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.5 · 0.6
2nd 1.4 · 0.7
3rd · the swing 2.0 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Capitals win 76.
WSH 76%PIT 24%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 0 penalties
← Capitals shoot this way Penguins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
07:42 Jakob Chychrun
Aliaksei Protas, Nic Dowd · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
1–0
2nd period
2
12:08 Aliaksei Protas GWG
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
2–0
3rd period
3
11:29 Bryan Rust
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell · snap shot, a good chance (21%)
2–1
4
17:50 Pierre-Luc Dubois PP
Connor McMichael · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
3–1
5
18:30 Brandon Duhaime EN
Tom Wilson, Nic Dowd · snap shot, into an empty net
4–1
No penalties
Goaltending
+1.1
vs expected
18/19 saves · 1 GA · 2.1 xGA Stopped 1.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.9
vs expected
28/31 saves · 3 GA · 3.9 xGA Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team WSHPIT
Shots on goal
32
19
Expected goals
3.9
2.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
1/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0