Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals — April 12, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Washington Capitals shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on April 12, 2026. Despite the result, the Pittsburgh Penguins held the edge in expected goals (3.13 to 2.84) at 5-on-5, indicating the Washington Capitals received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the Washington Capitals at 5-on-5. Connor McMichael scored 2 goals. Tommy Novak was the most dangerous skater with 0.53 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Washington Capitals outshot the Pittsburgh Penguins 26-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals progressed on Apr 12, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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PIT0 - 3WSH

Apr 12, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
WSH	P1	19	23	45.2	14	20	41.2	8	8	50.0	16	16	50.0	2	6	25.0	1.11	1.67	39.9	0	0	—
	P2	25	22	53.2	19	18	51.4	13	13	50.0	18	18	50.0	7	4	63.6	1.68	1.42	54.1	1	0	100.0
	P3	12	21	36.4	9	11	45.0	6	3	66.7	4	12	25.0	2	4	33.3	0.77	0.67	53.7	2	0	100.0
	Total	56	66	45.9	42	49	46.2	27	24	52.9	38	46	45.2	11	14	44.0	3.55	3.75	48.6	3	0	100.0
PIT	P1	23	19	54.8	20	14	58.8	8	8	50.0	16	16	50.0	6	2	75.0	1.67	1.11	60.1	0	0	—
	P2	22	25	46.8	18	19	48.6	13	13	50.0	18	18	50.0	4	7	36.4	1.42	1.68	45.9	0	1	0.0
	P3	21	12	63.6	11	9	55.0	3	6	33.3	12	4	75.0	4	2	66.7	0.67	0.77	46.3	0	2	0.0
	Total	66	56	54.1	49	42	53.8	24	27	47.1	46	38	54.8	14	11	56.0	3.75	3.55	51.4	0	3	0.0

Win Probability

WSH Favored

PIT Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

WSH

PIT

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

PIT Attempts

WSH Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

PIT ShootWSH Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (WSH) performed against every skater on the away team (PIT) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = WSH players, Columns = PIT players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the WSH player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

WSH ↓ / PIT →	Malkin	Novak	Crosby	Soderblom	Koppanen	Rust	Rakell	Chinakhov	Brazeau	Hayes	Koivunen	McGroarty	St. Ivany	Wotherspoon	Solovyov	Karlsson	Letang	Girard
Strome	80	100	25	0	45	67	67	67	38	38	56	25	39	100	35	100	63	50
Dubois	78	69	50	50	67	57	64	63	50	50	0	40	67	75	29	75	33	60
Sourdif	88	86	—	50	67	100	86	100	25	0	0	33	56	88	33	75	80	83
Protas	59	58	21	86	60	23	63	23	22	14	17	60	62	56	57	45	22	33
Protas	69	64	31	86	86	47	73	33	25	33	25	75	67	63	54	53	43	43
McMichael	73	69	50	25	60	45	62	71	50	100	67	60	43	77	45	82	50	50
Ovechkin	67	100	0	0	54	78	50	50	38	38	43	0	45	100	15	100	40	40
Duhaime	67	67	0	0	0	0	67	29	0	0	0	0	33	25	33	29	0	0
Miroshnichenko	100	100	—	0	0	—	100	100	0	0	0	0	40	67	40	67	75	75
Wilson	56	73	25	60	64	47	59	38	50	33	25	43	67	88	47	60	22	29
Leonard	80	67	56	100	100	60	67	67	50	50	67	100	78	75	71	75	60	67
Beauvillier	83	25	0	0	0	0	63	50	27	27	43	0	15	50	15	33	50	71
Chychrun	89	67	29	57	77	42	78	35	18	18	40	67	65	69	60	65	29	13
van Riemsdyk	65	88	20	80	80	21	64	33	50	40	40	80	60	74	60	64	17	0
Liljegren	60	38	38	80	67	30	45	42	9	9	30	67	29	43	37	33	54	63
Hutson	100	100	40	22	40	71	100	89	40	38	25	14	42	89	26	100	67	100
Fehérváry	40	38	33	50	0	40	45	25	0	0	0	0	36	25	36	0	43	50
Roy	62	86	25	8	9	25	60	78	67	50	50	9	40	67	31	33	45	67