Capitals vs Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 5-3 on 8 Oct 2026. Competition: NHL, regular-season. Venue: Capital One Arena. Scorers: Nick Robertson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (4), Blake Lizotte (1), Tommy Novak Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none, Alex Tuch Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3), Tom Wilson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (2), Ryan Leonard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (1), Cole Hutson (1), Bryan Rust Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (2), Samuel Girard (3), Anthony Beauvillier Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (3). On this page: live score, lineups, match statistics, timeline, head-to-head record, odds.

Win probability

Pre-match

Capitals47%Draw22.1%Penguins30.9%

Capitals is most likely to win the game against Penguins.

Live

Capitals91.1%Draw7.6%Penguins1.3%

Capitals is most likely to win the game against Penguins.

Model probabilities provided by the data feed.

Scorers

(18:01)Nick Robertson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (4), Blake Lizotte (1)🏒

(14:05)Tommy Novak Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none🏒

🏒Alex Tuch Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3)(13:14)

🏒Tom Wilson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3)(11:51)

🏒Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (2)(4:42)

🏒Ryan Leonard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (1), Cole Hutson (1)(3:55)

(1:19)Bryan Rust Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (2), Samuel Girard (3)🏒

🏒Anthony Beauvillier Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (3)(0:23)

Match pulse

Home: CapitalsAway: Penguins

1Power play0

6Penalty minutes8

22Hits7

14Blocks18

10Giveaways20

6Takeaways2

OddsPre-match

Capitals1.61

Penguins2.32

Average across 36 bookmakers

Match info

RefereeKelly Sutherland

RefereeGarrett Rank

LinesmanLibor Suchanek

LinesmanKilian McNamara

StadiumCapital One Arena, Washington

Roundregular-season