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NHL, round 2

Wednesday, October 7, 2026Capital One ArenaAll Camden sports
FinalFinalTNTPlay by play
123T
PIT1203
WSH2215
Final

Capitals beat Penguins 5-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals led after every period. The first period made the difference: the Capitals outscored the Penguins 2-1.

The Capitals had 27 shots to 30.

For the Capitals, Tom Wilson (RW): 1. For the Penguins, Tommy Novak (C): 1.

The Capitals improve to 2-1-0. The Penguins fall to 2-2-0.

Attendance: 18,347.

Full recap at ESPN: Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#18
PIT · GoalsTommy Novak C1
#6
PIT · AssistsKaedan Korczak D1
#17
PIT · PointsBryan Rust RW1
#43
WSH · GoalsTom Wilson RW1
#43
WSH · AssistsTom Wilson RW2
#43
WSH · PointsTom Wilson RW3
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
E. Chinakhov RW000115:292:260:0013:0319010230000.0100
S. Crosby C000-419:074:270:0014:402100021010952.6000
C. Dewar C000111:110:003:247:4715000000000.0100
B. Kindel C101119:363:482:3013:18210212104544.4000
V. Koivunen RW100114:080:250:2113:2217010100000.0012
H. Lapierre C010-313:020:580:0012:0417010110000.0000
B. Lizotte C120110:530:002:358:18160011001109.1012
E. Malkin C001017:222:120:0015:101802012010100.0200
T. Novak C200115:173:110:0012:06191303106746.2100
R. Rakell RW210-319:223:431:5113:4822000300000.0000
N. Robertson LW00018:320:000:367:5614130100000.0012
B. Rust RW201019:092:422:2214:0520110300000.0200
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
D. Carlile D300-218:040:003:4214:2222020000000.0200
S. Girard D000119:000:083:3015:2221011110000.0100
E. Karlsson D100-124:444:421:4318:1921000400000.0300
K. Korczak D310217:230:002:5414:2919001110000.0200
K. Letang D120-117:161:180:0015:5821000310000.0400
T. van Riemsdyk D100-116:240:002:4013:4420000100000.0212
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
A. Silovs G5270022.815155256:0400

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