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Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday 7 October 2026, 19:30 US Eastern time

Washington Capitals5th · 6 ptsWL A. Beauvillier 0'T. Wilson 11'P. Dubois 24'A. Tuch 33'R. Leonard 43'

5 – 3 Full time

Pittsburgh Penguins3rd · 7 ptsWWL B. Rust 1'T. Novak 34'N. Robertson 38'

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

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Match summary

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3. Scorers: A. Beauvillier 0', B. Rust 1', T. Wilson 11', P. Dubois 24', A. Tuch 33', T. Novak 34', N. Robertson 38', R. Leonard 43'.

Pittsburgh Penguins have won two of their last three league matches. In their last two league meetings Washington Capitals won two, Pittsburgh Penguins won no and no were drawn.

Match events

KOStart19:30
0'A. BeauvillierAssist: D. Strome1-0
1'B. RustAssist: B. Kindel, S. Girard1-1
11'T. WilsonAssist: P. Dubois2-1
24'P. DuboisAssist: T. Wilson3-1
33'A. TuchAssist: T. Wilson4-1
34'T. Novak4-2
38'N. RobertsonAssist: K. Korczak, B. Lizotte4-3
43'R. LeonardAssist: J. Kyrou, C. Hutson5-3
FTFull time5-3

Match info

Competition: NHL
Start: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 19:30US Eastern time
Ground: Not in our data yet
Referee: Not published for this league
Attendance: 18,347

Box score

By period, then every player's numbers

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
Washington Capitals	2	2	1	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	0	3

Washington Capitals · Skaters

Player	goals	assists	plus_minus	shots_on_goal	penalty_minutes	time_on_ice
A. Beauvillier	1	0	2	1	0	10:46
P. Dubois	1	1	3	3	2	17:41
B. Jenner	0	0	0	2	0	17:52
J. Kyrou	0	1	-3	1	0	11:58
R. Leonard	1	0	0	2	2	13:53
A. Ovechkin	0	0	1	2	0	14:05
A. Protas	0	0	-3	1	0	16:04
I. Protas	0	0	-3	1	0	11:44
J. Sourdif	0	0	0	0	0	15:08
D. Strome	0	1	1	1	0	13:31
A. Tuch	1	0	2	6	0	18:35
T. Wilson	1	2	3	2	0	19:49
J. Chychrun	0	0	0	1	4	25:22
V. Desharnais	0	0	2	0	0	21:03
M. Fehervary	0	0	2	0	0	23:56
C. Hutson	0	1	-1	3	0	16:29
T. Liljegren	0	0	0	1	0	17:03
D. McIlrath	0	0	-1	0	0	9:01

Pittsburgh Penguins · Skaters

Player	goals	assists	plus_minus	shots_on_goal	penalty_minutes	time_on_ice
E. Chinakhov	0	0	1	2	0	15:29
S. Crosby	0	0	-4	2	0	19:07
C. Dewar	0	0	1	0	0	11:11
B. Kindel	0	1	1	2	0	19:36
V. Koivunen	0	0	1	1	2	14:08
H. Lapierre	0	0	-3	1	0	13:02
B. Lizotte	0	1	1	1	2	10:53
E. Malkin	0	0	0	1	0	17:22
T. Novak	1	0	1	3	0	15:17
R. Rakell	0	0	-3	3	0	19:22
N. Robertson	1	0	1	1	2	8:32
B. Rust	1	0	0	3	0	19:09
D. Carlile	0	0	-2	0	0	18:04
S. Girard	0	1	1	1	0	19:00
E. Karlsson	0	0	-1	4	0	24:44
K. Korczak	0	1	2	1	0	17:23
K. Letang	0	0	-1	3	0	17:16
T. van Riemsdyk	0	0	-1	1	2	16:24

Washington Capitals · Goalies

Player	saves	shots_against	goals_against	saves_pct	time_on_ice
L. Thompson	27	30	3	.900	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins · Goalies

Player	saves	shots_against	goals_against	saves_pct	time_on_ice
A. Silovs	22	27	5	.815	56:04

Starters first, in bold. Numbers from our data feed.

Match stats

Full match

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

Washington CapitalsPittsburgh Penguins

27Shots30
22Hits7
31Faceoffs won22
8Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways21
6Takeaways3

Form

Last five league matches, newest first

Washington Capitals

W1Tampa Bay LightningA1-3L
W1Carolina HurricanesA5-2W

Pittsburgh Penguins

W2Winnipeg JetsH2-3L
W1Montreal CanadiensH6-5W
W1Philadelphia FlyersA7-0W

Head-to-head

Last two league meetings

2Washington Capitals wins 0Pittsburgh Penguins wins

12 Apr 2026Washington Capitals3-0Pittsburgh Penguins
11 Apr 2026Pittsburgh Penguins3-6Washington Capitals

NHL table

Latest table · Metropolitan Division

Full table

#	Team	P	Diff	Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	8	+12	13
2	New York Rangers	8	+13	12
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	+3	7
4	New York Islanders	6	+4	6
5	Washington Capitals	6	+1	6
6	New Jersey Devils	6	-6	6
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	-5	4
8	Philadelphia Flyers	8	-21	3

Squad news

Injuries, suspensions and ban risk

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Washington Capitals 5 – 3Full time

Pittsburgh Penguins

34'T. Novak
38'N. Robertson
43'R. Leonard

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Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins questions.

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What was the score in Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins?

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3.

Who scored in Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins?

A. Beauvillier 0', B. Rust 1', T. Wilson 11', P. Dubois 24', A. Tuch 33', T. Novak 34', N. Robertson 38', R. Leonard 43'.

What was the attendance at Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins?

18,347.

When do Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins play next?

Washington Capitals: Washington Capitals v Montreal Canadiens, 14 October at 23:30 UTC; Pittsburgh Penguins: Colorado Avalanche v Pittsburgh Penguins, 17 October at 01:00 UTC.

Are there live scores for Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins?

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