Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND - GAME 1 • PIT leads series 1-0

50-21-11

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	2	1	3
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

55-19-8

Crosby scores twice, Bonino has winner as Pens beat Caps

Sidney Crosby scored two goals in 52 seconds, Nick Bonino had the winner in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff s

Apr 28, 2017, 04:43 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	2	1	3
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		PIT	WSH
0:12	Sidney Crosby (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Patric Hornqvist (2)	1	0
1:04	Sidney Crosby (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Patric Hornqvist (3), Olli Maatta (2)	2	0
18:17	Alex Ovechkin (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (3), T.J. Oshie (5)	2	1

3rd Period			PIT	WSH
8:05		Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (2)	2	2
12:36		Nick Bonino (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Scott Wilson (1), Ian Cole (4)	3	2

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

28/4

Penguins
6
Capitals
2

Game 2

30/4

Capitals
3
Penguins
2

Game 3

2/5

Capitals
2
Penguins
3

Game 4

4/5

Penguins
2
Capitals
4

Game 5

7/5

Capitals
5
Penguins
2

Game 6

9/5

Penguins
2
Capitals
0

Game 7

11/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	45	20	6	96
Columbus	38	22	11	87
Pittsburgh	35	20	16	86
NY Islanders	40	27	5	85
Philadelphia	34	24	12	80
Washington	35	28	9	79
New Jersey	36	32	2	74
NY Rangers	28	34	9	65

Red Wings sign Jacob Bernard-Docker to a 2-year, $3.2M extension

- The Red Wings on Wednesday signed defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker to a two-year extension worth $3.2 million.

Lightning's Victor Hedman taking temporary leave of absence

Lightning captain Victor Hedman is taking a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, the team announced Wednesday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Nick BoninoC - PIT

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Crosby scores twice, Bonino has winner as Pens beat Caps

Shot Chart

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Red Wings sign Jacob Bernard-Docker to a 2-year, $3.2M extension

Lightning's Victor Hedman taking temporary leave of absence

NHL playoff watch: Projecting the Sabres' first-round opponent