Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals — Oct 7, 2026

NHL Capital One Arena, Washington, DC·October 7, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT 2-2-0, 1-1-0 Away
3
Final
5
Washington Capitals WSH 2-1-0, 1-0-0 Home
1 2 3 T
PIT 1 2 0 3
WSH 2 2 1 5
Top Performers
Points
B.
B. Rust R PIT
1 PTS
T.
T. Wilson R WSH
3 PTS
Shots
E.
E. Karlsson D PIT
4 SOG
A.
A. Tuch R WSH
6 SOG
Saves
A.
A. Šilovs G PIT
22 SV
L.
L. Thompson G WSH
27 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star T. Wilson 1 G, 2 A
2nd Star P. Dubois 1 G, 1 A
3rd Star A. Tuch 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
B. Rust 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 - 19:09
T. Novak 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 6/13 15:17
N. Robertson 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 - 8:32
B. Kindel 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 4/9 19:36
B. Lizotte 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 1 1/11 10:53
R. Rakell 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 2 - 19:22
S. Crosby 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 0 10/19 19:07
E. Malkin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1/1 17:22
Y. Chinakhov 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 - 15:29
V. Koivunen 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 - 14:08
H. Lapierre 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 - 13:02
C. Dewar 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 - 11:11
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Wilson 1 2 3 +3 0 2 2 2 - 19:49
P. Dubois 1 1 2 +3 2 3 0 0 7/12 17:41
A. Tuch 1 0 1 +2 0 6 1 2 - 18:35
R. Leonard 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 - 13:53
A. Beauvillier 1 0 1 +2 0 1 4 0 - 10:46
D. Strome 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 8/13 13:31
J. Kyrou 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0/1 11:58
B. Jenner 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6/10 17:52
A. Protas 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 - 16:04
J. Sourdif 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4/6 15:08
A. Ovechkin 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 - 14:05
I. Protas 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 6/11 11:44
Defense
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
S. Girard 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 - 19:00
K. Korczak 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 3 - 17:23
E. Karlsson 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 - 24:44
D. Carlile 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 3 - 18:04
K. Letang 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 - 17:16
T. Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 - 16:24
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. Hutson 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 2 - 16:29
J. Chychrun 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 - 25:22
M. Feherváry 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 - 23:56
V. Desharnais 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 - 21:03
T. Liljegren 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 17:03
D. McIlrath 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 - 9:01
Goalies
Penguins
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Šilovs 27 22 5 .815 56:04 L
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
L. Thompson 30 27 3 .900 60:00 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Penguins
Capitals
30 Shots on Goal 27
0/3 · 0% Power Play 1/4 · 25%
3/4 · 75% Penalty Kill 3/3 · 100%
41.5% Faceoffs Won 58.5%
7 Hits 22
18 Blocked Shots 15
8 Penalty Minutes 8
3 Takeaways 6
21 Giveaways 11
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 1 3 - 5
J. Chychrun Slashing 2 min
P. Dubois Boarding 2 min
2 min B. Lizotte Tripping
3 - 5 16:05
R. Leonard A: J. Kyrou, C. Hutson PP Goal
2 min T. Van Riemsdyk Hooking
2nd Period 2 - 2 3 - 4
J. Chychrun Holding 2 min
Goal N. Robertson A: K. Korczak, B. Lizotte
3 - 4 1:59
Goal T. Novak
2 - 4 5:55
1 - 4 6:46
A. Tuch A: T. Wilson Goal
1 - 3 15:18
P. Dubois A: T. Wilson Goal
1st Period 1 - 2 1 - 2
R. Leonard Roughing 2 min
1 - 2 8:09
T. Wilson A: P. Dubois Goal
2 min N. Robertson Delay of Game
2 min V. Koivunen Tripping
Goal B. Rust A: B. Kindel, S. Girard
1 - 1 18:41
0 - 1 19:37
A. Beauvillier A: D. Strome Goal
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +3 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Capitals leads 1-0
Final
PIT Penguins
000
0
WSH Capitals
012
3
Highlights
Penguins 3 - 5 Capitals
October 7, 2026
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC, US · 20,356 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 7, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m